General Information Fixed Fields

The 008 Fixed-Length Data Elements–General Information field in bibliographic records can be defined with dialog boxes for each type of material. You access the 008 data elements dialog boxes by entering a 008 tag in the record or double-clicking the existing 008 tag. The dialog box that appears depends on the values in the LDR/06 and LDR/07 positions. Refer to Add 006 and 007 fixed fields for instructions to add a 008 field to a MARC record. Refer to “008 Fixed-Length Data Elements–General Information” in MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data for additional information on the descriptions and codes used in the fixed field dialog boxes.

The following table shows which type of record codes (LDR/06) and bibliographic level (LDR/07) values display specific 008 dialog boxes:

Type of Record Code LDR/06	Displays
a language material (LDR/07 = a, c, d, or m)	008–Books Dialog Box
a language material (LDR/07 = b or s)	008–Continuing Resources Dialog
c printed music	008–Music Dialog Box
d manuscript music	008–Music Dialog Box
e cartographic material	008–Maps Dialog Box
f manuscript cartographic material	008–Maps Dialog Box
g projected medium	008–Visual Materials Dialog Box
i nonmusical sound recording	008–Music Dialog Box
j musical sound recording	008–Music Dialog Box
k two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic	008–Visual Materials Dialog Box
m computer file	008–Computer Files Dialog Box
o kit	008–Visual Materials Dialog Box
p mixed material	008–Mixed Materials Dialog Box
r three-dimensional artifact	008–Visual Materials Dialog Box
t manuscript language material	008–Books Dialog Box