008/25 006/08 Maps (MP) |
Type of cartographic material (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element) |
Character position definition and scope:
A one-character alphabetic code that indicates the type of cartographic item being described. A fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.
Record requirements for National-level and Minimal-level records: Mandatory.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Code: |
Description: |
a |
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b |
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c |
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d |
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e |
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f |
Separate map supplement to another work The other work does not have to be cartographic material. |
g |
Map bound as part of another work The other work does not have to be cartographic material. |
u |
Unknown |
z |
Other Type of cartographic material for which none of the other defined codes are appropriate. |
| |
No attempt to code |
Prior to the definition of code e (Atlas) in 1995, atlases were treated as printed language material. The field 008 configuration for books was used.
008/24-25 Prime meridian [obsolete] [CAN/MARC only]: Prior to 1997, this position was used to indicate the prime meridian that was named on a map. The definitions were:
aa Greenwich, England |
ba Mexico City, Mex. |
ab Ferro, Canary Is. |
bb Munich, Germany |
ac Paris, France |
bc Naples, Italy |
ad Amsterdam, Neth. |
bd Oslo (Christiana), Norway |
ae Athens, Greece |
be Philadelphia, Pa. |
af Batavia, (Djakarta) Indonesia |
bf Pulkovo (St. Petersburg), Russia |
ag Berne, Switzerland |
bg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
ah Bogota, Columbia |
bh Rome, Italy |
ai Bombay, India |
bi Santiago, Chile |
aj Brussels, Belgium |
bj Stockholm, Sweden |
ak Cadiz, Spain |
bk Sydney, Australia |
al Capetown, S.A. |
bl Tirana, Albania |
am Caracas, Venezuela |
bm Tokyo, Japan |
an Copenhagen, Denmark |
bn Washington, D.C. |
ao Cordoba, Argentina |
bo London, England |
ap Helsinki, Finland |
bp Moscow, Russia |
aq Julianehaab,Greenland |
bq Istanbul, Turkey |
ar Lisbon, Portugal |
br Peking, China |
as Madras, India |
uu Unknown |
at Madrid, Spain |
zz Other |
See also:
006 and 008: Cross Reference Tables by Type of Material
006/01-17: Character Positions by Type of Material
006 Fixed-Length Data Elements - Additional Material Characteristics