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340  Physical Medium (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
‡a Material base and configuration (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡b Dimensions (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡c Material applied to surface (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡d Information recording technique (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡e Support (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡f Production rate/ratio (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡h Location within medium (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡i Technical specifications of medium (R) Req'd if applicable/Req'd if applicable
‡3 Materials specified (NR) Req'd if applicable /Req'd if applicable
VIS, MIX: Optional /Optional


Definition

 Textual information concerning the physical characteristics of the materials. Coded physical information is contained in a 007 Physical Description Fixed Field ( 0xx Fields). Use for special types of materials (i.e., those requiring technical equipment for their use or those with special conservation and storage needs).

Repeat field 340 for each subfield ‡3.

1st Indicator

 Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

2nd Indicator

 Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

Subfields
‡a Material base and configuration

The material base (physical substance) and configuration on which the information is recorded. Material bases include acetate, canvas, clay, film, glass, vellum and wood. Configurations include cartridge, chip, dot, fiche, globe and sheet. Also included are those configurations beginning with prefixes such as audio-, magnetic- micro-, ultra- and videotape.

340 marble.
[The medium is for a sculpture.]
‡b Dimensions

The measurements of the material configuration (e.g., 35 mm. for film, 90 minute for cassette tape, 4" x 6" for microfiche and 12 inch for sound disc).

340 parchment ‡b 20 cm. folded to 10 x 12 cm.
‡c Material applied to surface

The physical substance applied to the material base (e.g., ink, oil, paint, tempera or a specific photographic emulsion such as albumen).

340 ‡3 self-portrait ‡a rice paper ‡b 7" x 9" ‡c colored inks ‡e none ‡h between entry for April 7 and April 19, 1843.
‡d Information recording technique

The means or technique used to record the information in or on the material base (e.g., cut, embossed, molded, pressed, punched, thermofax and x-ray).

340 ‡d handwritten ‡d typed.
‡e Support

The physical material on which or in which records are mounted, bound or otherwise supported.

340 canvas ‡b 30 x 57 cm. ‡c colored oil-based paints ‡e wood.
‡f Production rate/ratio

The normal rate or ratio at which the information in the material must be used to be meaningful (e.g., inches per second for tape recordings, magnification ratio for photographic reductions, revolutions per minute for recordings and scale for maps).

340 ‡3 case files ‡a aperture cards ‡b 9 x 19 cm. ‡d microfilm ‡f 48x.
‡h Location within medium

The location of the described materials within the material base (e.g., band, page, track and frame number).

340 glass ‡b 45 x 15 ft. ‡d embedded ‡e lead ‡h center panel.
‡i Technical specifications of medium

Access requirements involving technical equipment.

340 paper tape ‡d punched ‡i Ibord Model 74 tape reader.
‡3 Materials specified

The part of the described materials to which the field applies.

340 ‡3 case files ‡a aperture cards ‡b 9 x 19 cm. ‡d microfilm ‡f 48x.

Printing

 Field 340 does not print.

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