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SBC-Standard The data standard for libraries

The SBC file

The SBC file follows the title specification.

In the record label of the SBC format the record number has five digits. Very large data pools may hold more than 99,999 records. To keep within the rules for the MAB record label, large data pools use the following method:

  • Once record number 99,999 is exceeded, the sequential record number in the record label starts again at 0 (… 99,998, 99,999, 0, 1, 2 …).

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