Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates the color characteristics of a videorecording.  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  Code a is not used with videorecordings.

b

Black-and-white  The images in the videorecording are executed in black-and-white.

c

Multicolored  The videorecording is executed in more than one color.

m

Mixed

n

Not applicable

u

Unknown  Color characteristics of an item are not known.

z

Other  Color characteristics for which none of the other defined codes is appropriate (e.g., toned, stained, tinted, etc.).

|

No attempt to code

Content designator history:

Character position 01 (Color) was moved to position 03 when field 007 was restructured in 1981.

Related MARC field or document:

300  Physical Description

To return, select:

007:  Videorecording

007  Physical Description Fixed Field