842 - Textual Physical Form Designator (NR)
MARC 21 Holdings - Concise
2007
This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the
2007 electronic edition of the MARC 21 Concise
Formats. Please see loc.gov/marc/concise/
for the most up-to-date version of the electronic MARC 21
Concise Formats.
Designation in textual form of the physical form of the
item. The physical form designator specifies the physical
medium or form, or type of material of the unit held. The
general physical form designator in coded form is recorded in
field 007 (Physical Description Fixed Field).
Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Undefined
# - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Textual physical form designator (NR)
Parentheses enclosing the designator are not carried in the
MARC record; they may be generated for display.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
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