This field contains special information about the
physical characteristics in a coded form. The information may represent the
whole item or parts of an item such as accompanying material.
The data
elements in field 007 are positionally defined and the number of character
positions in field 007 depends upon the code contained in 007/00. Character
position 00 contains a code that identifies the category of material. The fill
character (|) is not allowed in this position. The fill character may be used in
any other character position when the cataloging agency makes no attempt to code
the position.
The categories of material for which field 007 is applicable
in bibliographic records are presented in the following order in the field
description: map, globe, projected graphic, microform, nonprojected graphic,
motion picture, sound recording, text, videorecording, unspecified.
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Cartographic materials other than globes
and atlases (008/25, Cartographic material type, code a, b, or c).
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of cartographic material to which the item belongs.
- d - Atlas
- g - Diagram
A map characterized by simplified, or schematic,
representation.
- j - Map
A two-dimensional map.
- k - Profile
A scale representation of the intersection of a vertical
surface with the surface of the ground or of a three-dimensional model of
phenomena having continuous distribution.
- q - Model
A three-dimensional representation of a real object.
- r - Remote-sensing image
An image produced by a recording device
that is not in physical or intimate contact with the object under study.
- s - Section
A scaled representation of a vertical surface displaying
both the intersection profile and the underlying structures.
- u - Unspecified
- y - View
A perspective representation of the landscape shown as
though it were projected onto an oblique plane.
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
A one-character code that indicates whether the item is one
color or multicolored.
- a - One color
- c - Multicolored
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Physical medium
A one-character code that indicates the material
of which the item is made.
- a - Paper
Any kind of cellulose-based paper.
- b - Wood
Includes particle board, but may or may not include other
materials based on wood particles or fibers.
- c - Stone
- d - Metal
- e - Synthetic
Includes all man-made substances other than textiles.
- f - Skin
Does not include synthetic materials that resemble animal
skin.
- g - Textile
Includes all natural or synthetic fibre fabrics.
- j - Glass
- p - Plaster
Includes mixtures of ground solids and plaster.
- q - Flexible base photographic, positive
The material is a flexible
base photographic medium designed to render a positive image.
- r - Flexible base photographic, negative
The material is a flexible
base photographic medium designed to render a negative image.
- s - Non-flexible base photographic, positive
The material is a
non-flexible base photographic medium designed to render a positive image.
- t - Non-flexible base photographic, negative
The material is a
non-flexible base photographic medium designed to render a negative image.
- u - Unknown
- y - Other photographic medium
Indicates a photographic medium other
than those covered by one of the more specific codes q, r, s, and t.
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Type of reproduction
A one-character code that indicates whether
the item is a facsimile or other type of reproduction.
- f - Facsimile
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 06 - Production/reproduction details
A one-character code that
indicates the photographic technique used to produce the item.
- a - Photocopy, blueline print
A blueline image on a white background
made and reproduced by the white print process.
- b - Photocopy
- c - Pre-production
- d - Film
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 07 - Positive/negative aspect
A one-character code that indicates the
positive/negative polarity of the photocopy or film.
- a - Positive
Lines and characters are dark on light background.
- b - Negative
Lines and characters are light on dark background.
- m - Mixed polarity
A mixture of positive and negative images.
- n - Not applicable
- | - No attempt to code
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Used for all computer files
(i.e., programs, data files, etc.) which usually consists of digitized
machine-readable data or program code intended to be accessed, processed, or
executed by computer.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item
belongs (e.g., a magnetic disc).
- a - Tape cartridge
- b - Chip cartridge
- c - Computer optical disc cartridge
- f - Tape cassette
- h - Tape reel
- j - Magnetic disc
- m - Magneto-optical disc
- o - Optical disc
- r - Remote
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
A one-character code that indicates whether the item is one
color or multicolored.
- a - One color
- c - Multicolored
- g - Gray scale
- m - Mixed
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Dimensions
A one-character code that indicates the dimensions of
the item.
- a - 3 1/2 in.
- e - 12 in.
- g - 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- i - 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.
- j - 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- n - Not applicable
- o - 5 1/4 in.
- u - Unknown
- v - 8 in.
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Sound
A one-character code that indicates whether the production
of sound is an integral part of a computer file.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Sound on medium
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 06-08 - Image bit depth
A three-character number specifying the exact
bit depth of the scanned image(s) that comprise the computer file, or a
three-character alphabetic code which indicates that the exact bit depth
cannot be recorded. Since the exact bit depth is useful, coding should not
include missing digits represented by hyphens (-). Three fill characters (|||)
are used when no attempt has been made to code this data element.
