Music Cataloging at Yale MARC Tagging

Publisher's number	Plate number
usually appears only on the title page, the cover, and/or the first page of music	usually printed at the bottom of each page; may also appear on the title page
may include initials, abbreviations, or words identifying the publisher	may include initials, abbreviations, or words identifying a publisher; may also be followed by a number corresponding to the number of pages or plates NOTE: omit the number corresponding to the the number of pages from the 028 field

Single publisher's/plate number
Range of publisher's/plate numbers: consecutive numbers || non-consecutive numbers || consecutive and non-consecutive numbers
LC examples
Music publishers plate numbers: a list of publishers on IMSLP, many with plate numbers and dates of publications, to help estimate a date for a score with no date of publication.

Correct: 028 32 ED 3960 b G. Schirmer 028 32 HL 50482403 b H. Leonard Corp.

Incorrect: 028 30 ED 3960 b G. Schirmer 028 30 HL 50482403 b H. Leonard Corp. 500      Publisher's no.: ED 3960; HL 50482403.

Circumstances under which you would make an explicit note for plate or publisher's number:
1. a phrase precedes the number
2. there is a range of plate numbers or publishers numbers, or numbers in multiple volumes
3. the item is a reprint and the number applies to the original publisher.

028 32 5678 b Publisher

Single plate number:

Plate number is 1234

028 22 1234 b Publisher

Range of consecutive publisher's/plate numbers

Range of consecutive publisher's numbers:

Publisher's numbers are 5678, 5679, 5680

028 32 5678--5680 b Publisher

Range of consecutive plate numbers:

Plate numbers are 1234, 1235, 1236

028 22 1234--1236 b Publisher

Range of non-consecutive publisher's/plate numbers

Range of non-consecutive publisher's numbers:

Two non-consecutive publisher's numbers

Plate numbers are 5678, 5681

028 30 5678 b Publisher 028 30 5681 b Publisher 500      Pl. no.: 5678, 5681.

Three or more non-consecutive publisher's numbers

Plate numbers are 5678, 5681, 5685

028 30 5678 b Publisher 028 30 5685 b Publisher

OR

028 30 5678 b Publisher 028 30 5681 b Publisher 028 30 5685 b Publisher 500      Publisher's no.: 5678/5685.

Range of non-consecutive plate numbers:

Two non-consecutive plate numbers

Plate numbers are 1234, 1237

028 20 1234 b Publisher 028 20 1237 b Publisher 500      Pl. no.: 1234, 1237.

Three or more non-consecutive plate numbers

Plate numbers are 1234, 1237, 1239

028 20 1234 b Publisher 028 20 1239 b Publisher

OR

028 20 1234 b Publisher 028 20 1237 b Publisher 028 20 1239 b Publisher 500      Pl. no.: 1234/1239.

A range of consecutive and non-consecutive publisher's/plate numbers

A range of consecutive numbers and non-consecutive numbers:

028 20 1020 b F. Kistner 028 20 1021 b F. Kistner 028 20 1022 b F. Kistner 028 20 2340 b F. Kistner 500      Pl. no.: 1020--1022, 2340.

LC examples

Both publisher's and plate number appear on item || Number is preceded by a phrase || Range of numbers || Numbers vary on single item || Numbers vary on score and parts || Reprints

Both publisher's and plate number appear on item:

90-754347
028 32 ED 12343 b Schott
028 22 S.& Co. 4031a b Schott

88-754065
028 32 11238 b Schott
028 32 RMS 1382 b Schott
028 22 S & Co. 6964 b Schott

Number is preceded by a phrase:

85-750754
028 20 2107 b Moeck Verlag
500      Pl. no.: Ed. Moeck Nr. 2107.

94-700584
028 30 10202 b C.F. Peters
028 22 E.P. 13524 b C.F. Peters
500      Publisher's no.: Edition Peters Nr. 10202.

84-757367
028 30 11866 b Schott
028 32 S. & Co. 7140 b Schott
500      Publisher's no.: Edition 11866.

85-751842
028 30 1281 K b H. Sikorski
028 22 H.S. 1281 K b H. Sikorski
500      Publisher's no.: Ed. Nr. 1281 K.

94-700255
028 30 1549 b Sikorski
028 22 H.S. 1549 b H. Sikorski
500      Publisher's no.: Sikorski 1549.

86-753873
028 30 9777 b Edition Peters
028 30 EP 9777 b Edition Peters
028 22 13031 b Edition Peters
500      Publisher's no.: Edition Peters Nr. 9777 (on spine: EP 9777).

Range of numbers:

Consecutive numbers

92-763249
028 30 BP 736 b Amadeus
028 30 BP 737 b Amadeus
300      1 score (2 v.) + 3 parts (2 v.)
500      Publisher's no.: BP 736-737.

