| Character Positions Map (007/00=a) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Physical medium 05 - Type of reproduction 06 - Production/reproduction details 07 - Positive/negative aspect Electronic resource (007/00=c) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Dimensions 05 - Sound 06-08 - Image bit depth 09 - File formats 10 - Quality assurance targets 11 - Antecedent/source 12 - Level of compression 13 - Reformatting quality Globe (007/00=d) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Physical medium 05 - Type of reproduction Tactile material (007/00=f) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03-04 - Class of braille writing 05 - Level of contraction 06-08 - Braille music format 09 - Special physical characteristics Projected graphic (007/00=g) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Base of emulsion 05 - Sound on medium or separate 06 - Medium for sound 07 - Dimensions 08 - Secondary support material Microform (007/00=h) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Positive/negative aspect 04 - Dimensions 05 - Reduction ratio range 06-08 - Reduction ration 09 - Color 10 - Emulsion on film 11 - Generation 12 - Base of film Nonprojected graphic (007/00=k) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Primary support material 05 - Secondary support material |
Motion picture (007/00=m) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Motion picture presentation format 05 - Sound on medium or separate 06 - Medium for sound 07 - Dimensions 08 - Configuration of playback channels 09 - Production elements 10 - Positive/negative aspect 11 - Generation 12 - Base of film 13 - Refined categories of color 14 - Kind of color stock or print 15 - Deterioration stage 16 - Completeness 17-22 - Film inspection date Kit (007/00=o) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation Notated music (007/00=q) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation Remote-sensing image (007/00=r) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Altitude of sensor 04 - Attitude of sensor 05 - Cloud cover 06 - Platform construction type 07 - Platform use category 08 - Sensor type 09-10 - Data type Sound recording (007/00=s) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Speed 04 - Configuration of playback channels 05 - Groove width/groove pitch 06 - Dimensions 07 - Tape width 08 - Tape configuration 09 - Kind of disc, cylinder, or tape 10 - Kind of material 11 - Kind of cutting 12 - Special playback characteristics 13 - Capture and storage technique Text (007/00=t) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation Videorecording (007/00=v) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation 02 - Undefined 03 - Color 04 - Videorecording format 05 - Sound on medium or separate 06 - Medium for sound 07 - Dimensions 08 - Configuration of playback channels Unspecified (007/00=z) 00 - Category of material 01 - Specific material designation |
Special information about the physical characteristics in a coded form. The information may represent the whole item or parts of an item such as accompanying material.
The physical characteristics are often related to information in other parts of the MARC record especially from field 300 (Physical Description) or one of the 5XX note fields.
Field has a generic tree structure, whereby codes given in 007/00 (Category of material) determine the data elements defined for subsequent character positions.
The data elements in field 007 are positionally defined and the number of character positions in field 007 depends upon the code contained in 007/00. Character position 00 contains a code that identifies the category of material. The fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. The fill character may be used in any other character position when the cataloging agency makes no attempt to code the position.
The categories of material for which field 007 is applicable in bibliographic records are presented in the following order in the field description: map, electronic resource, globe, tactile material, projected graphic, microform, nonprojected graphic, motion picture, kit, notated music, remote-sensing image, sound recording, text, videorecording, and unspecified.
Each 007 tree structure for a particular category of material has a defined length and when it occurs, all positions must be present. Fields 007 for motion pictures and electronic resources are the only instances where the length of the field may vary. These each have a basic set of defined character positions and an extension set that may follow the basic set. For example, for motion pictures the basic set contains eight positions (007/00-07) should always be used. An institution may choose additionally to code position 007/08 through position 007/22. The coding of any character position in the extension set requires that the whole extension set contains a code of a fill character (|).
The list below contains the code values for 007/00 (Category of material) which define the subsequent position definition tree. Character position definition and scope for other positions in field 007 can be found in one of the sections for the categories of material (e.g., Sound recording) that follow this general section. Examples of field 007 are given only in the specific category of material sections.
| 007/00 | Category of material |
| a | Map |
| c | Electronic resource |
| d | Globe |
| f | Tactile material |
| g | Projected graphic |
| h | Microform |
| k | Nonprojected graphic |
| m | Motion picture |
| o | Kit |
| q | Notated music |
| r | Remote-sensing image |
| s | Sound recording |
| t | Text |
| v | Videorecording |
| z | Unspecified |
| 300 | ##$a1 map and 1 view :$bcol. ;$c45 x 78 cm. and 30 x 60 cm. | ||||||||
| 007 | aj#canzn [colored map on paper] |
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| 007 | ay#canzn [colored view on paper] |
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The following list presents all field 007 data elements in character position order. It relates each character position and definition (name) to the categories of material for which it is valid ( V).