- 001-999 - Exact bit depth
- mmm - Multiple
- nnn - Not applicable
- --- - Unknown
- ||| - No attempt to code
- 09 - File formats
A one-character code that indicates whether the
file(s) which comprise the computer file are of the same format or type for
digitally reformatted materials.
- a - One
- m - Multiple
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 10 - Quality assurance target(s)
A one-character code that indicates
whether quality assurance targets have been included appropriately at the time
of reformatting/creation.
- a - Absent
- n - Not applicable
- p - Present
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 11 - Antecedent/Source
A one-character code which gives information
about the source of a digital file important to the creation, use and
management of digitally reformatted materials.
- a - File reproduced from original
- b - File reproduced from microform
- c - File reproduced from computer file
- d - File reproduced from an intermediate (not microform)
- m - Mixed
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 12 - Level of compression
A one-character code that indicates the kind
of compression to which the computer file has been subjected.
- a - Uncompressed
- b - Lossless
- d - Lossy
- m - Mixed
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 13 - Reformatting quality
A one-character code that indicates the
reformatting quality; an overall assessment of the physical quality of the
computer file in relation to its intended use. It can be used to judge the
level of quality of a file, and an institution's commitment to maintain its
availability over time.
- a - Access
Indicates that the computer file is of a quality that
will support current, electronic access to the original item, but not
sufficient to serve as a preservation copy.
- n - Not applicable
- p - Preservation
Indicates that the computer file was created via
reformatting to help preserve the original item.
- r - Replacement
Indicates the computer file is of very high quality
and, when printed out, viewed on screen or played via a listening device,
could serve as a replacement should the original be lost, damaged, or
destroyed.
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
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A model of a celestial body depicted on
the surface of a sphere. See the descriptions of character positions /01-05
under 007--MAP.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
- a - Celestial globe
A model relating to the sky of visible heavens.
- b - Planetary or lunar globe
Does not include a globe of planet
Earth.
- c - Terrestrial globe
- e - Earth moon globe
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
- a - One color
- c - Multicolored
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Physical medium
- a - Paper
- b - Wood
- c - Stone
- d - Metal
- e - Synthetic
- f - Skin
- g - Textile
- p - Plaster
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Type of reproduction
- f - Facsimile
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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When field 007/00 contains
code f, it contains special coded information about the physical aspects of
material that is intended to be read by touch.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of tactile material to which the item belongs.
- a - Moon
- b - Braille
- c - Combination
- d - Tactile, with no writing system
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03-04 - Class of braille writing
A one-character code that indicates
the family of braille to which the item belongs. This is not the particular
braille code, but the type of braille code used, representing different types
of written symbols. Up to two braille types may be indicated, or the
cataloging agency may choose to encode only the predominant type. Multiple
codes are coded in order of predominance. If fewer than two codes are
assigned, the codes are left justified and unused positions contain blanks
(#).
- a - Literary braille
- b - Format code braille
- c - Mathematics and scientific braille
- d - Computer braille
- e - Music braille
- m - Multiple braille types
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Level of contraction
A one-character code that indicates whether
contractions are used.
- a - Uncontracted
- b - Contracted
- m - Combination
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 06-08 - Braille music format
A three-character code that indicates the
braille music format of the item. The music formats are the way measures,
sections, parts, and related information, such as words, are presented in
relation to each other. Up to three formats may be indicated, left justified
in order of predominance. If fewer than three codes are assigned, the codes
are left justified and unused positions contain blank (#). Three fill
characters are used when no attempt has been made to code this data element.
- a - Bar over bar
- b - Bar by bar
- c - Line over line
- d - Paragraph
- e - Single line
- f - Section by section
- g - Line by line
- h - Open score
- i - Spanner short form scoring
- j - Short form scoring
- k - Outline
- l - Vertical score
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 09 - Specific physical characteristics
- a - Print/braille
- b - Jumbo or enlarged braille
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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A two-dimensional
representation intended to be projected without motion by means of an optical
device.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of projected graphic to which the item belongs.
- c - Filmstrip cartridge
- d - Filmslip
A short filmstrip that is not in a roll.
- f - Other filmstrip type
- o - Filmstrip roll
- s - Slide
Includes modern stereographs.
