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
			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 = 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 = T/MAT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
T/MAT	33	1		TYPE OF MATERIAL
			a	Art original
			b	Kit
			c	Art reproduction
			d	Diorama
			f	Filmstrip
			g	Game
			i	Picture
			k	Graphic
			l	Technical drawing
			m	Motion picture
			n	Chart
			o	Flash card
			p	Microscope slide
			q	Model
			r	Realia
			s	Slide
			t	Transparency
			v	Videorecording
			w	Toy
			z	Other type of material
			*?	Data not yet supplied (fill character)

Heading = TECH

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
TECH	17	1		TECHNIQUE
			n	Not applicable
			a	Animation
			c	Animation and live action
			l	Live action
			u	Unknown
			z	Other technique
			*?	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 = A/MAT

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
A/MAT	6	5		ACCOMPANYING MATTER The most important five codes are recorded in alphabetical order
			*blank	No accompanying matter
			l	Stills
			m	Script material
			o	Posters
			p	Pressbooks
			q	Lobby cards
			r	Instructional materials
			s	Music
			z	Other accompanying matter
			??????	Data not yet supplied (fill characters)

Heading = R/TIME

Heading	Position in Field	Length	Codes	Fixed Length Data Elements (008)
R/TIME	1	3		RUNNING TIME FOR MOTION PICTURES AND VIDEORECORDINGS Running time for motion pictures or videorecordings is expressed as three digits representing minutes. If more than 999 minutes, use 000 and record time in physical description field (300).
			000	Running time exceeds three characters
			---	Running time unknown
			nnn	Not applicable (not a motion picture or videorecording)
			*???	Data not supplied

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