008/23 006/06 Serials (SE ) | Form of item (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
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Character position definition and scope:
A one-character alphabetic code that specifies the form of material for the serial item being described.
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]
z Other [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
