MARC Bib-008 available values

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Source:  https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008.html

All materials

008 Position

FOLIO Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

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06

DtSt

Type of date/Publication status

  • b - No dates given; B.C. date involved

  • c - Continuing resource currently published

  • d - Continuing resource ceased publication

  • e - Detailed date

  • i - Inclusive dates of collection

  • k - Range of years of bulk of collection

  • m - Multiple dates

  • n - Dates unknown

  • p - Date of distribution/release/issue and production/recording session when different

  • q - Questionable date

  • r - Reprint/reissue date and original date

  • s - Single known date/probable date

  • t - Publication date and copyright date

  • u - Continuing resource status unknown

  • | - No attempt to code

YES

07-10

Start date

Date 1

  • 1-9 - Date digit

  • \ - Date element is not applicable

  • u - Date element is totally or partially unknown

  • |||| - No attempt to code

NO

11-14

End date

Date 2

  • 1-9 - Date digit

  • \ - Date element is not applicable

  • u - Date element is totally or partially unknown

  • |||| - No attempt to code

NO

15-17

Ctry

Place of publication, production, or execution

  • xx\ - No place, unknown, or undetermined
    vp\ - Various places

  • [aaa] - Three-character alphabetic code

  • [aa\] - Two-character alphabetic code

NO

35-37

Lang

Language

  • \\\ - No information provided

  • zxx - No linguistic content

  • mul - Multiple languages

  • sgn - Sign languages

  • und - Undetermined

  • [aaa] - Three-character alphabetic code

  • ||| - No attempt to code

NO

38

MRec

Modified record

  • \ - Not modified

  • d - Dashed-on information omitted

  • o - Completely romanized/printed cards romanized

  • r - Completely romanized/printed cards in script

  • s - Shortened

  • x - Missing characters

  • | - No attempt to code

YES

39

Srce

Cataloging source

  • \ - National bibliographic agency
    c - Cooperative cataloging program
    d - Other

  • u - Unknown

  • | - No attempt to code

YES

Books

*Leader/06 = in (a, t) AND Leader/07 in (a, c, d, m)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

18-21

Ills

Illustrations

*(006/01-04)

  • \ - No illustrations

  • a - Illustrations

  • b - Maps

  • c - Portraits

  • d - Charts

  • e - Plans

  • f - Plates

  • g - Music

  • h - Facsimiles

  • i - Coats of arms

  • j - Genealogical tables

  • k - Forms

  • l - Samples

  • m - Phonodisc, phonowire, etc.

  • o - Photographs

  • p - Illuminations

  • | - No attempt to code

22

Audn

Target audience

*(006/05)

  • \ - Unknown or not specified

  • a - Preschool

  • b - Primary

  • c - Pre-adolescent

  • d - Adolescent

23

Form

Form of item

*(006/06)

  • \ - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • f - Braille

  • o - Online

  • q - Direct electronic

  • r - Regular print reproduction

  • s - Electronic

  • | - No attempt to code

24-27

Cont

Nature of contents

*(006/07-10)

  • \ - No specified nature of contents

  • a - Abstracts/summaries

  • b - Bibliographies

  • c - Catalogs

  • d - Dictionaries

  • e - Encyclopedias

  • f - Handbooks

  • g - Legal articles

  • i - Indexes

  • j - Patent document

  • k - Discographies

  • l - Legislation

  • m - Theses

  • n - Surveys of literature in a subject area

  • o - Reviews

  • p - Programmed texts

  • q - Filmographies

  • r - Directories

  • s - Statistics

  • t - Technical reports

  • u - Standards/specifications

  • v - Legal cases and case notes

  • w - Law reports and digests

  • y - Yearbooks

  • z - Treaties

  • 2 - Offprints

  • 5 - Calendars

  • 6 - Comics/graphic novels

  • | - No attempt to code

28

GPub

Government publication

*(006/11)

