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 = CM/TYP

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
CM/TYP	25	1		CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL TYPE
			*a	Single map
			b	Map series
			c	Map serial
			d	Globe
			e	Atlas
			?	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 = BME

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
BME	22	3		BASE MAP ELEMENTS 1) Map projection - first two characters If a type of projection is named in the record, a character code is used. 2) Prime meridian - last character If a prime meridian is mentioned in the record, a character code is used.
			????	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)

Heading = RELIEF

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
RELIEF	18	4		RELIEF These are recorded in the order of their importance
			*blank	No relief shown
			a	Contours
			b	Shading
			c	Gradient tints
			d	Hachures
			e	Bathymetry/soundings
			k	Bathymetry/isolines
			f	Form lines
			g	Spot heights
			i	Pictorially
			j	Land forms
			z	Other relief types
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = SP/FORM

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
SP/FORM	16	2		SPECIAL FORMAT CHARACTERISTIC
			*blank	No specified special format characteristic
			e	Manuscript
			j	Picture card, post card
			k	Calendar
			l	Puzzle
			m	Braille
			n	Game
			o	Wall map
			p	Playing cards
			q	Large print
			r	Loose-leaf
			z	Other special format characteristic
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = GOVT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
GOVT	11	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 = INDX

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
INDX	14	1		INDEX
			*0	No index
			1	Index present
			?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

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