85-750099
028 30 BP 2021 b Amadeus
028 30 BP 2022 b Amadeus
500      Publisher's no.: BP 2021--BP 2022.

84-757568
028 30 BP 2056 b Amadeus
028 30 BP 2057 b Amadeus
028 30 BP 2058 b Amadeus
028 30 BP 2059 b Amadeus
500      Publisher's no.: BP 2056-2059.

88-753887
028 30 EP 9995a b Edition Peters
028 30 EP 9995b b Edition Peters
028 30 EP 9995c b Edition Peters
028 30 EP 9995d b Edition Peters
500      Publisher's no.: EP 9995a-9995d.

Consecutive numbers preceded by a phrase:
94-775204
028 30 2060 b Merseburger
028 30 2061 b Merseburger
028 30 2062 b Merseburger
500      Publisher's no.: Edition Merseburger 2060-2062.

Non-consecutive numbers

Two non-consecutive plate numbers:
94-702152
028 20 M.S. & Cie 3322 b Editions Salabert
028 20 M.S. & Cie 3429 b Editions Salabert
500      Pl. no.: M.S. & Cie 3322, M.S. & Cie 3429.

89-755498
028 20 H. & Cie. 20684 b Heugel
028 20 H. & Cie. 20686 b Heugel
500      Pl. no.: H. & Cie. 20684, 20686

82-772165
028 30 N.M. 156 b Nova
028 30 N.M. 159 b Nova
300      1 score (2 v.) + 3 parts (2 v.)
500      Publisher's no.: N.M. 156, 159.

85-754263
028 20 Z. 12 053 b Editio Musica
028 20 Z. 12 904 b Editio Musica
500      Pl. no.: Z. 12 053, Z. 12 904.

Three or more non-consecutive numbers:
85-753974
028 20 Z. 12 050 b Editio Musica
028 20 Z. 12 051 b Editio Musica
028 20 Z. 12 265 b Editio Musica
500      Pl. no.: Z. 12 050-12 051, 12 265.

Numbers vary on single item

84-755128
028 20 M.R.1379 B b Billaudot
028 20 M.R.1397 B b Billaudot
500      Pl. no.: M.R.1379 B (p. 1-5), M.R.1397 B (p. 6-39).

96-701326
028 22 S.F.9427 b Schott Frère
028 30 SF 9427 b Schott Frères
No 500 for 028 30.

92-768930
028 30 EP8177d b H. Litolff's Verlag/C.F. Peters
028 20 31425 b H. Litolff's Verlag/C.F. Peters
500      Publisher's no.: 8177d (v. 4).
500      Pl. no.: 31425 (v. 4).

m61-1499
028 30 S&B 5788 b Stainer & Bell
028 30 B 570 b Stainer & Bell
028 30 B 571 b Stainer & Bell
028 20 S. & B. 5505 b Stainer & Bell
028 20 S. & B. 5654 b Stainer & Bell
500      Publisher's no.: S&B 5788 (v. 5), B 570-571 (v. 12-13).
500      Pl. no.: S. & B. 5505/5654 (v. 1-4).

Numbers on score and part vary:

94-774968
028 20 TB 922/926 b E. Thomi Berg
028 20 TB 922 b E. Thomi Berg
500      Pl. no.: TB 922/926 (score); TB 922 (part).

92-758572
028 30 Eres 2656 b EresEdition
028 30 Eres 2656.2 b Eres Edition
500      Publisher's no.: Eres 2656 (score).
500      Publisher's no.: Eres 2656.2 (part).

86-754837
028 30 05 402 b Doblinger
028 20 D.15 683 b Doblinger
028 20 D.15 683 a b Doblinger
500      Publisher's no.: 05 402.
500      Pl. no.: D.15 683 (score).
500      Pl. no.: D.15 683 a (part).

88-751224
028 30 713 b International Music Co.
028 30 736 b International Music Co.
500      Publisher's no.: 736; 713 (with viola part).

94-770262
028 22 R. 11394 a E. b Ries & Erler
028 20 R. 11394 b E. b Ries & Erler
500      Pl. no.: R. 11394 a E. (score); R. 11394 b E. (parts).

97-704991
028 20 R. D.& F. 10,154 b A. Durand
028 20 R. D.& F. 10,155 b A. Durand
500      Publisher's no.: D.& F. 10,154 (score), D.& F. 10,155 (parts).

Reprints

94-702706
028 20 153 b J.J. Hummel
500      Reprint. Originally published: Berlin : J.J. Hummel ; Amsterdam : Au Grand Magazin de musique, 1777. Pl. no.: 153.