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    • Foreword
    • Preface to the 2008 Revision
    • Preface to the 1990 Revision
    • Statement of Principles
    • General Introduction
    • Part I: Description, Introduction
    • Chapter 1: General Rules for Description
      • 1.0 General Rules
      • 1.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 1.2 Edition Area
      • 1.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 1.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 1.5 Physical Description Area
      • 1.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 1.7 Archival Description Area
      • 1.8 Note Area
      • 1.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 2: Rules for Description of Units Consisting of Multiple Media
      • 2.0 General Rule
    • Chapter 3: Textual Records
      • 3.0 General Rules
      • 3.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 3.2 Edition Area
      • 3.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 3.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 3.5 Physical Description Area
      • 3.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 3.7 Archival Description Area
      • 3.8 Note Area
      • 3.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 4: Graphic Materials
      • 4.0 General Rules
      • 4.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 4.2 Edition Area
      • 4.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 4.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 4.5 Physical Description Area
      • 4.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 4.7 Archival Description Area
      • 4.8 Note Area
      • 4.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 5: Cartographic Materials
      • 5.0 General Rules
      • 5.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 5.2 Edition Area
      • 5.3 Mathematical Data Area
      • 5.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 5.5 Physical Description Area
      • 5.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 5.7 Archival Description Area
      • 5.8 Note Area
      • 5.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 6: Architectural and Technical Drawings
      • 6.0 General Rules
      • 6.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 6.2 Edition Area
      • 6.3 Scale Area
      • 6.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 6.5 Physical Description Area
      • 6.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 6.7 Archival Description Area
      • 6.8 Note Area
      • 6.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 7: Moving Images
      • 7.0 General Rules
      • 7.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 7.2 Edition Area
      • 7.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 7.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 7.5 Physical Description Area
      • 7.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 7.7 Archival Description Area
      • 7.8 Note Area
      • 7.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 8: Sound Recordings
      • 8.0 General Rules
      • 8.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 8.2 Edition Area
      • 8.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 8.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Broadcast, Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 8.5 Physical Description Area
      • 8.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 8.7 Archival Description Area
      • 8.8 Note Area
      • 8.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 9: Records in Electronic Form
      • 9.0 General Rules
      • 9.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 9.2 Edition Area
      • 9.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 9.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Broadcast, Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 9.5 Physical Description Area
      • 9.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 9.7 Archival Description Area
      • 9.8 Note Area
      • 9.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 10: Records on Microform
      • 10.0 General Rules
      • 10.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 10.2 Edition Area
      • 10.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 10.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Broadcast, Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 10.5 Physical Description Area
      • 10.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 10.7 Archival Description Area
      • 10.8 Note Area
      • 10.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 11: Objects
      • 11.0 General Rules
      • 11.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 11.2 Edition Area
      • 11.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 11.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Broadcast, Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 11.5 Physical Description Area
      • 11.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 11.7 Archival Description Area
      • 11.8 Note Area
      • 11.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 12: Philatelic Records
      • 12.0 General Rules
      • 12.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 12.2 Edition Area
      • 12.3 Issue Data Area
      • 12.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Broadcast, Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 12.5 Physical Description Area
      • 12.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 12.7 Archival Description Area
      • 12.8 Note Area
      • 12.9 Standard Number Area
    • Chapter 13: Discrete Items
      • 13.0 General Rules
      • 13.1 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
      • 13.2 Edition Area
      • 13.3 Class of Material Specific Details Area
      • 13.4 Date(s) of Creation, Including Broadcast, Publication, Distribution, etc., Area
      • 13.5 Physical Description Area
      • 13.6 Publisher's Series Area
      • 13.7 Archival Description Area
      • 13.8 Note Area
      • 13.9 Standard Number Area
      • 13.10 Examples

    8.9 SOUND RECORDINGS, STANDARD NUMBER AREA

    On this page

    • 8.9A. Preliminary rule
      • 8.9A1. Scope
      • 8.9A2. Punctuation
    • 8.9B. Standard number.

    8.9A. Preliminary rule

    8.9A1. Scope

    See 1.9A1.

    8.9A2. Punctuation

    Precede this area by a full stop, space, dash, space or start a new paragraph.

    8.9B. Standard number.

    See 1.9B.

    Updated: April 8, 2026

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