Field 006 has no indicators or subfield codes.  Data elements 006/01-17 are positionally defined by the code entered into the first character position, 00 Form of material.  Forms of material are listed in the same order that they appear in field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements).

The relationship between field 006/00 (Form of material) codes and field 008 configurations is listed in 006/00: Form of material.

In all cases, field 006 positions 01-17 relate to positions 18-34 in one of the field 008 configurations.

The field 006/01-17 character position names below are listed by Type of Material and link to corresponding 008 position (18-34) descriptions.

Field 006 character positions:

Books:  (BK)

00  Form of material

a   Language material

t    Manuscript language material

01-04  Illustrations

05  Target audience

06  Form of item

07-10  Nature of contents

11  Government publication

12  Conference publication

13  Festschrift

14  Index

15  Undefined

16  Literary form

17  Biography

Computer files/Electronic resources:  (CF)

00  Form of material

m   Computer file/Electronic resource

01-04  Undefined

05  Target audience

06  Form of item

07-08  Undefined

09  Type of computer file

10  Undefined

11  Government publication

12-17  Undefined

Maps:  (MP)

00  Form of material

e   Cartographic material

f    Manuscript cartographic material

01-04  Relief

05-06  Projection

07  Undefined

08  Type of cartographic material

09-10  Undefined

11  Government publication

12  Form of item

13  Undefined

14  Index

15  Undefined

16-17  Special format characteristics

Music:  (MU)

00  Form of material

c   Notated music

d   Manuscript notated music

i    Nonmusical sound recording

j    Musical sound recording

01-02  Form of composition

03  Format of music

04  Music parts

05  Target audience

06  Form of item

07-12  Accompanying matter

13-14  Literary text for sound recordings

15  Undefined

16  Transposition and arrangement

17  Undefined

Continuing resources:  (CR)

00  Form of material

s   Serial/Integrating resource

01  Frequency

02  Regularity

03  Undefined

04  Type of continuing resource

05  Form of original item

06  Form of item

07  Nature of entire work

08-10  Nature of contents

11  Government publication

12  Conference publication

13-15  Undefined

16  Original alphabet or script of title

17  Entry convention

Visual materials:  (VM)

00  Form of material

g   Projected medium

k   Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic

o   Kit

r    Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object

01-03  Running time for motion pictures and videorecordings

04  Undefined

05  Target audience

06-10  Undefined

11  Government publication

12  Form of item

13-15  Undefined

16  Type of visual material

17  Technique

Mixed materials:  (MX)

00  Form of material

p   Mixed material

01-05  Undefined

06  Form of item

07-17  Undefined

See also:

006/00:  Form of material

006 and 008:  Comparison Listing by Character Position

006 and 008:  Cross Reference Tables by Type of Material

006  Fixed-Length Data Elements - Additional Material Characteristics