  • \ - Not a government publication

  • a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

  • c - Multilocal

  • f - Federal/national

  • i - International intergovernmental

  • l - Local

29

Conf

Conference publication

*(006/12)

  • 0 - Not a conference publication

  • 1 - Conference publication

  • | - No attempt to code

30

Fest

Festschrift

*(006/13)

  • 0 - Not a festschrift

  • 1 - Festschrift

  • | - No attempt to code

31

Indx

Index

*(006/14)

  • 0 - No index

  • 1 - Index present

  • | - No attempt to code

33

LitF

Literary form

*(006/16)

  • 0 - Not fiction (not further specified)

  • 1 - Fiction (not further specified)

  • d - Dramas

  • e - Essays

  • f - Novels

  • h - Humor, satires, etc.

  • i - Letters

  • j - Short stories

  • m - Mixed forms

  • p - Poetry

  • s - Speeches

  • u - Unknown

  • | - No attempt to code

34

Biog

Biography

*(006/17)

  • \ - No biographical material

  • a - Autobiography

  • b - Individual biography

  • c - Collective biography

  • d - Contains biographical information

  • | - No attempt to code

Computer Files

*Leader/06 = m and Leader/07 in (a, b, c, d, i, m, or s)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

22

Audn

Target audience

*(006/05)

  • \ - Unknown or not specified

  • a - Preschool

  • b - Primary

  • c - Pre-adolescent

  • d - Adolescent

  • e - Adult

  • f - Specialized

  • g - General

  • j - Juvenile

  • | - No attempt to code

23

Form

Form of item

*(006/06)

  • \ - Unknown or not specified

  • o - Online

  • q - Direct electronic

  • | - No attempt to code

26

File

Type of computer file

*(006/09)

  • a - Numeric data

  • b - Computer program

  • c - Representational

  • d - Document

  • e - Bibliographic data

  • f - Font

  • g - Game

  • h - Sound

  • i - Interactive multimedia

  • j - Online system or service

  • m - Combination

  • u - Unknown

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

28

GPub

Government publication

*(006/11)

  • \ - Not a government publication

  • a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

  • c - Multilocal

  • f - Federal/national

  • i - International intergovernmental

  • l - Local

  • m - Multistate

  • o - Government publication-level undetermined

  • s - State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.

  • u - Unknown if item is government publication

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

Maps

*Leader/06 in (e,f) and Leader/07 in (a, b, c, d, i, m, or s)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

18-21

Relf

Relief

*(006/01-04)

  • \ - No relief shown

  • a - Contours

  • b - Shading

  • c - Gradient and bathymetric tints

  • d - Hachures

  • e - Bathymetry/soundings

  • f - Form lines

  • g - Spot heights

  • i - Pictorially

  • j - Land forms

  • k - Bathymetry/isolines

  • m - Rock drawings

  • z - Other

  • |||| - No attempt to code

22-23

Proj

Projection

*(006/05-06)

  • \\ - Projection not specified

  • aa - Aitoff

  • ab - Gnomic

  • ac - Lambert's azimuthal equal area

  • ad - Orthographic

  • ae - Azimuthal equidistant

  • af - Stereographic

  • ag - General vertical near-sided

  • am - Modified stereographic for Alaska

  • an - Chamberlin trimetric

  • ap - Polar stereographic

  • au - Azimuthal, specific type unknown

  • az - Azimuthal, other

  • ba - Gall

  • bb - Goode's homolographic

  • bc - Lambert's cylindrical equal area

  • bd - Mercator

  • be - Miller

  • bf - Mollweide

  • bg - Sinusoidal

  • bh - Transverse Mercator

  • bi - Gauss-Kruger

  • bj - Equirectangular

  • bk - Krovak

  • bl - Cassini-Soldner

  • bo - Oblique Mercator

  • br - Robinson

  • bs - Space oblique Mercator

  • bu - Cylindrical, specific type unknown

  • bz - Cylindrical, other

  • ca - Albers equal area

  • cb - Bonne

  • cc - Lambert's conformal conic

  • ce - Equidistant conic

  • cp - Polyconic

  • cu - Conic, specific type unknown

  • cz - Conic, other

  • da - Armadillo

  • db - Butterfly

  • dc - Eckert

  • dd - Goode's homolosine

  • de - Miller's bipolar oblique conformal conic

  • df - Van Der Grinten

  • dg - Dimaxion

  • dh - Cordiform

  • dl - Lambert conformal

  • zz - Other

  • || - No attempt to code

25

CrTp

Type of cartographic material

*(006/08)

