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336 - Content Type (R)

MARC 21 Authority - Full

October 2009

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Content type term (R) $b - Content type code (R) $2 - Source (NR)	$3 - Materials specified (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

The form of communication through which a work is expressed. Field 336 information enables expression of content types from various lists when the authority is for a title or name/title.

Multiple content types from the same source vocabulary or code list may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield $a (Content type term) and subfield $b (Content type code). Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

Both indicator positions are undefined; each contains a blank (#).

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Content type term

Content type of the work being described.


336	##$aperformed music$2rdacontent


336	##$atwo-dimensional moving image$btdi$2rdacontent

$b - Content type code

Code representing the content type of the work being described.


336	##$bprm$2rdacontent


336	##$btxt$2rdacontent $3liner notes

$2 - Source

MARC code that identifies the source of the term or code used to record the content type information.

Code from: Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes.


336	##$btdm$2rdacontent

$3 - Materials specified

Part of the described materials to which the field applies.


336	##$atext$2rdacontent$3liner notes

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

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(11/12/2009)