Heading = SRC

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
SRC	39	1		CATALOGING SOURCE
			blank	Library of Congress
			a	National Agricultural Library
			b	National Library of Medicine
			c	Library of Congress cooperative cataloging (Variable field 040 (CAS) will contain the name of the cooperating library)
			*d	Other sources
			u	Unknown

Heading = PLACE

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
PLACE	15	3		PLACE OF PUBLICATION, PRODUCTION OR EXECUTION A two or three character, lower case, alphabetic code for the country of publication. Use established codes from "USMARC Code List for Countries"
			*???	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = LANG

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
LANG	35	3		LANGUAGE A three character, lower case, alphabetic code for language of text. Use established codes from "USMARC Code List for Languages"
			???	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)
			*eng

Heading = MOD

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
MOD	38	1		MODIFIED RECORD The record does not contain all the information found on the corresponding manual cataloging copy
			s	Shortened
			d	Dashed-on information omitted
			x	Missing characters
			r	Completely romanized/printed cards in script
			o	Completely romanized/printed cards romanized
			*blank	Not modified
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = T/AUD

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
T/AUD	22	1		TARGET AUDIENCE
			*blank	Unknown or not applicable
			a	Preschool
			b	Primary
			c	Elementary and junior high
			d	Secondary (senior high)
			e	Adult
			f	Specialized
			g	General
			j	Juvenile
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = REPRO

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
REPRO	23	1		FORM OF ITEM
			*blank	None of the following
			r	Regular print reproduction
			a	Microfilm
			b	Microfiche
			c	Microopaque
			d	Large print
			f	Braille
			g	Punched paper tape (OBSOLETE)
			h	Magnetic tape (OBSOLETE)
			i	Multimedia (OBSOLETE)
			z	Other (OBSOLETE)
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = D/CODE

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
D/CODE	6	1		TYPE OF DATE / PUBLICATION STATUS
			b	No dates given; B.C. date involved
			d	Serial item ceased publication
			e	Detailed date
			*s	Single known date/probable date
			c	Serial item currently published (Obsolete for books)
			t	Publication date and copyright date
			i	Inclusive dates of collection
			k	Range of years of bulk of collection
			m	Multiple dates
			p	Date of distribution/release/issue and production/recording session when different
			r	Reprint/reissue date and original date
			n	Dates unknown
			u	Serial item status unknown
			q	Questionable date
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = DT/1

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
DT/1	7	4		DATE 1/BEGINNING DATE OF PUBLICATION The content is determined by the Type of Date code (D/CODE), above
			*????	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)

Heading = DT/2

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
DT/2	11	4		DATE 2/ENDING DATE OF PUBLICATION The content is determined by the Type of Date code (D/CODE), above
			????	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)

Heading = CONT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
CONT	24	4		NATURE OF CONTENTS CODES Note: Use up to four codes in the sequence listed below:
			*blank	No specified nature of contents
			a	Abstracts/summaries
			b	Bibliographies
			c	Catalogs
			d	Dictionaries
			e	Encyclopedias
			f	Handbooks
			g	Legal articles
			i	Indexes
			k	Discographies
			l	Legislation
			n	Surveys of the literature in subject area
			o	Reviews
			p	Programmed texts
			q	Filmographies
			r	Directories
			s	Statistics
			t	Technical reports
			v	Legal cases and case notes
			w	Law reports and digests
			y	Yearbooks (OBSOLETE)
			????	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)

Heading = ILLUS

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
ILLUS	18	4		ILLUSTRATIONS Note: Use up to four codes in the sequence listed below:
			*blank	No illustrations
			a	Illustrations
			b	Maps
			c	Portraits
			d	Charts
			e	Plans
			f	Plates
			g	Music
			h	Facsimiles
			i	Coats of arms
			j	Genealogical tables
			k	Forms
			l	Samples
			m	Phonodisc, phonowire, etc.
			n	Photographs
			o	Photographs
			p	Illuminations
			????	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)

Heading = GOVT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
GOVT	28	1		GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
			*blank	Not a government publication
			i	International intergovernmental
			f	Federal/national
			a	Autonomous or semi-autonomous components of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, or Malaysia
			m	Multistate
			s	State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.
			c	Multilocal
			l	Local
			o	Government publication-level undetermined
			u	Unknown if item is government publication
			z	Other type of government publication
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = BIOG

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
BIOG	34	1		BIOGRAPHY
			*blank	No biographical material
			a	Autobiography
			b	Individual biography
			c	Collective biography
			d	Contains biographical information
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = FEST

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
FEST	30	1		FESTSCHRIFT
			*0	Not a festschrift
			1	Festschrift
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = CONF

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
CONF	29	1		CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
			*0	Not a conference publication
			1	Conference publication
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = FICT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
FICT	33	1		FICTION
			0	Not fiction (not further specified)
			1	Fiction (not further specified)
			c	Comic strips
			d	Dramas
			e	Essays
			f	Novels
			h	Humor, satires, etc. (Indicates that the item is a humorous work, satire, or of a similar literary form)
			i	Letters (Indicates that the item is a single letter or collection of correspondence)
			j	Short stories (Indicates that the item is a short story of collection of short stories)
			m	Mixed forms (Indicates that the item represents a variety of literary forms (e.g., poetry and short stories))
			p	Poetry
			s	Speeches
			u	Unknown
			*?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = INDX

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
INDX	31	1		INDEX
			*0	No index
			1	Index present
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

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