- t - Transparency
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
A one-character code that indicates the color
characteristics of the projected graphic.
- a - One color
Does not include black.
- b - Black-and-white
Does not include tinted, toned, or stained
items.
- c - Multicolored
- h - Hand colored
- m - Mixed
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
Includes tinted, toned, or stained items.
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Base of emulsion
A one-character code that indicates the type of
material for the base of the emulsion of the photonegative, filmstrip, slide,
or transparency.
- d - Glass
- e - Synthetic
- j - Safety film
- k - Film base, other than safety film
- m - Mixed collection
The base of emulsion material varies for
different items in a collection.
- o - Paper
Any kind of cellulose-based paper.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Sound on medium or separate
A one-character code that indicates
whether the sound is on or is separate from the projected graphic.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Sound on medium
- b - Sound separate from medium
The sound is on an accompanying item.
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 06 - Medium for sound
A one-character code that indicates the specific
medium used to carry the sound (whether the sound is on the projected graphic
or separate) and the type of sound playback required.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Optical sound track on motion picture film
- b - Magnetic sound track on motion picture film
- c - Magnetic audio tape in cartridge
- d - Sound disc
- e - Magnetic audio tape on reel
- f - Magnetic audio tape in cassette
- g - Optical and magnetic sound track on motion picture film
- h - Videotape
- i - Videodisc
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 07 - Dimensions
A one-character code that indicates the width or
dimensions of the projected graphic.
- a - Standard 8 mm.
- b - Super 8 mm./single 8 mm.
- c - 9.5 mm.
- d - 16 mm.
- e - 28 mm.
- f - 35 mm.
- g - 70 mm.
- j - 2x2 in. or 5x5 cm.
- k - 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. or 6x6 cm.
- s - 4x5 in. or 10x13 cm.
- t - 5x7 in. or 13x18 cm.
- u - Unknown
- v - 8x10 in. or 21x26 cm.
- w - 9x9 in. or 23x23 cm.
- x - 10x10 in. or 26x26 cm.
- y - 7x7 in. or 18x18 cm.
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 08 - Secondary support material
A one-character code that indicates
the type of material of the mount of a slide or transparency.
- # - No secondary support
- c - Cardboard
- d - Glass
- e - Synthetic
- h - Metal
- j - Metal and glass
- k - Synthetic and glass
- m - Mixed collection
The secondary support material varies for
different items in a collection.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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A transparent or opaque medium
bearing microimages that are too small to be read without magnification. A
microform may be an original publication or a reproduction of existing textual
or graphic material.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of microform to which the item belongs.
- a - Aperture card
- b - Microfilm cartridge
- c - Microfilm cassette
- d - Microfilm reel
- e - Microfiche
- f - Microfiche cassette
- g - Microopaque
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
Includes microforms such as microchips, microdots, and
microform scrolls.
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Positive/negative aspect
A one-character code that indicates the
positive/negative polarity of the microform.
- a - Positive
Dark lines and characters against a light background.
- b - Negative
Light lines and characters against a dark background.
- m - Mixed polarity
Mixture of positive and negative images.
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Dimensions
A one-character code that indicates the dimensions of
the microform, not the dimensions of the image.
- a - 8 mm.
- d - 16 mm.
- f - 35 mm.
- g - 70 mm.
- h - 105 mm.
- l - 3x5 in. or 8x13 cm.
- m - 4x6 in. or 11x15 cm.
- o - 6x9 in. or 16x23 cm.
- p - 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. or 9x19 cm.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Reduction ratio range
A one-character code that indicates the
reduction ratio range of the microform. The specific reduction is recorded in
007/06-08 (Reduction ratio).
- a - Low reduction
Less than 16:1 ratio (less than 016).
- b - Normal reduction
Between 16:1 and 30:1 (016-030).
- c - High reduction
Between 31:1 and 60:1 (031-060).
- d - Very high reduction
Between 61:1 and 90:1 (061-090).
- e - Ultra high reduction
Over 90:1 (over 090).
- u - Unknown
- v - Reduction rate varies
- | - No attempt to code
- 06-08 - Reduction ratio
The specific reduction ratio of the microform,
recorded as three digits. The number is right justified and each unused
position contains a zero. A hyphen is used for any unknown portion of the
reduction ratio.
- 09 - Color
A one-character code that indicates the color of the image.
- b - Black-and-white (or monochrome)
A single hue. Includes all
microopaques.
