Which information about an item is described in the 260 field?

Which information about an item is described in the 260 field?

• A. Title statement
• B. Computer file characteristics
• C. Imprint
• D. Edition statement

Answer: (C)

Imprint is the publication information that tells you where and when the item was published and by whom. In MARC records, the 260 field holds this data, typically with subfields for place of publication, publisher, and date. For example, you might see New York in the place field, Harper & Row in the publisher field, and 1985 in the date field. This section distinguishes the publishing details from the item’s title or its edition. The title statement belongs in the title field, not the imprint. The edition statement goes in its own field as well. Computer file characteristics are described in other areas of the record, such as the fixed fields or other specialized fields.

Imprint is the publication information that tells you where and when the item was published and by whom. In MARC records, the 260 field holds this data, typically with subfields for place of publication, publisher, and date. For example, you might see New York in the place field, Harper & Row in the publisher field, and 1985 in the date field. This section distinguishes the publishing details from the item’s title or its edition.

The title statement belongs in the title field, not the imprint. The edition statement goes in its own field as well. Computer file characteristics are described in other areas of the record, such as the fixed fields or other specialized fields.