Universal product code (UPC) and other codes (MARC 024)

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ MARC tagging [2]

UPC, International (formerly European) Article Number (EAN), ISWC (International Standard Works Code)

The UPC code is a 12-digit number appearing underneath a barcode on commercial products in the US and Canada. The 1st and 12th digits are smaller and appear on either end of the barcode; the 2nd through 11th are divided into two groups of five underneath the barcode.

The UPC code is entered in the 024 field without any spaces.
1st indicator  = 1
2nd indicator = blank

The first 6 of these digits is the manufacturer's code. The next 5 digits are the product code. The last digit is a check digit.	UPC code under a barcode	Enter all 12 digits without hyphens or spaces in the 024 field, with 1st indicator "1": 024 1_  028943083239
Don't confuse a 13-digit International (formerly European) Article Number (EAN) with an UPC. The EAN, international standard corresponding to the UPC, looks very much like a UPC code, except for the extra digits.	EAN code under a barcode	Enter all 13 digits without hyphens or spaces in the 024 field, with 1st indicator "3": 024 3_  4901234567894

The ISWC (International Standard Works Code) code is an 11-digit number divided into three elements:
the letter T (the prefix element), followed by nine digits (the work identifier), and a numeric check digit.

It appears with or without hyphens and/or dots:

ISWC T-034.524.680-1
ISWC T0413603765

Enter the ISWC code in the 024 field without spaces, hyphens, or dots.
1st indicator  = 7
2nd indicator = blank
in ‡2 add iswc (in lower case):

024 7_ T0413603765 ‡2 iswc