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340 - PHYSICAL MEDIUM (R)
Physical description information for an item that requires technical equipment for its use or an item that has special conservation or storage needs.
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- # - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
- # - Undefined
Subfield Codes
- $a - Material base and configuration (R)
The physical substance (e.g. acetate clay vellum wood) and configuration (e.g. cartridge chip videotape) on which the information is recorded. - $b - Dimensions (R)
The measurements of the material configuration. - $c - Materials applied to surface (R)
The physical substance applied to the material base (e.g. ink paint albumen). - $d - Information recording technique (R)
The technique used to record the data in or on the material base (e.g. punched molded x-ray). - $e - Support (R)
The physical material on or in which records are mounted bound or otherwise supported. - $f - Production rate/ratio (R)
The normal rate or ratio at which the material must be used for the information to be meaningful (e.g. revolutions per minute for recordings). - $h - Location within medium (R)
The location of the described materials within the material base and configuration (e.g. baud frame number). - $i - Technical specifications of medium (R)
The access requirements of technical equipment. - $3 - Materials specified (NR)
The part of the described materials to which the field applies. - $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields
Examples
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##$amarble. |
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##$aparchment$b20 cm. folded to 10 x 12 cm. |
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##$3self-portrait$arice paper$b7" x 9"$ccolored inks$enone$hbetween entry for April 7 and April 19 1843 |
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##$dhandwritten$dtyped. |
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##$acanvas$b30 x 57 cm.$ccolored oil-base paints$ewood. |
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##$3case files$aaperture cards$b9 x 19 cm.$dmicrofilm$f48x. |