- c - Multicolored
- m - Mixed
Combination of color and monochrome images.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 10 - Emulsion on film
A one-character code that indicates the type of
light-sensitive material on the film.
- a - Silver halide
- b - Diazo
- c - Vesicular
- m - Mixed emulsion
- n - Not applicable
Used for microopaques.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 11 - Generation
A one-character code that indicates the generation of
the microform.
- a - First generation (master)
The camera master or COM recorder
master.
- b - Printing master
Any generation used mainly for the production of
other microforms.
- c - Service copy
A microform that is intended primarily for use
rather than for the production of other microforms. This code is used for
microopaques.
- m - Mixed generation
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 12 - Base of film
A one-character code that indicates the base of the
film.
- a - Safety base, undetermined
- c - Safety base, acetate undetermined
- d - Safety base, diacetate
- p - Safety base, polyester
- r - Safety base, mixed
Mixed safety base films spliced together; no
nitrate film.
- t - Safety base, triacetate
- i - Nitrate base
- m - Mixed base (nitrate and safety)
- n - Not applicable
A microform on a reflective rather than a
transparent base (e.g., microopaques).
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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A two-dimensional
pictorial representation not intended to be projected for viewing.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of nonprojected graphic to which the item belongs.
- c - Collage
- d - Drawing
- e - Painting
- f - Photomechanical print
- g - Photonegative
- h - Photoprint
- i - Picture
Used when a more specific designation is unknown or not
desired.
- j - Print
- l - Technical drawing
- n - Chart
- o - Flash card
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
Includes mixed media productions made by a combination of
free hand and printing techniques, neither of which predominates.
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
A one-character code that indicates the color
characteristics of the nonprojected graphic.
- a - One color
Does not include black.
- b - Black-and-white
- c - Multicolored
- h - Hand colored
- m - Mixed
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
Includes stained, tinted, or toned items.
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Primary support material
A one-character code that indicates the
type of material used for the support or base on which an image is printed or
executed.
- a - Canvas
- b - Bristol board
- c - Cardboard/illustration board
- d - Glass
- e - Synthetic
Does not include synthetics formed to resemble
textiles.
- f - Skin
Does not include synthetic materials that resemble skin.
- g - Textile
Includes all natural or synthetic fibre fabrics except
canvas.
- h - Metal
- m - Mixed collection
The primary support material varies for
different items in a collection.
- o - Paper
Any kind of cellulose-based paper.
- p - Plaster
Includes mixtures of ground solids and plaster.
- q - Hardboard
- r - Porcelain
Used only for clay-based porcelain.
- s - Stone
- t - Wood
Includes particle board, but may or may not include other
materials based on wood particles or fibers.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Secondary support material
A one-character code that indicates
the type of material to which the primary support is attached.
- # - No secondary support
- a - Canvas
- b - Bristol board
- c - Cardboard/illustration board
- d - Glass
- e - Synthetic
Does not include synthetics formed to resemble
textiles.
- f - Skin
Does not include synthetic materials that resemble skin.
- g - Textile
Includes all natural or synthetic fibre fabrics except
canvas.
- h - Metal
- m - Mixed collection
The primary support material varies for
different items in a collection
- o - Paper
Any kind of cellulose-based paper.
- p - Plaster
Includes mixtures of ground solids and plaster.
- q - Hardboard
- r - Porcelain
Used only for clay-based porcelain.
- s - Stone
- t - Wood
Includes particle board, but may or may not include other
materials based on wood particles or fibers.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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A series of still pictures on
film, with or without sound, designed to be projected in rapid succession to
produce the optical effect of motion.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of motion picture to which the item belongs.
- c - Film cartridge
- f - Film cassette
- r - Film reel
Includes sound track film that accompanies visual
images actually not present.
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
A one-character code that indicates the color
characteristics of the motion picture.
- b - Black-and-white
- c - Multicolored
- h - Hand colored
- m - Mixed
- n - Not applicable
The item has no images.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Motion picture presentation format
A one-character code that
indicates the presentation format of the motion picture.
- a - Standard sound aperture (reduced frame)
Non-wide-screen format.
- b - Nonanamorphic (wide-screen)
Wide-screen effect without optically
compressing the image or requiring the use of special projection techniques.
