008/23 (006/06) Music: Form of item

Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code specifies the form of material for the item being described. A fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.

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

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Code:	Description:
#	None of the following Item is not specified by one of the other codes.
a	Microfilm
b	Microfiche
c	Microopaque
d	Large print
f	Braille
o	Online
q	Direct electronic
r	Regular print reproduction
s	Electronic
\|	No attempt to code

See: Examples

Content designator history:

# - None of the following [redefined, 1987]

g - Punched paper tape [obsolete, 1987]

h - Magnetic tape [obsolete, 1987]

i - Multimedia [obsolete, 1987]

x - Other form of reproduction [obsolete] [USMARC only]

z - Other form of reproduction [obsolete]

Code # (Not a reproduction) was redefined when the focus of 008/23 was changed. Codes g, h, and i were made obsolete when the coding of 008/23 (Forms of reproduction code) was redefined as information about the medium of the item in hand rather than about bibliographic reproductions. Prior to 1977, other forms of reproduction were identified by code x.

o - Online [new, 2010]

q - Direct electronic [new, 2010]