006 and 008: Serials

006 and 008: Serials (SE )

Character positions /01-17 in the 006 field and /18-34 in the 008 field are defined for records in the Serials type of material as listed in the table below.

Validity by material type : The character positions and associated codes are valid for Serials.

Record requirements in National-level or Minimal-level records: either Mandatory or Optional, depending on the character position.

For details on the character positions and codes used in records for the Serials material type, select a topic from the Definition column below:

006 Position:	008 Position:	Definition:
01	18	Frequency
02	19	Regularity
03	20	ISSN center
04	21	Type of serial
05	22	Form of original item
06	23	Form of item
07	24	Nature of entire work
08-10	25-27	Nature of contents
11	28	Government publication
12	29	Conference publication
13-15	30-32	Undefined
16	33	Original alphabet or script of title
17	34	Successive/latest entry

006 and 008: Composite Listing by Character Position

006/01-17: Character Positions by Type of Material

006 Fixed-Length Data Elements - Additional Material Characteristics

008/00-39: Character Positions by Type of Material

008 Fixed-Length Data Elements