The relationship between field 006/00 (Form of material) codes and field 008/18-34 configurations is listed below.  Except for code s (Serial/Integrating resource), the codes in field 006/00 correspond to those in Leader/06 (Type of record).:

006/00  Form of material

Field 008/18-34 configuration

Code:

Description:

Related 008:

a

Language material

Books

c

Notated music

Music

d

Manuscript notated music

Music

e

Cartographic material

Maps

f

Manuscript cartographic material

Maps

g

Projected medium

Visual Materials

i

Nonmusical sound recording

Music

j

Musical sound recording

Music

k

Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic

Visual Materials

m

Computer file/Electronic resource

Computer Files

o

Kit

Visual Materials

p

Mixed material

Mixed Materials

r

Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object

Visual Materials

s

Serial /Integrating resource

Continuing Resources

t

Manuscript language material

Books

 

006/01-17:  Same as the 008/18-34 codes that are defined for each category of material.

See also:

006/01-17:  Character Positions by Type 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