006 and 008: Visual Materials (VM )

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

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

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 Visual Materials material type, select a topic from the Definition column below:

See also:

006 and 008: Cross Reference Tables by Type of Material

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