Input Standards |
| Optional/Optional |
| 1st Indicator Display constant controller |
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Type of file |
| 8 |
No display constant generated |
| 2nd Indicator Undefined |
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Undefined |
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) |
Input Standards |
| ǂa |
Type of computer file or data note (NR) |
Mandatory/Mandatory |
| ǂ8 |
Field link and sequence number (R) |
Optional/Optional |
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). Generally do not use in records for online resources per the Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Record Guide: P-N/RDA Version (http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/scs/documents/PN-RDA-Combined.docx). For guidance on describing and encoding the attributes of audio recording carriers, see “Supplement 1” of the Music Library Association’s Supplements to Best Practices for Music Cataloging Using RDA and MARC21 (http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.musiclibraryassoc.org/resource/resmgr/BCC_RDA/Supp_RDA_Best_Practices.pdf). |
1st Indicator |
Display constant controller. A value that controls the generation of a display constant preceding the note. |
| |
|
Type of file. The value that generates the display constant Type of file:. |
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| |
| 8 |
No display constant generated. The value that specifies that a display constant is not generated. |
|
2nd Indicator |
Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ).
|
Undefined |
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Subfields |
|
| ǂa Type of computer file or data note |
The entire text of the note.
| File |
|
|
b |
| 516 |
|
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Computer program. |
| File |
|
|
a |
| 516 |
|
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Numeric (Summary statistics). |
| File |
|
|
d |
| 516 |
|
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Text (Law reports and digests). |
| File |
|
|
d |
| 516 |
8 |
|
Electronic serial in RTF format. |
| File |
|
|
c |
| 516 |
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Graphic file (Streaming video). |
| File |
|
|
m |
| 516 |
8 |
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Written in DBASE III+ format for data, and Windows bitmap format for graphic files. |
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| ǂ8 Field link and sequence number |
For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields. |
This page last revised: March 10, 2017
