The number assigned to the catalog entry in a non-U.S. national bibliography.
If LC derives its cataloging data from a foreign national bibliography, the LC copy includes the national bibliography number. Each number has one-to-four letters designating the country, a space, and the remainder of the number (or three asterisks).
If the number is a Library and Archives Canada bibliographic record control number (Canadian serial numbers), use
field 016.
Use if you are transcribing LC copy with national bibliography numbers for British Library cataloging or if you are transcribing British Library copy or Library and Archives Canada copy.
Guidelines
Use the following guidelines:
Do not enter spaces between alphabetic and numeric portions of the number.
On LC copy
Enter
F 70-11006
015 F70-11006
Do not enter parentheses enclosing the number.
On LC copy
Enter
(B 67-25185)
015 B67-25185
(Sw 66-A-2196)
015 Sw66-A-2196
Enter volume or binding qualifiers so that the number appears first and the qualifying data follow and are enclosed in parentheses.
On LC copy
Enter
(v.1: F 67-835; v.2: F67-9455)
015 F67-835 (v.1) ‡ a F67-9455 (v.2)
Do not enter semicolons that separate two numbers. Enter each number in a separate subfield ‡a .
On LC copy
Enter
(B67-20987;B67-20988 pbk.)
015 B67-20987 ‡ a B67-20988 (pbk.)
If the number is a PL 480 or LACAP number, use
field 025.
If the number is for materials acquired in Africa, which have accession numbers similar in form to national bibliography numbers, use
field 025.
1st Indicator
Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ).
Undefined
2nd Indicator
Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ).
Undefined
Subfields
‡a National bibliography number
Enter letters, numerals, hyphens, and asterisks. Use a separate subfield ‡a for each national bibliography number. Enter numbers separated by two hyphens in the same subfield.
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