006 and 008: Visual materials

The Visual Materials definition of field 008/18-34 is used when Leader/06 (Type of record) contains code g (Projected medium), k (Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic), o (Kit), or r (Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object). Field 008 positions 00-17 and 35-39 are defined the same in 008 fields for all materials.

Field 008/18-34 character positions are equivalent to those in field 006/01-17 when field 006/00 (Form of material) contains code g (Projected medium), k (Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic), o (Kit), or r (Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object). These character positions are defined for records in the Visual Materials type of material as listed in the table below.

This field has no indicators or subfields; the data elements are positionally defined.

Validity by material type: The character positions and associated codes are valid for Visual Materials.

Record requirements in National-level or Minimal-level records: either Mandatory or Optional, depending on the character position.

For details on the character positions and codes used in records for the Visual Materials material type, select a topic from the Definition column below:

Visual Materials (VM)
006 Position:	008 Position:	Definition:
01-03	18-20	Running time for motion pictures and videorecordings
04	21	Undefined
05	22	Target audience
06-10	23-27	Undefined
11	28	Government publication
12	29	Form of item
13-15	30-32	Undefined
16	33	Type of visual material
17	34	Technique