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MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Control Field 006
- 006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS--GENERAL INFORMATION (R)
- 006--BOOKS
- 006--COMPUTER FILES/ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
- 006--MAPS
- 006--MIXED MATERIALS
- 006--MUSIC
- 006--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 006--VISUAL MATERIALS
006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS--GENERAL INFORMATION (R)
This field contains 18 character positions (00-17) that provide for coding information about special aspects of the item being cataloged that cannot be coded in field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements). It is used in cases when an item has multiple characteristics. It is also used to record the coded serial aspects of nontextual continuing resources.
The field has a tree structure, whereby the code given in 006/00 (Form of material) determines the data elements defined for subsequent character positions. Except for code s (Serial/Integrating resource), the codes in field 006/00 correspond to those in Leader/06 (Type of record). For each occurrence of field 006, the codes defined for character positions 01-17 will be the same as those defined in the corresponding field 008, character positions 18-34. Configurations of field 006 are given in the following order: books, computer files/electronic resources, maps, music, continuing resources, visual materials, and mixed materials.
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted
in red indicate changes made after the 2003
edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are included
in the 2004 printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.
006--BOOKS
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--BOOKS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- a - Language material
- t - Manuscript language material
- 01-04 - Illustrations
See the description of positions 18-21 (Illustrations) under 008--BOOKS - 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--BOOKS - 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--BOOKS - 07-10 - Nature of contents
See the description of positions 24-27 (Nature of contents) under 008--BOOKS - 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--BOOKS - 12 - Conference publication
See the description of position 29 (Conference publication) under 008--BOOKS - 13 - Festschrift
See the description of position 30 (Festschrift) under 008--BOOKS - 14 - Index
See the description of position 31 (Index) under 008--BOOKS - 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Literary form
See the description of position 33 (Literary form) under 008--BOOKS - 17 - Biography
See the description of position 34 (Biography) under 008--BOOKS
006--COMPUTER FILES/ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--COMPUTER FILES section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- m - Computer file/Electronic resource
- 01-04 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--COMPUTER FILES - 06-08 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 09 - Type of computer file
See the description of position 26 (Type of computer file) under 008--COMPUTER FILES - 10 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--COMPUTER FILES - 12-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
006--MAPS
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--MAPS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- e - Cartographic material
- f - Manuscript cartographic material
- 01-04 - Relief
See the description of positions 18-21 (Relief) under 008--MAPS - 05-06 - Projection
See the description of positions 22-23 (Projection) under 008--MAPS - 07 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 08 - Type of cartographic material
See the description of position 25 (Type of cartographic material) under 008--MAPS - 09-10 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--MAPS - 12 - Form of item
See the description of position 29 (Form of item) under 008--MAPS - 13 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 14 - Index
See the description of position 31 (Index) under 008--MAPS - 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16-17 - Special format characteristics
See the description of positions 33-34 (Special format characteristics) under 008--MAPS
006--MIXED MATERIALS
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--MIXED MATERIALS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- p - Mixed material
- 01-05 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--MIXED MATERIALS - 07-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
006--MUSIC
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--MUSIC section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- c - Notated music
- d - Manuscript notated music
- i - Nonmusical sound recording
- j - Musical sound recording
- 01-02 - Form of composition
See the description of positions 18-19 (Form of composition) under 008--MUSIC - 03 - Format of music
See the description of position 20 (Format of music) under 008--MUSIC - 04 - Music parts
See the description of position 21 (Music parts) under 008--MUSIC - 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--MUSIC - 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--MUSIC - 07-12 - Accompanying matter
See the description of positions 24-29 (Accompanying matter) under 008--MUSIC - 13-14 - Literary text for sound recordings
See the description of positions 30-31 (Literary text for sound recordings) under 008--MUSIC - 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Transposition and arrangement
See the description of position 33 (Transposition and arrangement)under 008--MUSIC - 17 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
006--CONTINUING RESOURCES
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- s - Serial/Integrating resource
- 01 - Frequency
See the description of position 18 (Frequency) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 02 - Regularity
See the description of position 19 (Regularity) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 03 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 04 - Type of continuing resource
See the description of position 21 (Type of continuing resource) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 05 - Form of original item
See the description of position 22 (Form of original item) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 07 - Nature of entire work
See the description of position 24 (Nature of entire work) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 08-10 - Nature of contents
See the description of positions 25-27 (Nature of contents) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 12 - Conference publication
See the description of position 29 (Conference publication) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 13-15 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Original alphabet or script of title
See the description of position 33 (Original alphabet or script of title) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES - 17 - Entry convention
See the description of position 34 (Entry convention) under 008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
006--VISUAL MATERIALS
For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--VISUAL MATERIALS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- g - Projected medium
- k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic
- o - Kit
- r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object
- 01-03 - Running time
See the description of positions 18-20 (Running time) under 008--VISUAL MATERIALS - 04 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--VISUAL MATERIALS - 06-10 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--VISUAL MATERIALS - 12 - Form of item
See the description of position 29 (Form of item) under 008--VISUAL MATERIALS - 13-15 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Type of visual material
See the description of position 33 (Type of visual material) under 008--VISUAL MATERIALS - 17 - Technique
See the description of position 34 (Technique) under 008--VISUAL MATERIALS

