007 Physical Description Fixed Field (NR) (Variable Control Field)
Field definition and scope:
Field 007 contains 11 character positions (00-10) that provide coded information about physical accommodations for people with disabilities. Textual information for the coded information found in this field may be present in field 575 (Accommodations for the Disabled Note).
The data elements are positionally defined. All defined character positions must contain either a defined code or a fill character ( | ). A fill character may be used in a particular character positions when the creator of the record has decided not to attempt to supply a defined code. Code n (Not applicable), when it is defined for a data element, indicates that the character position definition does not apply to the record.
Field 007 is NOT repeatable.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Field 007 has no indicators or subfield codes. The data elements are positionally defined.
The table below includes all 11 character positions of field 007. Positions are conventionally numbered zero (0) through 10. For information on a specific character position and its codes, select:
Position |
Description |
Repeatability |
007/00-10 |
Physical Description Fixed Field |
NR |
Data elements: |
|
|
00 |
NR |
|
01 |
NR |
|
02 |
NR |
|
03 |
NR |
|
04 |
NR |
|
05 |
NR |
|
06 |
NR |
|
07 |
NR |
|
08 |
NR |
|
09 |
NR |
|
10 |
NR |
See: Example
Capitalization: Alphabetic codes are input in lowercase.
Related MARC field or document:
575 Accommodations for the Disabled Note
See also: