Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates the specific material designation of the motion picture.  The specific material designation describes the special class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item belongs, for example, a film reel.  A fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this position.

Record requirements for National-level records:  Mandatory; for Minimal-level records:  Optional.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Content designator history:

Character position 00 (Form of release) became 01 (Specific material designation) when field 007 was restructured in 1981.

o - Film roll  [new, 2009]

To return, select:

007:  Motion picture

007  Physical Description Fixed Field