Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates whether contractions are used.  Contractions are abbreviations consisting of one or more braille or Moon characters to represent common letter combinations.  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

Uncontracted

b

Contracted

m

Combination  The item is a combination of contracted and uncontracted.

n

Not applicable  This position is not used because the item is not braille or Moon.

u

Unknown  The level of contraction is not known.

z

Other  An item for which none of the other defined codes is appropriate.

|

No attempt to code

To return, select:

007:  Tactile material

007  Physical Description Fixed Field