  • a - Single map

  • b - Map series

  • c - Map serial

  • d - Globe

  • e - Atlas

28

GPub

Government publication

*(006/11)

  • \ - Not a government publication

  • a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

  • c - Multilocal

  • f - Federal/national

  • i - International intergovernmental

  • l - Local

29

Form

Form of item

*(006/12)

  • \ - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • f - Braille

31

Indx

Index

*(006/14)

  • 0 - No index

  • 1 - Index present

  • | - No attempt to code

33-34

SpFm

Special format characteristics

*(006/16-17)

  • \ - No specified special format characteristics

  • e - Manuscript

  • j - Picture card, post card

  • k - Calendar

  • l - Puzzle

  • n - Game

  • o - Wall map

  • p - Playing cards

  • r - Loose-leaf

  • z - Other

  • || - No attempt to code

Music

*Leader/06 in (c,d,i,j) and Leader/07 in (a, b, c, d, i, m, or s)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

18-19

Comp

Form of composition

*(006/01-02)

  • an - Anthems

  • bd - Ballads

  • bg - Bluegrass music

  • bl - Blues

  • bt - Ballets

  • ca - Chaconnes

  • cb - Chants, Other religions

  • cc - Chant, Christian

  • cg - Concerti grossi

  • ch - Chorales

  • cl - Chorale preludes

  • cn - Canons and rounds

  • co - Concertos

  • cp - Chansons, polyphonic

  • cr - Carols

  • cs - Chance compositions

  • ct - Cantatas

  • cy - Country music

  • cz - Canzonas

  • df - Dance forms

  • dv - Divertimentos, serenades, cassations, divertissements, and notturni

  • fg - Fugues

  • fl - Flamenco

  • fm - Folk music

  • ft - Fantasias

  • gm - Gospel music

  • hy - Hymns

  • jz - Jazz

  • mc - Musical revues and comedies

  • md - Madrigals

  • mi - Minuets

  • mo - Motets

  • mp - Motion picture music

  • mr - Marches

  • ms - Masses

  • mu - Multiple forms

  • mz - Mazurkas

  • nc - Nocturnes

  • nn - Not applicable

  • op - Operas

  • or - Oratorios

  • ov - Overtures

  • pg - Program music

  • pm - Passion music

  • po - Polonaises

  • pp - Popular music

  • pr - Preludes

  • ps - Passacaglias

  • pt - Part-songs

  • pv - Pavans

  • rc - Rock music

  • rd - Rondos

  • rg - Ragtime music

  • ri - Ricercars

  • rp - Rhapsodies

  • rq - Requiems

  • sd - Square dance music

  • sg - Songs

  • sn - Sonatas

  • sp - Symphonic poems

  • st - Studies and exercises

  • su - Suites

  • sy - Symphonies

  • tc - Toccatas

  • tl - Teatro lirico

  • ts - Trio-sonatas

  • uu - Unknown

  • vi - Villancicos

  • vr - Variations

  • wz - Waltzes

  • za - Zarzuelas

  • zz - Other

  • || - No attempt to code

20

FMus

Format of music

*(006/03)

  • a - Full score

  • b - Miniature or study score

  • c - Accompaniment reduced for keyboard

  • d - Voice score with accompaniment omitted

  • e - Condensed score or piano-conductor score

  • g - Close score

  • h - Chorus score

  • i - Condensed score

  • j - Performer-conductor part

  • k - Vocal score

  • l - Score

  • m - Multiple score formats

  • n - Not applicable

  • p - Piano score

  • u - Unknown

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

21

Part

Music parts

*(006/04)

  • \ - No parts in hand or not specified

  • d - Instrumental and vocal parts

  • e - Instrumental parts

  • f - Vocal parts

22

Audn

Target audience

*(006/05)

  • \ - Unknown or unspecified

  • a - Preschool

  • b - Primary

  • c - Pre-adolescent

  • d - Adolescent

23

Form

Form of item

*(006/06)

  • \ - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • f - Braille

24-29

AccM

Accompanying matter

*(006/07-12)

  • \ - No accompanying matter

  • a - Discography

  • - Bibliography

  • c - Thematic index

  • d - Libretto or text

  • e - Biography of composer or author

  • f - Biography of performer or history of ensemble

  • g - Technical and/or historical information on instruments

30-31

LTxt

Literary text for sound recordings

*(006/13-14)

  • \ - Item is a music sound recording

  • a - Autobiography

  • b - Biography

  • c - Conference proceedings

  • d - Drama

  • e - Essays

  • f - Fiction

  • g - Reporting

  • h - History

  • i - Instruction

  • j - Language instruction

33

TrAr

Transposition and arrangement

*(006/16)

  • \ - Not arrangement or transposition or not specified

  • a - Transposition

  • b - Arrangement

  • c - Both transposed and arranged

  • n - Not applicable

  • u - Unknown

  • | - No attempt to code

Continuing Resources

Leader/06 = a AND Leader/07 in (b, i, s)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

18

Freq

Frequency

*(006/01)

  • \ - No determinable frequency

  • a - Annual

  • b - Bimonthly

  • c - Semiweekly

  • d - Daily

  • e - Biweekly

  • f - Semiannual

  • g - Biennial

  • h - Triennial

  • i - Three times a week

  • j - Three times a month

  • k - Continuously updated

  • m - Monthly

  • q - Quarterly

  • s - Semimonthly

  • t - Three times a year

  • u - Unknown

  • w - Weekly

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

19

Regl

Regularity

*(006/02)

  • n - Normalized irregular

  • r - Regular

  • u - Unknown

  • x - Completely irregular

  • | - No attempt to code

21

SrTp

Type of continuing resource

*(006/04)

  • / - None of the following

  • d - Updating database

  • g - Magazine

  • h - Blog

  • j - Journal

  • l - Updating loose-leaf

  • m - Monographic series

  • n - Newspaper

  • p - Periodical

  • r - Repository

  • s - Newsletter

  • t - Directory

  • w - Updating Web site

  • | - No attempt to code

22

Orig

Form of original item

*(006/05)

  • / - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • e - Newspaper format

  • f - Braille

  • o - Online

  • q - Direct electronic

  • s - Electronic

  • | - No attempt to code

23

Form

Form of item

*(006/06)

  • \ - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • f - Braille

  • o - Online

  • q - Direct electronic

  • r - Regular print reproduction

  • s - Electronic

  • | - No attempt to code

24

EntW

Nature of entire work

*(006/07)

  • \ - Not specified

  • a - Abstracts/summaries

  • b - Bibliographies

  • c - Catalogs

  • d - Dictionaries

  • e - Encyclopedias

  • f - Handbooks

  • g - Legal articles

  • h - Biography

  • i - Indexes

  • k - Discographies

  • l - Legislation

  • m - Theses

  • n - Surveys of literature in a subject area

  • o - Reviews

  • p - Programmed texts

  • q - Filmographies

  • r - Directories

  • s - Statistics

  • t - Technical reports

  • u - Standards/specifications

  • v - Legal cases and case notes

  • w - Law reports and digests

  • y - Yearbooks

  • z - Treaties

  • 5 - Calendars

  • 6 - Comics/graphic novels

  • | - No attempt to code

25-27

Cont

Nature of contents

*(006/08-10)

