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Structure of bibliographic records series M

Overview

Series M consists of printed music and music publications. The subject categories included are also saved as bookmarks in the PDF file to make the Nationalbibliografie easier to navigate. Individual elements of multi-part publications are listed in their own subject category provided they have one; otherwise, they are listed in the same subject category as the complete work. Titles are arranged in alphabetical order.

Bibliographic records for music publications are arranged using the DDC Subject Categories for series M and T; DDC numbers consisting of up to six digits are taken into account so that search results can be refined still further.

Titles have been described using the Resource Description and Access (RDA) framework since October 2015. These descriptions are based on the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD).

Each bibliographic record is divided into elements that are vital for classification purposes (this is usually the standard search entry for the work) and for the actual title description.

Example of bibliographic information

Example of bibliographic information of a score
ExplanationExample
DDC Subject Categoriesgeographic area code<785.12> XA-DE
link to cataloguehttp://d-nb.info/1233296442
agent, who is responsible for creating the work: Respighi, Ottorino:
[preferred title of work] title proper = parallel title proper / statement of responsibility. - [Pezzi, Violine, Klavier, P 31] Sei pezzi per violino e pianoforte, P 31, op. 31 = Six pieces for violin and piano = Sechs Stücke für Violine und Klavier / Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) ; (Wolfgang Birtel). – Partitur und Stimme. -
publication statement, date of publication. -Köln : Verlag Christoph Dohr, [2021]. -
extent of manifestation ; dimensions . - 1 Partitur (38 Seiten), 1 Stimme (15 Seiten) ; 31 cm . -
link to table of contentsInhaltsverzeichnis
- identifier for manifestation- ISMN M-2020-4311-0 Broschur - Bestellnummer E.D. 20311
format of notated musicMusikalische Ausgabeform: Partitur Stimme

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