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250 - Edition Statement (R)


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Subfield Codes
  • $a - Edition statement (NR)
  • $b - Remainder of edition statement (NR)
  • $3 - Materials specified (NR)
  • $6 - Linkage (NR)
  • $7 - Data provenance (R)
  • $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Information relating to the edition of a work as determined by applicable cataloging rules.

For mixed materials, field 250 is used to record statements relating to collections that contain versions of works existing in two or more versions (or states) in single or multiple copies (e.g., different drafts of a film script).

For continuing resources, this field is not used for sequential edition statements such as 1st- ed. This type of information is contained in field 362 (Dates of Publication and/or Volume Designation).


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Edition statement

Edition statement that usually consists of numeric and alphabetic characters and accompanying words and/or abbreviations. If an edition statement appears in more than one language, only the first edition statement is recorded in subfield $a.

In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $a includes all data up to and including the first equal sign (=) or slash (/).

250 ##$a2nd ed.
250 ##$aSpecial education ed.
250 ##$aICPSR ed., OSIRIS IV version.
250 ##$aMedium-high voice ed.
250 ##$aRev. as of Jan. 1, 1958.
250 ##$aWorld's classics ed., New ed., rev., reset, and illustrated.
250 ##$aThird edition.
250 ##$aCanadian edition.
250 ##$a3rd edition.
[Two separate edition statements found on the title page]

$b - Remainder of edition statement

Usually, a statement of personal or corporate responsibility and/or a parallel edition statement.

In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $b contains all data following the first equal sign (=), or slash (/). Once subfield $b has been recorded, no further subfield coding of field 250 is possible.

250 ##$a4th ed. /$brevised by J.G. Le Mesurier and E. McIntosh, Repr. with corrections.
250 ##$aRev. ed. /$bwith revisions, an introduction, and a chapter on writing by E.B. White, 2nd ed. / with the assistance of Eleanor Gould Packard.
250 ##$aCanadian ed. =$bÉd. canadienne.
250 ##$a3rd draft /$bedited by Paul Watson.

$3 - Materials specified

Information to differentiate the multiple statements of the described materials to which the field applies.

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$7 - Data provenance

See description of this subfield in Appendix J: Data Provenance Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.


INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Field 250 ends with a period. See also subfield descriptions for punctuation information.

250 ##$a3e éd., rév. et augm.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Field 250 - Edition Statement [CHANGED, 2013]
In 2013, field 250 was made repeatable.
$3 - Materials specified [NEW, 2013]
$7 - Data provenance [NEW, 2022]

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