008/23 006/06 Mixed materials (MX ) | Form of item (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
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Character position definition and scope:
A one-character alphabetic code specifies the form of material for the item in hand. For mixed materials that are archivally controlled, this character position is coded to reflect the predominant part of the materials being described. If the materials have been microfilmed but the repository still has the originals, code # (blank ) is used.
Record requirements for National-level records: Mandatory; for Minimal-level records: Optional.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Description: | |
None of the following Item is not specified by one of the other codes. | |
a | |
b | |
c | |
d | |
f | |
r | Regular print reproduction Item is a reproduction in regular eye-readable print, such as a photocopy. |
s | |
No attempt to code |
# None of the following [redefined]
Code # (Not a reproduction) was redefined in 1987 when the focus of 008/23 was changed.
g Punched paper tape [obsolete]
h Magnetic tape [obsolete]
i Multimedia [obsolete]
j Handwritten transcript [obsolete]
p Photocopy [obsolete]
t Typewritten transcript [obsolete]
z Other form of reproduction [obsolete]
These codes were made obsolete in 1987 when the coding of 008/23 (Form of reproduction code) was renamed (Form of item) and redefined as information about the medium of the item in hand rather than about bibliographic reproductions.
See also:
006 and 008: Cross Reference Tables by Type of Material
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
