Orig Form of Original Item
Bytes | CNR: 008/22; 006/05 |
Input standards | CNR: Optional for non-microform items. One-character code. Default: 
CNR: Required if applicable for microform items. One-character code. Default: |
Definition | |
| CNR, 006 | The physical form in which the serial was originally published. |
Codes | |
| | If a serial is published simultaneously in more than one physical form or if it is difficult to determine the original form, determine Orig from the first item received. |
| | | | None of the following. None of the other codes is appropriate. | |
| | | a | Microfilm. The original item is published on microfilm. | |
| | | b | Microfiche. The original item is published on microfiche. | |
| | | c | Microopaque. The original item is published as a microopaque. | |
| | | d | Large print. The original item is published in a large print format. | |
| | | e | Newspaper format. The original item is printed in newspaper format. Newspaper format is when an item is on newsprint and/or looks like a newspaper. The serial does not need to fit the definition of a newspaper. | |
| | | f | Braille. The original item is published in braille. | |
| | | o | Online. The resource is accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. | |
| | | q | Direct electronic. Storage on a directly accessible tangible recording medium, e.g. disc, tape, playaway device, flashdrive, portable hard drive, etc. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. | |
| | | s | Electronic. The original item is intended for manipulation by a computer. The item may reside in a carrier accessed either directly or remotely. The item may also require the use of peripheral devices attached to the computer (e.g., a CD-ROM player). Do not use code s for items that do not require the use of a computer (e.g., music compact discs and videodiscs). This code can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. Codes o and q may be used if there is a need to separately identify online and direct electronic resources. | |
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