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3XX - Physical Description, Etc. Fields - General Information

MARC 21 Bibliographic

October 2007

"Full" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data that contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions and history sections.

"Concise" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data that contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples.

300 - Physical Description (R) Full | Concise

306 - Playing Time (NR) Full | Concise

307 - Hours, etc. (R) Full | Concise

310 - Current Publication Frequency (NR) Full | Concise

321 - Former Publication Frequency (R) Full | Concise

340 - Physical Medium (R) Full | Concise

342 - Geospatial Reference Data (R) Full | Concise

343 - Planar Coordinate Data (R) Full | Concise

351 - Organization and Arrangement of Materials (R) Full | Concise

352 - Digital Graphic Representation (R) Full | Concise

355 - Security Classification Control (R) Full | Concise

357 - Originator Dissemination Control (NR) Full | Concise

362 - Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation (R) Full | Concise

363 - Normalized Date and Sequential Designation (R) Full | Concise

365 - Trade Price (R) Full | Concise

366 - Trade Availability Information (R) Full | Concise

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Information pertaining to physical characteristics, graphic representation, physical arrangement, publication frequency, and security information. For digital items, fields are provided for recording reference and coordinate data.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Field 301 - Physical Description for Films (Pre-AACR 2) (VM) [OBSOLETE, 1983] [USMARC only]

Field 302 - Page Count (BK) [OBSOLETE, 1990]

Field 303 - Unit Count (AM) [OBSOLETE, 1983] [USMARC only]

Field 304 - Linear Footage (AM) [OBSOLETE, 1983] [USMARC only]

Field 305 - Physical Description for Sound Recordings (Pre-AACR 2) (MU) [OBSOLETE, 1993]

Field 308 - Physical Description for Films (Archival) (VM) [OBSOLETE, 1990]

Field 315 - Frequency (CF, MP) [OBSOLETE, 1993]

Field 350 - Price (BK, AM, MU, VM) [OBSOLETE, 1983]

Field 350 - Price (CF, SE) [OBSOLETE, 1993]

Field 359 - Rental Price (VM) [OBSOLETE, 1983]

Field 363 - Normalized Date and Sequential Designation [NEW, 2007]

Field 365 - Trade Price [NEW, 2003]

Field 366 - Trade Availability Information [NEW, 2003]

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