347 Digital File Characteristics

Field definition and scope:

Field 347 contains technical specifications relating to the digital encoding of text, image, audio, video, and other types of data in a resource.

Multiple values from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfields. Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.

Field 347 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Position	Description	Repeatability
Field 347	Digital File Characteristics	R
Indicator:
First	Undefined; contains a blank
Second	Undefined; contains a blank

Subfield code:
$a	File type	R
$b	Encoding format	R
$c	File size	R
$d	Resolution	R
$e	Regional encoding	R
$f	Encoded bitrate	R
$0	Authority record control number or standard number	R
$1	Real World Object URI	R
$2	Source	NR
$3	Materials specified	NR
$6	Linkage	NR
$8	Field link and sequence number	R

Content designator history:

Field 347 - Digital File Characteristics [new, 2016]

Subfield $1 - Real World Object URI [new, 2017]