Physical Description Fixed Fields

The 007 physical description fixed field in bibliographic records can be defined in a dialog box for each material category. You access the 007 fixed field dialog boxes by entering a 007 tag in the record, entering the category of material code in the 00 position, and double-clicking the 007 tag. Refer to Add 006 and 007 fixed fields for instructions to add a 007 field to a MARC record. Refer to “007 Physical Description Fixed Field–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 category of material codes display specific 007 dialog boxes:

Category of Material Code
007/00

Displays

a map

007–Map Dialog Box

c computer file

007–Electronic Resource Dialog Box

d globe

007–Globe Dialog Box

f tactile material

007–Tactile Material Dialog Box

g projected graphic

007–Projected Graphic Dialog Box

h microform

007–Microform Dialog Box

k nonprojected graphic

007–Nonprojected Graphic Dialog Box

m motion picture

007–Motion Picture Dialog Box

o kit

007–Kit Dialog Box

q notated music

007–Notated Music Dialog Box

r remote-sensing image

007–Remote Image Dialog Box

s sound recording

007–Sound Recording Dialog Box

t text

007–Text Dialog Box

v video recording

007–Video Recording Dialog Box

u unspecified

007–Unspecified Dialog Box