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507 - Scale Note for Graphic Material (NR)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
February 1999

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Representative fraction of scale note (NR)
$b - Remainder of scale note (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Scale of a graphic material item given as a note. For visual materials, this field contains the scale of architectural drawings or three-dimensional artifacts. For maps, the scale of an item is contained in this field only in pre-AACR 2 cataloging records. Scale information is contained in field 255 (Mathematical Data Area) in AACR 2 formulated records.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Representative fraction of scale note
507 ##$aScale 1:10 of the original.
[A model]
507 ##$aScale 1/16 in. to 1 ft.
$b - Remainder of scale note
507 ##$aScale 1:500,000;$b1 in. equals 8 miles.
507 ##$bPerspective map not drawn to scale.
$6 - Linkage
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Field 507 ends with a period unless another mark of punctuation is present.

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