BibFormats

CrTp:  Type of Cartographic Material

Record Type

BIB

Bytes

MAP: 008/25; 006/08

Input Standards

MAP: Mandatory. One-character code. Default: a

Definition

 
MAP, 006

The type of cartographic item being described.

Codes

 
 
a

Single map

CrTp     a
300     1 map : ǂb color ; ǂc 10 x 40 cm
b

Map series. A map series is a number of related but physically separate and bibliographically distinct cartographic units intended by the producers or issuing bodies to form a single group. Do not use for atlas series.

CrTp     b
300     50 maps : ǂb 2 color ; ǂc 40 x 25 cm
c

Map serial. A map serial is a publication issued in successive parts, usually having numbering, that has no predetermined conclusion. If you use code c, you must use code s in BLvl.

CrTp     c
300     maps : ǂb color ; ǂc 20 x 60 cm, on sheets 25 x 65 cm
310     Quarterly
d

Globe

CrTp     d
300     1 globe : ǂb color, plastic, mounted on metal stand ; ǂc 70 cm in diameter
e

Atlas. An atlas, including atlas series and serially issued atlases.

CrTp     e
300     1 atlas (288 pages) : ǂb chiefly color maps ; ǂc 38 cm
f

Separate supplement to another work. The cartographic item or material is a supplement to another work. The other work does not have to be cartographic material.

g

Bound as part of another work. The cartographic item or material has been bound as part of another work. The other work does not have to be cartographic material.

u

Unknown. The type of cartographic material is not known.

z

Other. The cartographic material cannot be defined by any other code.

fill character

No attempt to code

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, Field 008.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, 008/25 (Maps).