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Biography

(Variable Control Field - Fixed Length Data Element)

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Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates whether the item contains biographical material, and if so, what the biographical characteristics are.

Record requirements for National-level records: Mandatory; for Minimal-level records: Optional.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Code:

Description:

#

No biographical material

a

Autobiography

b

Individual biography

c

Collective biography

d

Contains biographical information

See also:

006 and 008: Books

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


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