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)

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 = F/COMP

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
F/COMP	18	2		FORM OF COMPOSITION
			*??	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = SCORE

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
SCORE	20	1		FORMAT OF MUSIC
			n	Not applicable
			a	Full score
			b	Full score, miniature or study size
			c	Accompaniment reduced for keyboard
			d	Voice score
			e	Condensed score or piano-conductor score
			g	Close score
			m	Multiple score formats
			u	Unknown
			z	Other than score format
			*?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = PARTS

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
PARTS	21	1		EXISTENCE OF PARTS (OBSOLETE) This field is OBSOLETE and should be left blank.
			n	Not applicable (OBSOLETE)
			blank	No parts exist (OBSOLETE)
			a	Parts exist (OBSOLETE)
			u	Unknown (OBSOLETE)
			*?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = A/MAT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
A/MAT	24	6		ACCOMPANYING MATTER Six alphabetic characters used to describe the contents of program notes or other accompanying text for sound recordings or scores. Codes are entered in alphabetical order:
			*blank	No accompanying matter
			a	Discography
			b	Bibliography
			c	Thematic index
			d	Libretto or text
			e	Biography of composer or author
			f	Biography of performer or history of ensemble
			g	Technical and/or historical information on instruments
			h	Technical information on music
			i	Historical information
			k	Ethnological information
			r	Instructional materials
			s	Music
			z	Other accompanying matter
			??????	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = L/TEXT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
L/TEXT	30	2		LITERARY TEXT FOR SOUND RECORDINGS Two alphabetic characters indicate the type of literary text on a sound recording. Codes are entered in the sequence given below:
			n	Not applicable
			blank	Item is a musical sound recording
			p	Poetry
			d	Drama
			f	Fiction (novels, short stories, etc.)
			k	Comedy (e.g., comedy routines)
			h	History
			l	Lectures, speeches
			o	Folktales
			c	Conference proceedings
			i	Instruction
			j	Language instruction
			s	Sounds
			a	Autobiography
			b	Biography
			e	Essays
			g	Reporting
			m	Memoirs
			r	Rehearsals
			t	Interviews
			z	Other types of literary text
			??	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

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