OCLC Mnemonic

Character name

MARC 21 element type/position

Format

AccM

Accompanying matter

008/24-29  006/07-12

Music

Alph

Original alphabet or script of title

008/33  006/16

Serials

Audn

Target audience

008/22  006/05

Computer files, Music, Visual materials

BLvl

Bibliographic level

Leader/07

All

Comp

Form of composition

008/18-19  006/01-02

Music

Conf

Conference publication

008/29  006/12

Serials

Cont

Nature of entire work/Nature of contents

008/25-27  006/08-10

Serials

CrTp

Type of cartographic material

008/25  006/08

Maps

Ctrl

Type of control

Leader/08

All

Ctry

Place of publication, production, execution

008/15-17

All

Dates

Date 1/Date 2

008/07-14

All

Desc

Descriptive cataloging form

Leader/18

All

DtSt

Publication status

008/06

All

ELvl

Encoding level

Leader/17

All

Entered

Date entered on file

008/00-05

All

EntW

Nature of entire work/Nature of contents

008/24  006/07

Serials

File

Type of computer file

008/26  006/09

Computer files

FMus

Format of music

008/20  006/03

Music

Form

Form of item

008/23  006/06

008/29  006/12

Serials, Music

Maps, Visual materials

Freq

Frequency/Regularity

008/18  006/01

Serials

GPub

Government Publication

008/28  006/11

Serials, Visual materials, Computer files, Maps

Indx

Index

008/31  006/14

Maps

Lang

Language

008/35-37

All

LTxt

Literary text for sound recordings

008/30-31

Music

MRec

Modified record

008/38

All

Orig

Form of original item

008/22  006/05

Serials

Proj

Projection

008/22-23  006/05-06

Maps

Rec stat

Record status

Leader/05

All

Regl

Frequency/Regularity

008/19  006/02

Serials

Relf

Relief

008/18-21  006/01-04

Maps

S/L

Entry convention

008/34  006/17

Serials

Srce

Cataloging source

008/39

All

SrTp

Type of continuing resource

008/21  006/04

Serials

T006

Form of material

006/00

All

Tech

Technique

008/34  006/17

Visual materials

Time

Running time for motion pictures, videorecordings

008/18-20

Visual materials

TMat

Type of visual material

008/33  006/16

Visual materials

Type

Type of record

Leader/06

All

See also:

Section E.  MARC 21 Format for Serials as Applied Within CONSER

CONSER Editing Guide:  Contents