- c - 3D
- d - Anamorphic (wide-screen)
- e - Other wide-screen format
- f - Standard silent aperture (full frame)
35 mm. film on which the
exposed picture is approximately the width of the space between the
perforation holes of the frame.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Sound on medium or separate
A one-character code that indicates
whether the sound is on or is separate from the motion picture.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Sound on medium
- b - Sound separate from medium
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 06 - Medium for sound
A one-character code that indicates the specific
medium used to carry the sound separate) and the type of sound playback
required.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Optical sound track on motion picture film
- b - Magnetic sound track on motion picture film
- c - Magnetic audio tape in cartridge
- d - Sound disc
- e - Magnetic audio tape on reel
- f - Magnetic audio tape in cassette
- g - Optical and magnetic sound track on motion picture film
- h - Videotape
- i - Videodisc
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 07 - Dimensions
A one-character code that indicates the width of the
motion picture film.
- a - Standard 8 mm.
- b - Super 8 mm./single 8 mm.
- c - 9.5 mm.
- d - 16 mm.
- e - 28 mm.
- f - 35 mm.
- g - 70 mm.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 08 - Configuration of playback channels
A one-character code that
indicates the configuration of intended playback channels for the sound of the
motion picture.
- k - Mixed
More than one configuration on a single motion picture.
- m - Monaural
- n - Not applicable
Film has no sound or sound is on separate medium.
- q - Quadraphonic, multichannel, or surround
- s - Stereophonic
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 09 - Production elements
A one-character code that indicates whether
the film is part of a complete production or is a preliminary or
post-production element.
- a - Workprint
A print from the original camera footage that is
edited to achieve a final version.
- b - Trims
Sections of shots remaining after selections have been
incorporated into a workprint.
- c - Outtakes
Discarded shots.
- d - Rushes
First positive print of a previous day's shooting.
- e - Mixing tracks
Separate sound tracks that are combined for the
final film sound track.
- f - Title bands/intertitle rolls
Printed captions or titles
separated from their corresponding pictures.
- g - Production rolls
Various types of production elements before
they are cut and assembled into reels.
- n - Not applicable
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 10 - Positive/negative aspect
A one-character code that indicates
whether the film is positive or negative.
- a - Positive
The colors and/or tonal values are the same as the
original subject matter.
- b - Negative
For black-and-white film, the tonal values are the
opposite of the original subject matter. For color film, they are the
complements of the original subject.
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 11 - Generation
A one-character code that indicates how far away from
the original material the item is. Generation data are used to evaluate the
quality of available copies, to make preservation decisions, and to identify
materials available for viewing and research.
- d - Duplicate
- e - Master
- o - Original
- r - Reference print/viewing copy
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 12 - Base of film
A one-character code that indicates the base of the
film.
- a - Safety base, undetermined
- c - Safety base, acetate undetermined
- d - Safety base, diacetate
- p - Safety base, polyester
- r - Safety base, mixed
Mixed safety base films spliced together; no
nitrate film.
- t - Safety base, triacetate
- i - Nitrate base
- m - Mixed base (nitrate and safety)
- n - Not applicable
The item does not have a film base (e.g., paper
film).
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 13 - Refined categories of color
A one-character code that indicates
more specific color characteristics of the moving image than are contained in
007/03 (Color).
- a - 3 layer color
- b - 2 color, single strip
- c - Undetermined 2 color
- d - Undetermined 3 color
- e - 3 strip color
- f - 2 strip color
- g - Red strip
- h - Blue or green strip
- i - Cyan strip
- j - Magenta strip
- k - Yellow strip
- l - S E N 2
- m - S E N 3
- n - Not applicable
- p - Sepia tone
- q - Other tone
- r - Tint
- s - Tinted and toned
- t - Stencil color
- u - Unknown
- v - Hand colored
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 14 - Kind of color stock or print
A one-character code that indicates
the type of color film stock or color print the item represents.
- a - Imbibition dye transfer prints
- b - Three layer stock
- c - Three layer stock, low fade
- d - Duplitized stock
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 15 - Deterioration stage
A one-character code that indicates the level
of deterioration of the film.
- a - None apparent
- b - Nitrate: suspicious odor
- c - Nitrate: pungent odor
- d - Nitrate: brownish, discoloration, fading, dusty
- e - Nitrate: sticky
- f - Nitrate: frothy, bubbles, blisters
- g - Nitrate: congealed
- h - Nitrate: powder
- k - Non-nitrate: detectable deterioration (diacetate odor)
- l - Non-nitrate: advanced deterioration
- m - Non-nitrate: disaster
- | - No attempt to code
- 16 - Completeness
A one-character code that indicates whether the
motion picture is judged to be complete.
