006 and 008: Cross Reference Tables by Type of Material

006 and 008: Cross Reference Tables by Type of Material (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Elements)

006: The codes defined for character positions 006/01-17 are the same as those defined in the corresponding field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements). In all cases, field 006 positions /01-17 relate to positions /18-34 in one of the field 008 configurations. The relationship between field 006/00 (Form of material) codes and field 008 configurations is listed in 006/00: Form of material .

008: Character positions 008/00-17 and /35-39 are defined the same across all types of material . Character positions /18-34 are generally different for each material type, although certain data elements are defined the same for more than one type. In such cases, they occupy the same field 008 character positions.

Note: Field 008 positions /18-34 for Mixed Materials (MX) were previously referred to as fixed-length data elements for Archival and Manuscripts Control (AM).

For the 006/01-17 and 008/18-34 cross reference table for character positions by type of material, select from the following:

Books (BK)

Computer Files (CF)

Maps (MP)

Music (MU)

Serials (SE)

Visual Materials (VM)

Mixed Materials (MX)

008 Fixed-Length Data Elements