  • \ - Not specified

  • a - Abstracts/summaries

  • b - Bibliographies

  • c - Catalogs

  • d - Dictionaries

  • e - Encyclopedias

  • f - Handbooks

  • g - Legal articles

  • h - Biography

  • i - Indexes

  • k - Discographies

  • l - Legislation

  • m - Theses

  • n - Surveys of literature in a subject area

  • o - Reviews

  • p - Programmed texts

  • q - Filmographies

  • r - Directories

  • s - Statistics

  • t - Technical reports

  • u - Standards/specifications

  • v - Legal cases and case notes

  • w - Law reports and digests

  • y - Yearbooks

  • z - Treaties

  • 5 - Calendars

  • 6 - Comics/graphic novels

  • ||| - No attempt to code

28

GPub

Government publication

*(006/11)

  • \ - Not a government publication

  • a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

  • c - Multilocal

  • f - Federal/national

  • i - International intergovernmental

  • l - Local

  • m - Multistate

  • o - Government publication-level undetermined

  • s - State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.

  • u - Unknown if item is government publication

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

29

Conf

Conference publication

*(006/12)

  • 0 - Not a conference publication

  • 1 - Conference publication

  • | - No attempt to code

33

Alph

Original alphabet or script of title

*(006/16)

  • \ - No alphabet or script given/No key title

  • a - Basic Roman

  • b - Extended Roman

  • c - Cyrillic

  • d - Japanese

  • e - Chinese

  • f - Arabic

  • g - Greek

  • h - Hebrew

  • i - Thai

  • j - Devanagari

  • k - Korean

  • l - Tamil

  • u - Unknown

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

34

S/L

Entry convention

*(006/17)

  • 0 - Successive entry

  • 1 - Latest entry

  • 2 - Integrated entry

  • | - No attempt to code

Visual Materials

*Leader/06 in (g,k,o,r) and Leader/07 in (a, b, c, d, i, m, or s)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

18-20

Time

Running time for motion pictures and videorecordings

*(006/01-03)

  • 000 - Running time exceeds three characters

  • 001-999 - Running time

  • nnn - Not applicable

  • --- - Unknown

  • ||| - No attempt to code

22

Audn

Target audience

*(006/05)

\ - Unknown or not specified
a - Preschool
b - Primary
c - Pre-adolescent
d - Adolescent

28

GPub

Government publication

*(006/11)

  • \ - Not a government publication

  • a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

  • c - Multilocal

  • f - Federal/national

  • i - International intergovernmental

  • l - Local

  • m - Multistate

  • o - Government publication-level undetermined

  • s - State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.

  • u - Unknown if item is government publication

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

29

Form

Form of item

*(006/12)

  • \ - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • f - Braille

  • o - Online

  • q - Direct electronic

  • r - Regular print reproduction

  • s - Electronic

  • | - No attempt to code

33

TMat

Type of visual material

*(006/16)

  • a - Art original

  • b - Kit

  • c - Art reproduction

  • d - Diorama

  • f - Filmstrip

  • g - Game

  • i - Picture

  • k - Graphic

  • l - Technical drawing

  • m - Motion picture

  • n - Chart

  • o - Flash card

  • p - Microscope slide

  • q - Model

  • r - Realia

  • s - Slide

  • t - Transparency

  • v - Videorecording

  • w - Toy

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

34

Tech

Technique

*(006/17)

  • a - Animation

  • c - Animation and live action

  • l - Live action

  • n - Not applicable

  • u - Unknown

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

Mixed Materials

*Leader/06 = p and Leader/07 in (a, b, c, d, i, m, or s)

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

23

Form

Form of item

*(006/06)

  • \ - None of the following

  • a - Microfilm

  • b - Microfiche

  • c - Microopaque

  • d - Large print

  • f - Braille

  • o - Online

  • q - Direct electronic

  • r - Regular print reproduction

  • s - Electronic

  • | - No attempt to code