- c - Complete
- i - Incomplete
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 17-22 - Film inspection date
Six characters that indicate the most
recent film inspection date; the date is recorded in the pattern ccyymm
(century/year/month). A hyphen is used for any unknown portion of the
date. Six fill characters (||||||) are used if no attempt is made to code
these character positions.
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Indicates that the item is a kit, which is
defined as a mixture of various components issued as a unit and intended
primarily for instructional purposes. No one component is identifiable as the
predominant component of the item.
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of textual material to which an item belongs.
- u - Unspecified
- | - No attempt to code
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Indicates that the item is a
notated music, which is defined as graphic, non-realized representations of
musical works, both in printed and digitized manifestations. It includes musical
scores and/or parts, diagrammatic representations, tablature, instructions for
chance compositions, pictures or paintings intended as musical compositions,
square note notation, klavirskribo, chant notation, neumes, braille, and other
ways of representing the four components of musical sound: pitch, duration,
timbre, and loudness.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of textual material to which an item belongs.
- u - Unspecified
- | - No attempt to code
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Indicates that the item
is a remote-sensing image which is defined as an image produced by a recording
device that is not in physical or intimate contact with the object under study.
This may be a map or other image that is obtained through various remote sensing
devices such as cameras, computers, lasers, radio frequency receivers, radar
systems, sonar, seismographs, gravimeters, magnetometers, and scintillation
counters.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of material, usually the class of physical object, to which
an item belongs.
- u - Unspecified
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Altitude of sensor
Indicates the general position of the sensor
relative to the object under study.
- a - Surface
- b - Airborne
- c - Spaceborne
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Attitude of sensor
Indicates the general angle of the device from
which a remote-sensing image is made.
- a - Low oblique
- b - High oblique
- c - Vertical
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Cloud cover
Indicates the amount of cloud cover that was present
when a remote-sensing image was made.
- 0 - 0-9%
- 1 - 10-19%
- 2 - 20-29%
- 3 - 30-39%
- 4 - 40-49%
- 5 - 50-59%
- 6 - 60-69%
- 7 - 70-79%
- 8 - 80-89%
- 9 - 90-100%
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 06 - Platform construction type
Indicates the type of construction of
the platform serving as the base for the remote-sensing device. For the
purposes of this data element, "platform" refers to any structure that serves
as a base, not only flat surfaces.
- a - Balloon
- b - Aircraft--low altitude
- c - Aircraft--medium altitude
- d - Aircraft--high altitude
- e - Manned spacecraft
- f - Unmanned spacecraft
- g - Land-based remote-sensing device
- h - Water surface-based remote-sensing device
- i - Submersible remote-sensing device
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 07 - Platform use category
Indicates the primary use intended for the
platform specified in 007/06 (Platform construction type).
- a - Meteorological
- b - Surface observing
- c - Space observing
- m - Mixed uses
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 08 - Sensor type
Indicates the recording mode of the remote-sensing
device, specifically, whether the sensor is involved in the creation of the
transmission it eventually measures.
- a - Active
- b - Passive
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 09-10 - Data type
A two-character code that indicates the spectral,
acoustic, or magnetic characteristics of the data received by the device
producing the remote-sensing image. It can be used to indicate both the wave
length of radiation measured and the type of sensor used to measure it.
- aa - Visible light
- da - Near infrared
- db - Middle infrared
- dc - Far infrared
- dd - Thermal infrared
- de - Shortwave infrared (SWIR)
- df - Reflective infrared
- dv - Combinations
- dz - Other infrared data
- ga - Sidelooking airborne radar (SLAR)
- gb - Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-Single frequency
- gc - SAR-multi-frequency (multichannel)
- gd - SAR-like polarization
- ge - SAR-cross polarization
- gf - Infometric SAR
- gg - polarmetric SAR
- gu - Passive microwave mapping
- gz - Other microwave data
- ja - Far ultraviolet
- jb - Middle ultraviolet
- jc - Near ultraviolet
- jv - Ultraviolet combinations
- jz - Other ultraviolet data
- ma - Multi-spectral, multidata
- mb - Multi-temporal
- mm - Combination of various data types
- nn - Not applicable
- pa - Sonar--water depth
- pb - Sonar--bottom topography images, sidescan
- pc - Sonar--bottom topography, near surface
- pd - Sonar--bottom topography, near bottom
- pe - Seismic surveys
- pz - Other acoustical data
- ra - Gravity anomalies (general)
- rb - Free-air
- rc - Bouger
- rd - Isostatic
- sa - Magnetic field
- ta - radiometric surveys
- uu - Unknown
- zz - Other
- || - No attempt to code
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A disc, tape, film, cylinder,
or wire on which sound vibrations have been registered so that the sound may be
reproduced; and paper rolls on which the notes of a music composition are
represented by perforations in the paper and from which sound can be
mechanically produced.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of sound recording to which the item belongs.
