007 - Unspecified (R)
MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
February 1999
Indicators and Subfield CodesField has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally
defined.
Character Positions
00 - Category of material
z - Unspecified
01 - Specific material designation
m - Multiple physical forms
u - Unspecified
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
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FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
When field 007/00 contains code z, the special coded information about physical
characteristics relates to an unspecified category of material.
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ CHARACTER POSITIONS
00 - Category of material z - Unspecified One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which
the item belongs is unspecified, which means that the item is
not identified by one of the other 007 code values or that its multiple
physical forms are not being specifically denoted (for instance, when the item
in hand is a collection containing different material categories and an
institution chooses not to input separate 007 fields for the various
components). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position.
01 - Specific material designation Special class of material to which the item belongs.
m - Multiple physical forms Multiple physical forms are involved.
u - Unspecified Physical form of the item is not specified.
z - Other None of the other codes is appropriate.
| - No attempt to code
■EXAMPLES
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zz
[Item is a musical score.] |
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| 007 |
zm
[Item is a collection containing different material categories and separate 007
fields are not being input for the various components.] |
INPUT CONVENTIONS
Field length - Field 007 for the category of material unspecified currently has only
two character positions defined for it.