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336 - Content Type (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - 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. Used in conjunction with Leader /06 (Type of record), which indicates the general type of content of the resource. Field 336 information enables expression of more specific content types and content types from various lists.

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)