1. DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA FIELD:
Variable Size
Mandatory Filling Repetitive
2. DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION:
Edition number of the document.
3. NOTES:
a) When it is a first edition or a reprint, this information is omitted.
b) Record the edition using cardinal numbers followed by the abbreviation “ed” (edition) and additional information, if any.
c) For document types that use the term ‘Version’ to designate a new edition with modifications, use the term in full in the document’s language followed by the version number.
d) If there is additional information about the edition of the analyzed document, record it in the order it appears, using the following abbreviations.
| Description | Abbreviation | |||
| Spanish | Portuguese | English | French | |
| Abbreviated | abrev. | abrev. | abbrev. | abr. |
| Augmented | aum. | aum. | augm. | augm. |
| Commented | coment. | coment. | comment. | comment. |
| Corrected | corr. | corr. | corr. | corr. |
| Special | esp. | esp. | sp. | sp. |
| Revised | rev. | rev. | rev. | rev. |
4. EXAMPLES:
a) 3rd ed.
b) 18th ed., abbr., corr.
c) Version 3.0
