006–Computer Files/Electronic Resource Dialog Box

The 006–Computer File dialog box is used to insert information about special aspects of the computer file, which cannot be inserted in field 008. The 006 Computer File dialog box is displayed when you double-click the 006 tag in the MARC Editor and the first position of the fixed field contains ‘m’.

Select from the options in the following boxes to complete the 006 fixed field for a computer file:

• Form of material - Indicates the type of material being described.
• Audience - Describes the target audience for which the material is intended. It is used primarily for educational computer file materials. When items with factual content are considered appropriate for more than one target audience, the code is recorded for the primary target audience. If the record has both reading grade and interest age or interest grade level information present in the 521 field, 008/22 is coded based on the interest age or interest grade information.
• Type of computer file - Indicates the type of computer file/electronic resource being described. The specific type of file is also described in textual form in field 516.
• Government pub - Indicates whether or not the computer file is published or produced by or for an international, national, state, or local government agency, or by any subdivision of such a body. The code also describes the jurisdictional level of the government agency associated with the item.