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ISBD Manifestation Order

Order of elements

This is a suggested order of presentation of element values for a "standard record" display:

  1. Representation of the manifestation. Transcribed values with relevant notes:
    1. has manifestation statement elements and element sub-types
    2. has note on manifestation statement elements and element sub-types
  2. Appellations of the manifestation. Controlled values and relevant notes:
    1. has nomen associated with manifestation elements and element sub-types
    2. has note on nomen associated with manifestation element
  3. Creation of the manifestation. Controlled values:
    1. has creator agent of manifestation elements and element sub-types
    2. has place of creation of manifestation elements and element sub-types
    3. has date of creation of manifestation elements and element sub-types
  4. Attributes of the manifestation. Controlled values with relevant notes:
    1. has category of manifestation element and element sub-types
    2. has note on category of manifestation element
    3. has physical characteristic element and element sub-types
    4. has note on physical characteristic element
    5. has use rights element and element sub-types
  5. Relationships with other manifestations. Controlled values with relevant notes:
    1. has manifestation associated with manifestation element and element sub-types
    2. has note on manifestation associated with manifestation element
  6. Relationships with other resource entities. Controlled values with relevant notes:
    1. has expression associated with manifestation element and element sub-types
    2. has note on expression associated with manifestation element
    3. has work associated with manifestation element and element sub-types
    4. has note on work associated with manifestation element
    5. has item associated with manifestation element and element sub-types
    6. has note on item associated with manifestation element
  7. Relationships with other agents. Controlled values with relevant notes:
    1. has distributor agent element and element sub-types
    2. has collective agent associated with manifestation element
    3. has person associated with manifestation element
    4. has agent associated with manifestation element
    5. has note on agent associated with manifestation element
  8. Relationships with other places and time-spans. Controlled values with relevant notes:
    1. has place associated with manifestation element and element sub-types
    2. has note on place associated with manifestation element
    3. has time-span associated with manifestation element and element sub-types
    4. has note on time-span associated with manifestation element

This is a suggested order of specific elements within the suggested order of presentation. In general, elements are ordered from fine to broad granularity within a hierarchy.

1. Representation of the manifestation

  1. has manifestation statement of title and responsibility
  2. has note on manifestation statement of title and responsibility
  3. has manifestation statement of edition
  4. has note on manifestation statement of edition
  5. has manifestation statement of issue or iteration
  6. has note on manifestation statement of issue or iteration
  7. has manifestation statement of publication, production, manufacture, or distribution
  8. has note on manifestation statement of publication, production, manufacture, or distribution
  9. has manifestation statement of identifier and terms of availability
  10. has note on manifestation statement of identifier and terms of availability
  11. has manifestation statement of category
  12. has note on manifestation statement of category
  13. has manifestation statement of extent
  14. has note on manifestation statement of extent
  15. has manifestation statement
  16. has note on manifestation statement

2. Appellations of the manifestation

  1. has title proper
  2. has variant title of manifestation
  3. has title of manifestation
  4. has authorized access point of manifestation
  5. has variant access point of manifestation
  6. has access point of manifestation
  7. has catalogue number
  8. has publisher number
  9. has chronological designation
  10. has numeric designation
  11. has fingerprint
  12. has plate number
  13. has uniform resource locator
  14. has identifier of manifestation
  15. has nomen associated with manifestation
  16. has note on nomen associated with manifestation

3. Creation of the manifestation

  1. has publisher collective agent
  2. has publisher person
  3. has publisher agent
  4. has producer collective agent
  5. has producer person
  6. has producer agent
  7. has manufacturer collective agent
  8. has manufacturer person
  9. has manufacturer agent
  10. has creator collective agent of manifestation
  11. has creator person of manifestation
  12. has creator agent of manifestation
  13. has place of publication
  14. has place of production
  15. has place of manufacture
  16. has place of creation of manifestation
  17. has date of publication
  18. has date of production
  19. has date of manufacture
  20. has date of copyright of manifestation
  21. has date of creation of manifestation

4. Attributes of the manifestation

  1. has category of carrier
  2. has media type
  3. has category of embodied content
  4. has category of manifestation
  5. has note on category of manifestation
  6. has unitary structure
  7. has binding
  8. has encoding format
  9. has equalization
  10. has frame alignment
  11. has layout of embodied content
  12. has manufacturing process
  13. has applied material
  14. has base material
  15. has material
  16. has noise reduction
  17. has playing speed
  18. has recording method
  19. has regional encoding
  20. has track configuration
  21. has physical characteristic
  22. has note on physical characteristic
  23. has intended audience of manifestation
  24. has terms of availability
  25. has use rights
  26. has extent of manifestation
  27. has bibliographic format
  28. has dimensions
  29. has number of recording tracks
  30. has extent of unit
  31. has extent of unitary structure
  32. has designation of number of sound channels
  33. has number of sound channels
  34. has image resolution
  35. has playing time
  36. has reduction ratio
  37. has extent of embodied content
  38. has extent of aggregated content
  39. has note on manifestation

5. Relationships with other manifestations

  1. has sub-unit
  2. has super-unit
  3. has alternate manifestation
  4. has manifestation reproduced by manifestation
  5. has manifestation that reproduces manifestation
  6. has manifestation associated with manifestation
  7. has note on manifestation associated with manifestation

6. Relationships with other resource entities

  1. has expression embodied in manifestation
  2. has expression associated with manifestation
  3. has note on expression associated with manifestation
  4. has work embodied in manifestation
  5. has work associated with manifestation
  6. has note on work associated with manifestation
  7. has item that exemplifies manifestation
  8. has item reproduced by manifestation
  9. has item associated with manifestation
  10. has note on item associated with manifestation

7. Relationships with agents

  1. has distributor collective agent
  2. has distributor person
  3. has distributor agent
  4. has collective agent associated with manifestation
  5. has person associated with manifestation
  6. has agent associated with manifestation
  7. has note on agent associated with manifestation

8. Relationships with other places and time-spans

  1. has place of distribution
  2. has place associated with manifestation
  3. has note on place associated with manifestation
  4. has date of distribution
  5. has time-span associated with manifestation
  6. has note on time-span associated with manifestation