Adopts ISO 2709:2008, which specifies requirements for a generalized exchange format which will hold records describing all forms of material capable of bibliographic description as well as other types of records.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Structure of communication format for a record
4.1 General
4.2 Basic character encoding
4.3 Record label
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Record length (octets 0 to 4)
4.3.3 Record status (octet 5)
4.3.4 Implementation codes (octets 6 to 9)
4.3.5 Indicator length (octet 10)
4.3.6 Identifier length (octet 11)
4.3.7 Base address of data (octets 12 to 16)
4.3.8 Positions defined by user systems (octets 17 to 19)