| Validity by Category of Material |
| Character Positions | a | c | d | f | g | h | k | m | o | q | r | s | t | v | z | |
| 00 | Category of material | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| 01 | Specific material designation | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| 02 | Undefined | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | ||||
| 03 | Color | V | V | V | · | V | · | V | V | · | · | V | ||||
| 03 | Class of braille (code 1) | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 03 | Positive/negative aspect | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 03 | Altitude of sensor | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | ||||
| 03 | Speed | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | ||||
| 04 | Physical medium | V | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Class of braille (code 2) | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Dimensions | · | V | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Base of emulsion | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Primary support material | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Motion picture pres. format | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Attitude of sensor | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | ||||
| 04 | Config. of playback channels | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | ||||
| 04 | Videorecording format | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | ||||
| 05 | Type of reproduction | V | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 05 | Sound | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 05 | Level of contraction | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 05 | Sound on medium or separate | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | V | · | · | V | ||||
| 05 | Reduction ratio range | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 05 | Secondary support material | . | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | ||||
| 05 | Cloud cover | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | ||||
| 05 | Groove width/groove pitch | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | ||||
| 06 | Production/reprod. details | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 06 | Image bit depth (code 1) | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 06 | Braille music format (code 1) | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 06 | Medium for sound | · | · | · | V | · | V | · | · | V | ||||||
| 06 | Reduction ratio (code 1) | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 06 | Platform construction type | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | ||||||
| 06 | Dimensions | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | ||||||
| 07 | Positive/negative aspect | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 07 | Image bit depth (code 2) | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 07 | Braille music format (code 2) | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 07 | Dimensions | · | · | · | V | · | V | · | · | V | ||||||
| 07 | Reduction ratio (code 2) | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| 07 | Platform use category | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | ||||||
| 07 | Tape width | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | ||||||
| 08 | Braille music format (code 3) | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| 08 | Image bit depth (code 3) | V | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| 08 | Secondary support material | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| 08 | Config. of playback channels | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | V | |||||||
| 08 | Reduction ratio (code 3) | · | · | · | V | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| 08 | Sensor type | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | · | |||||||
| 08 | Tape configuration | · | · | · | · | · | · | V | · | |||||||
| 09 | Special physical characteristics | · | V | · | · | · | · | |||||||||
| 09 | File formats | V | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||||
| 09 | Color | · | · | V | · | · | · | |||||||||
| 09 | Production elements | · | · | · | V | · | · | |||||||||
| 09 | Data type (code 1) | · | · | · | · | V | · | |||||||||
| 09 | Kind of disc, cylinder, tape | · | · | · | · | · | V | |||||||||
| 10 | Emulsion on film | · | V | · | · | · | ||||||||||
| 10 | Quality assurance targets | V | · | · | · | · | ||||||||||
| 10 | Positive/negative aspect | · | · | V | · | · | ||||||||||
| 10 | Data type (code 2) | · | · | · | V | · | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kind of material | · | · | · | · | V | ||||||||||
| 11 | Generation | · | V | V | · | |||||||||||
| 11 | Antecedent/source | V | · | · | · | |||||||||||
| 11 | Kind of cutting | · | · | · | V | |||||||||||
| 12 | Base of film | · | V | V | · | |||||||||||
| 12 | Level of compression | V | · | · | · | |||||||||||
| 12 | Special playback char. | · | · | · | V | |||||||||||
| 13 | Refined cat. of color | · | V | · | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Reformatting quality | V | · | · | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Capture and storage technique | · | · | V | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Kind of color stock or print | V | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Deterioration stage | V | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Completeness | V | ||||||||||||||
| 17-22 | Film inspection date | V |
In 1981, the present generalized approach to coding physical description characteristics in field 007 was defined. Prior to that time, this field was defined only in the visual materials and music specifications and contained a variable number of fixed-length entries. The field was not repeatable, but the set of 6 (visual materials) or 11 (music) character positions could be repeated within the field. When the field was restructured and expanded to other USMARC specifications, the field was made repeatable and the set of character positions defined for each category of material was made nonrepeatable. The visual materials 007 covered motion pictures (1970-1980) and projected graphics and videorecordings (1976-1980); each category currently has a separate 007 defined. The music 007 covered only sound recordings.
The following table maps the earlier structures onto the current 007 fields:
| Pre-1981 structure(Type of material) | |
| --- | |
| 00 | Form of release |
| --- | |
| 01 | Color (VM) |
| Speed (MU) | |
| 02 | Presentation format (VM) |
| Kind of sound (MU) | |
| 03 | Sound on medium or separate (VM) |
| Groove width/Groove pitch (MU) | |
| 04 | Medium for sound (VM) |
| Dimensions (MU) | |
| 05 | Width or dimensions (VM) |
| Tape width (MU) | |
| 06 | Tape configuration (MU) |
| 07 | Kind of disc or cylinder (archival) (MU) |
| 08 | Kind of material (archival) (MU) |
| 09 | Kind of cutting (archival) (MU) |
| 10 | Recording and reproduction characteristics (MU) |
| 1981 structure(007 Category of material) | |
| 00 | Category of material (g, m, v, s) |
| 01 | Specific material designation (g, m, v, s) |
| 02 | Original versus reproduction aspect (g, m, v, s) |
| 03 | Color (g, m, v) |
| Speed (s) | |
| 04 | Presentation format (g, m, v) |
| Kind of sound (s) | |
| 05 | Sound on medium or separate (g, m, v) |
| Groove width/Groove pitch (s) | |
| 06 | Medium for sound (g, m, v) |
| Dimensions (s) | |
| 07 | Width or dimensions (g, m, v) |
| Tape width (s) | |
| 08 | Tape configuration (s) |
| 09 | Kind of disc, cylinder or tape (s) |
| 10 | Kind of Material (s) |
| 11 | Kind of cutting (s) |
| 12 | Special playback characteristics (s) |
In 1981, newly structured 007 fields for projected graphics (00, code g), motion pictures (00, code m), videorecordings (00, code v), and sound recordings (00, code s) became valid; a 007 for microforms (00, code h) was defined.
In 1982, 007 fields for maps (00, code a) and globes (00, code d) were defined for map and kit material; the 007 field for sound recordings (00, code s) was extended to kits.
In 1983, 007 field for nonprojected graphics (00, code k) was defined for two-dimensional nonprojected graphic material.
In 1985, the 007 field for motion pictures (00, code m) was extended to character positions 08-22 for archival characteristics when field 009 (Physical Description Fixed Field for Archival Collection) was made obsolete.
In 1990, 007 fields for text (00, code t) and for unspecified material (00, code z) were defined for all forms of material.
In 2002, the Computer file 007 field was renamed to “Electronic resource.”
In 2016, 007 field for Sound recording (00, code s) was redescribed.
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