007/05 Tactile material (/00 = f) |
Level of contraction (Variable Control Field - Physical Description Fixed Field) |
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 |
|
b |
|
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: