MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Control Field 006


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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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