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007 - Text (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full

February 1999

Indicators and Subfield Codes

Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.

Character Positions
00 - Category of material
t - Text

01 - Specific material designation
a - Regular print
b - Large print
c - Braille
d - Loose-leaf
u - Unspecified
z - Other
| - No attempt to code

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

When field 007/00 contains code t, it contains special coded information that identifies the item physically as a text.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ CHARACTER POSITIONS

00 - Category of material

t - Text

One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is text, which is defined as printed or manuscript material that is accessible to the naked eye (e.g., a book, a pamphlet, a broadside). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position.

01 - Specific material designation

Special class of textual material to which an item belongs.

a - Regular print

Regular, eye-readable text.

b - Large print

Large print text is oversized print intended for use by the visually impaired.

c - Braille

Braille text is embossed characters that have been formed by raised dots in six-dot cells; braille is intended for use by the visually impaired.

d - Loose-leaf

Text in a loose-leaf binder.

u - Unspecified

Special material designation of the text is not specified.

z - Other

None of the other codes is appropriate.

| - No attempt to code

■EXAMPLES


007	ta [Item is regular print text.]


007	tb [Item is large print text.]


007	td [Item is text in a loose-leaf binder.]

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Field length - For the category of material text, field 007 should consist of two character positions.

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