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An Edition is a distinct version of a resource. Each edition is typically published at a different time and differs from other editions via form, added content, or revisions.

Note: An edition is not the same as a printing.

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020100. Edition statement (repeatable)

Definition: A word or phrase that describes or labels the difference between editions of a resource, and may contain a statement of responsibility. Edition statements may contain ordinal numbers (example: 3rd or third) and words such as “edition,” “update,” “version,” or their equivalents in other languages.

Rule: Transcribe the Edition statement. If a resource does not bear an Edition statement but is known to be a distinct edition, record it and add a note for justification. Edition information may be found on an outside source, such as the publisher’s website or catalog.

MARC field: 250 $a

Examples:

Edition statement transcribed from the resource

250 ## $a 2nd edition.

250 ## $a Third ed.

250 ## $a Nouvelle édition.

250 ## $a Revised and corrected edition.

250 ## $a Large type edition.

250 ## $a 3. Auflage.

250 ## $a Versión revisada.

250 ## $a Revised and considerably expanded version.

250 ## $a 25th anniversary update.

250 ## $a Uncorrected proof.

250 ## $a 第1版.

245 10 $a Mummies in the morning / $c by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
250 ## $a Revised edition.
500 ## $a “This edition features revised text and art that first appeared in the hardcover edition published by Random House Children’s Books, New York, in 2014.” -- Title page verso.

Edition statement taken from outside the resource

245 10 $a Tutankhamun, the last journey / $c text and photographs by William MacQuitty.
250 ## $a Book club edition.
500 ## $a Edition statement from publisher’s website.

245 14 $a The world in conflict : $b understanding the world’s troublespots / $c John Andrews.
250 ## $a Fourth edition.
500 ## $a Edition statement from promotional flyer.


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020200. Statement of responsibility relating to edition (repeatable)

Definition: A statement of personal or corporate responsibility that applies only to a particular edition.

Rule: Transcribe the Statement of responsibility from the resource as it applies to the edition. When known and necessary for clarity, supply words or phrases in brackets that make explicit the role of the responsible person or corporate entity.

MARC field: 250 $b

Examples:

Statement of responsibility transcribed from the resource

245 10 $a Chorlton’s grape grower’s guide : $b a hand-book of the cultivation of the exotic grape / $c by William Chorlton.
250 ## $a New edition / $b with descriptions of the later exotic grapes, and a select list of the native varieties by Dr. George Thurber.

245 10 $a Mathematical methods for physicists.
250 ## $a 6th ed. / $b George B. Arfken, Hans J. Weber.

245 10 $a Bigelow and Schroeder’s fishes of the Gulf of Maine.
250 ## $a 3rd ed. / $b edited by Bruce B. Collette and Grace Klein-MacPhee.

245 10 $a Physical principles of food preservation.
250 ## $a 2nd edition, revised and expanded / $b Marcus Karel, Daryl B. Lund.

Cataloger-supplied phrases clarifying responsibility

245 10 $a Meet the natives : $b a beginner’s field guide to Rocky Mountain wild flowers, trees, and shrubs / $c M. Walter Pesman ; illustrations adapted from drawings by Emma A. Ervin.
250 ## $a 8th ed. / $b [prepared by a committee of the] Denver Botanic Gardens.

245 00 $a Nelson textbook of pediatrics.
250 ## $a 17th edition / $b [edited by] Richard E. Behrman, Robert M. Kliegman, Hal B. Jenson.


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020300. Parallel edition statement(s) (repeatable)

Definition: An edition statement in a different language and/or script from the main edition statement.

Rule: If the resource being cataloged has edition statements in two or more languages and/or scripts, select as the main edition statement the one in the language of the title proper. Transcribe all Parallel edition statements deemed necessary.

MARC field: 250 $b

Examples:

245 ## $a Concise Oxford-Hachette French dictionary : $b French-English, English-French / $c edited by Marie-Hélène Corréard, Valerie Grundy = Le dictionnaire Hachette-Oxford concise : français-anglais, anglais-français / sous la direction éditoriale de Marie-Hélène Corréard, Valerie Grundy.
250 ## $a 4th ed. = $b 4e éd. / edited by Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon, Joanna Rubery = sous la direction éditoriale de Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon, Joanna Rubery.

245 00 $a Arktiske Norge = $b Arctic Norway = Das Arktische Norwegen = La Norvège Arctique.
250 ## $a Første utgave = $b First edition = Erste ausgabe = Première édition.


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