5xx Introduction
- 500 General Note
- 501 "With" Note
- 502 Dissertation
- 504 Bibliography, Etc.
- 505 Formatted Contents
- 506 Restrictions on Access
- 507 Note for Graphic Material
- 508 Creation/Production Credits
- 510 Citation/References
- 511 Participant/Performer
- 513 Type of Report/Period Covered
- 514 Data Quality
- 515 Numbering Peculiarities
- 516 Type of Computer File/Data
- 518 Date/Time and Place of Event
- 520 Summary, Etc
- 521 Target Audience
- 522 Geographic Coverage
- 524 Preferred Citation
- 525 Supplement
- 526 Study Program Information
- 530 Additional Physical Form Available
- 533 Reproduction
- 534 Original Version
- 535 Location
- 536 Funding Information
- 538 System Details
- 539 Data Elements of Reproduction
- 540 Terms Governing Use/Reproduction
- 541 Immediate Source of Acquisition
- 542 Information Relating to Copyright Status
- 544 Location of Other Archival Materials
- 545 Biographical/Historical
- 546 Language
- 547 Former Title Complexity
- 550 Issuing Body
- 552 Entity/Attribute Information
- 555 Cumulative Index/Findings Aids
- 556 Information about Documentation
- 561 Ownership/Custodial History
- 562 Copy/Version Identification
- 563 Binding Information
- 565 Case File Characteristics
- 567 Methodology
- 580 Linking Entry Complexity
- 581 Publications About Described Materials
- 583 Action
- 584 Accumulation and Frequency of Use
- 585 Exhibitions
- 586 Awards
- 588 Source of Description
- 590 Local
- 599 Differentiable Local
- Home
- Bibliographic Formats and Standards
- 5xx Introduction
- 516 Type of Computer File/Data
516 Type of Computer File or Data Note (R)
Input Standards | |||
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| 1st Indicator Display constant controller | |||
 | Type of file | ||
| 8 | No display constant generated | ||
| 2nd Indicator Undefined | |||
| | Undefined | ||
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) | Input Standards | ||
| ‡a | Type of computer file or data note (NR) | Mandatory/Mandatory | |
Definition | A note that characterizes the file. In addition to a general descriptor (e.g., computer program, numeric or text), use field 516 for more specific information such as the form or genre of textual material (e.g., biography, dictionary or index). Enter general file data in the fixed-field element File (Type of Computer File). | ||||||||||||
1st Indicator | Display constant controller. A value that controls the generation of a display constant preceding the note. | ||||||||||||
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2nd Indicator | Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). | ||||||||||||
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Subfields | |||||||||||||
| ‡a Type of computer file or data note | The entire text of the note.
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Printing | Field 516 does not print. |