Information:
The 024 - Other Standard Identifier tag is used to
record a code or standard number that appears on the
item, such as the Universal Product Code (UPC) or the
European Article Number (EAN). This information may be
useful to the library when replacing or reordering the
particular item.
Universal Product Codes appear on most items sold in
retail stores other than bookstores or music stores.
It is a 12 digit code expressed on the item or the
packaging both as a number and as a barcode. The first
six digits represent the manufacturer or publisher,
the next five identify the product, and the last is a
check digit calculated from the other eleven digits.
Many videos, compact discs, toys, games, and
mass-market paperbacks will have Universal Product
Codes.
Books have a thirteen digit number and barcode that
resembles a UPC. These appear on the back of the book
jacket or the back cover. They begin with the digits
978, followed by the first nine digits of the ISBN,
and a check digit. These are called the Bookland
European Article Number or EAN-13. It is entered with
the first indicator 3, International Article Number.
Since it duplicates the ISBN many libraries will see
no need to enter it.
Mass-market paperbacks have both the EAN and the UPC.
The UPC appears on the back cover, while the EAN
appears inside the front cover. Some hardcover books
have both a UPC and an EAN on the back cover or book
jacket.
Subfield a contains the UPC or EAN itself. Terms of
availability (usually price) are recorded in subfield
c. A price is not to be recorded in subfield c unless
a number or code appears in subfield a. Subfield d
includes any additional codes following the UPC or
EAN. These codes are used for prices, the title
identifier, or issue information. Codes beginning with
5 contain prices in U.S. dollars, for example 50425
means $4.25 and 59999 means the price is $99.99 or
more. The code 90000 means the price was unknown at
the time of publication.
Indicators
First Type of standard number or code
0 International Standard Recording Code
1 Universal Product Code
2 International Standard Music Number
3 International Article Number
4 Serial Item and Contribution Identifer
Second Difference indicator
blank No information provided
(No information is provided as to whether
the number or code in the field appears in the
same form in both scanned and eye-readable
form)
0 No difference
(The scanned number or code is the same as
the number or code in eye-readable form)
1 Difference
(The scanned and eye-readable number or code
differ)
Subfields
a Standard number or code (NR)
c Terms of availability (NR)
d Additional codes following the standard number
or code (NR)
q Qualifying information (R)
z Canceled/invalid standard number or code (R)
Punctuation
There is no mark of punctuation at the end of this
tag.
Examples:
Book
020 _a0892365250
024 3 _a9780892365258
_d90000
Mass-market paperbacks
020 _a0671881027
_c$6.50 ($8.50 Can.)
024 1 _a076714006508
_c$6.50 ($8.50 Can.)
_d88102
024 3 _a9780671881023
_c$6.50 ($8.50 Can.)
_d50650
020 _a0373707886
_c$4.25 ($4.75 Can.)
024 1 _a065373004253
_c$4.25 ($4.75 Can.)
_d70788
024 3 _a9780373707881
_c$4.25 ($4.75 Can.)
_d50425
Videorecording
020 _a0788807307
024 1 _a786936029543
Serial: Digital Video Buyers Guide 1999
024 1 _a070989355477
_c$4.95 ($5.95 Can.)
_d85
Read along cassette and book
020 _a0679822739
024 1 _a090129822737
_d82273
Music CD
024 1 _a766924475422
Stuffed animal
024 1 _a605388692030
Games
024 1 _a076281670096
024 1 _a052244040245
Music Score
024 2 _aM5700406209
_qscore
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