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842 - Textual Physical Form Designator (NR)

MARC 21 Holdings - Full
January 2000
First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Subfield Codes
$a - Textual physical form designator (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Designation in textual form of the physical form of the item. The physical form designator specifies the physical medium or form, or type of material of the unit held. The general physical form designator in coded form is recorded in field 007 (Physical Description Fixed Field).

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Textual physical form designator
Parentheses enclosing the designator are not carried in the MARC record; they may be generated for display.
$6 - Linkage
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

■ EXAMPLES

Display example:  + (computer file) disk 1/disk 2
842 ##$acomputer file
854 00$81$adisk
864 #1$81.1$a1
864 #1$81.2$a2
Display example: (binder) v.1-10
842 ##$abinder
853 00$81$av.
863 40$81.1$a1-10
Display example: (model) ca. 300 pieces
842 ##$amodel
867 31$80$aca. 300 pieces

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Display constants - Textual physical form designator may be displayed within parentheses, as specified by Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items (ANSI/NISO Z39.71). The parentheses are not input as data, but may be generated as a display constant.
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