- d - Sound disc
- e - Cylinder
- g - Sound cartridge
- i - Sound-track film
- q - Roll
- s - Sound cassette
- t - Sound-tape reel
- u - Unspecified
- w - Wire recording
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Speed
A one-character code that indicates the playback speed of
the sound recording.
- a - 16 rpm
- b - 33 1/3 rpm
- c - 45 rpm
- d - 78 rpm
- e - 8 rpm
- f - 1.4 m. per sec.
- h - 120 rpm
- i - 160 rpm
- k - 15/16 ips
- l - 1 7/8 ips
- m - 3 3/4 ips
- o - 7 1/2 ips
- p - 15 ips
- r - 30 ips
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Configuration of playback channels
A one-character code that
indicates the configuration of playback channels for the sound recording.
- m - Monaural
- q - Quadraphonic
- s - Stereophonic
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Groove width/groove pitch
A one-character code that indicates the
width of the groove of the recording for a disc or the pitch of the groove for
a cylinder.
- m - Microgroove/fine
- n - Not applicable
- s - Coarse/standard
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 06 - Dimensions
A one-character code that indicates the diameter of an
open reel or disc, or the dimensions of a cassette, cartridge, or cylinder.
- a - 3 in.
- b - 5 in.
- c - 7 in.
- d - 10 in.
- e - 12 in.
- f - 16 in.
- g - 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- j - 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- o - 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.
- n - Not applicable
- s - 2 3/4 x 4 in.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 07 - Tape width
A one-character code that indicates the width of a
tape.
- l - 1/8 in.
- m - 1/4 in.
- n - Not applicable
- o - 1/2 in.
- p - 1 in.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 08 - Tape configuration
A one-character code that indicates the number
of tracks on a tape.
- a - Full (1) track
- b - Half (2) track
- c - Quarter (4) track
- d - Eight track
- e - Twelve track
- f - Sixteen track
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 09 - Kind of disc, cylinder or tape
A one-character code that
indicates the type of disc, cylinder, or tape.
- a - Master tape
The final tape production master that is used to
make a disc master or a tape duplication master.
- b - Tape duplication master
A sound tape produced from the master
tape.
- d - Disc master (negative)
A negative disc master that is used for
the preparation of the mother from which more serviceable and longer lasting
metal stampers can be made.
- i - Instantaneous (recorded on the spot)
- m - Mass produced
Includes discs or tapes issued as limited pressing
or limited issue for private distribution.
- n - Not applicable
- r - Mother (positive)
An exact copy of the original disc recording
pressed from the disc master from which a negative metal stamper is made to
press discs for distribution.
- s - Stamper (negative)
A negative metal part, produced from the
mother in an electroplating procedure, from which 500 to 750 discs may be
pressed.
- t - Test pressing
Either one finished disc or one of a very limited
pressing designed to be examined aurally before a decision is made to
proceed with a pressing.
- u - Unknown
Also used when it cannot be determined whether the item
is instantaneous or mass-produced.
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 10 - Kind of material
A one-character code that indicates the kind of
material used in the manufacture of the disc or the cylinder (both
instantaneous and mass-produced).
- a - Lacquered
- l - Metal
- m - Metal and plastic
- n - Not applicable
- p - Plastic
- s - Shellac
- u - Unknown
- w - Wax
- | - No attempt to code
- 11 - Kind of cutting
A one-character code that indicates the kind of
cutting used to make the grooves used on a disc.
- h - Hill-and-dale cutting
A vertical cutting; no lateral information
intended for reproduction.
- l - Lateral or combined cutting
- n - Not applicable
Includes compact audio discs (they are pitted
rather than cut).
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 12 - Special playback characteristics
A one-character code that
indicates the playback characteristics for the sound recording, including
special equipment or equalization necessary for proper playback. The code is
not used to indicate special processes used during the making of the recording
unless those processes must be applied during playback.
