Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates the color characteristics of an electronic resource.  A fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this position.

Record requirements for National-level and Minimal-level records:  Optional.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Code:

Description:

a

One color

b

Black-and-white

c

Multicolored

g

Gray scale

m

Mixed

n

Not applicable

u

Unknown  Color characteristics of the item are not known.

z

Other  Color characteristics for which none of the other defined codes is appropriate.

|

No attempt to code

Content designator history:

b - Black-and-white  [new, 1999]

h - Hand coloured  [obsolete, 1997]  [CAN/MARC only]

To return, select:

007:  Electronic resource

007  Physical Description Fixed Field