- a - NAB standard
National Association of Broadcasters playback
equalization is required.
- b - CCIR standard
Comit‚ consultatif de la radiodiffusion playback
equalization is required.
- c - Dolby-B encoded
- d - dbx encoded
- e - Digital recording
- f - Dolby-A encoded
- g - Dolby-C encoded
- h - CX encoded
- n - Not applicable
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 13 - Capture and storage technique
A one-character code that indicates
how the sound was originally captured and stored. A re-released recording is
coded for the original capture and storage technique.
- a - Acoustical capture, direct storage
Usually, a disc or cylinder
recording, captured using an acoustical horn and diaphragm and stored
directly on a master surface (most date from before 1927/29).
- b - Direct storage, not acoustical
A disc recording captured using
electrical equipment and stored directly on a master surface. All recordings
made with microphones and other electrical equipment prior to the
availability of magnetic recording techniques in the late l940s used direct
storage.
- d - Digital storage
A sound recording which was captured
electrically and stored using digital techniques.
- e - Analog electrical storage
A sound recording which was captured
using electrical techniques and stored as modulations and pulses on a
magnetic surface. Most recordings made from the late 1940s until the early
1980s are analog electrical recordings.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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Eye-readable printed or manuscript
material.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of textual material to which an item belongs.
- a - Regular print
- b - Large print
- c - Braille
- d - Text in looseleaf binder
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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A recording on which visual
images, usually in motion and accompanied by sound, have been registered, and
which are designed for playback on a television receiver or video monitor.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of videorecording to which an item belongs.
- c - Videocartridge
- d - Videodisc
- f - Videocassette
- r - Videoreel
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 02 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character ( | ).
- 03 - Color
A one-character code that indicates the color
characteristics of a videorecording.
- a - One color
- b - Black-and-white
- c - Multicolored
- m - Mixed
- n - Not applicable
The item has no images, e.g., a videorecording
with sound only.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 04 - Videorecording format
A one-character code that indicates the
videotape or videodisc recording format.
- a - Beta (1/2 in., videocassette)
- b - VHS (1/2 in., videocassette)
- c - U-matic (3/4 in., videocassette)
- d - EIAJ (1/2 in. reel)
- e - Type C (1 in., reel)
- f - Quadruplex (1 in. or 2 in., reel)
- g - Laser optical (Reflective) videodisc
- h - CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) videodisc
- i - Betacam (1/2 in., videocassette)
- j - Betacam SP (1/2 in., videocassette)
- k - Super-VHS (1/2 in., videocassette)
- m - M-II (1/2 in., videocassette)
- o - D-2 (3/4 in., videocassette)
- p - 8 mm.
- q - Hi-8 mm.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 05 - Sound on medium or separate
A one-character code that indicates
whether the sound is on or is separate from the videorecording.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Sound on medium
- b - Sound separate from medium
- u - Unknown
- | - No attempt to code
- 06 - Medium for sound
A one-character code that indicates the specific
medium used to carry the sound (whether the sound is on the videorecording or
separate) and the type of sound playback required.
- # - No sound (silent)
- a - Optical sound track on motion picture film
- b - Magnetic sound track on motion picture film
- c - Magnetic audio tape in cartridge
- d - Sound disc
- e - Magnetic audio tape on reel
- f - Magnetic audio tape in cassette
- g - Optical and magnetic sound track on motion picture film
- h - Videotape
- i - Videodisc
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 07 - Dimensions
A one-character code that indicates the width of the
videorecording.
- a - 8 mm.
- m - 1/4 in.
- o - 1/2 in.
- p - 1 in.
- q - 2 in.
- r - 3/4 in.
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
- 08 - Configuration of playback channels
A one-character code that
indicates the configuration of intended playback channels for the sound
portion of the videorecording.
- k - Mixed
More than one configuration on a single videorecording.
- m - Monaural
- n - Not applicable
Videorecording has no sound or sound is on
separate medium.
- q - Quadraphonic, multichannel, or surround
- s - Stereophonic
- u - Unknown
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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The physical form of the described
item is not identified by any other 007 category-of-material code. This category
is also used for an item having multiple physical forms that are not identified
in separate 007 fields.
Character Positions
- 00 - Category of material
- 01 - Specific material designation
A one-character code that indicates
the special class of material to which the item belongs.
- m - Multiple physical forms
- u - Unspecified
- z - Other
- | - No attempt to code
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