Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.
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| 18-21 - Relief (006/01-04) | |
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| 22-23 - Projection (006/05-06) | |
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| 24 - Undefined (006/07) | |
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| 25 - Type of cartographic material (006/08) | |
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| 26-27 - Undefined (006/09-10) | |
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| 28 - Government publication (006/11) | |
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| 29 - Form of item (006/12) | |
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| 30 - Undefined (006/13) | |
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| 31 - Index (006/14) | |
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| 32 - Undefined (006/15) | |
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| 33-34 - Special format characteristics (006/16-17) | |
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Maps definition of field 008/18-34 is used when Leader/06 (Type of record) contains code e (Cartographic material) or f (Manuscript cartographic material). Field 008 positions 01-17 and 35-39 are defined the same in all 008 fields and are described in the 008-All materials section.
Field 008/18-34 character positions are equivalent to those in field 006/01-17 when field 006/00 (Form of material) contains code e (Cartographic material) or f (Manuscript cartographic material). Details about specific codes defined for the equivalent character positions in field 006 and 008 for maps are provided in the Guidelines for Applying Content Designators section of 008-Maps only.
Up to four one-character alphabetic codes that indicate the relief type specified on the item. Codes are recorded in order of their importance to the described item. If fewer than four codes are assigned, the codes are left justified and each unused position contains a blank (#).
Codes used in this field indicate only the relief forms most commonly found on maps and are usually derived from information given in field 500 (General Note). If more than four codes are appropriate to an item, only the four most important are recorded.
| 008/18-21 | #### [No note field] |
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Relief shown by contours.
| 008/18-21 | ae## | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by contours. Depths shown by soundings. | ||||||||
Relief shown by shading (generally of a single color).
| 008/18-21 | b### | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by shading. | ||||||||
Relief shown by gradient or bathymetric tints.
| 008/18-21 | c### | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by gradient tints. | ||||||||
Relief shown by hachures (short lines which follow the direction of maximum slope).
| 008/18-21 | dg## | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by hachures and spot heights. | ||||||||
Underwater relief (depth) shown by soundings or spot depths.
| 008/18-21 | e### | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aDepths shown by soundings. | ||||||||
Relief shown by form lines.
| 008/18-21 | f### | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by form lines. | ||||||||
Relief shown by spot heights.
| 008/18-21 | g### | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by spot heights. | ||||||||
Land forms and other topographic features shown in the correct planimetric position by pictorial symbols representing their appearance from a high oblique view.
| 008/18-21 | i### | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown pictorially. | ||||||||
Relief shown by land forms.
| 008/18-21 | jg## | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aRelief shown by land forms, and spot heights. | ||||||||
Underwater relief (depth) shown by isolines (lines that represent constant depths).
| 008/18-21 | kb## | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aDepths shown by isolines. Relief shown by shading. | ||||||||
Relief rock drawing.
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Two-character alphabetic code that indicates the projection used in producing the item.
Specifically named projections are not described in this document. The presence of the name of the projection identifies the appropriate code for 008/22-23. Cartographic reference sources may be consulted for a more detailed explanation of specific projections.
Used for most globes.
Only the projection type (azimuthal) is known, not the specific projection.
Azimuthal projection for which none of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Only the projection type (cylindrical) is known, not the specific projection.
Cylindrical projection for which none of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Only the projection type (conic) is known, not the specific projection.
Conic projection for which none of the other defined codes are appropriate.
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the type of cartographic item described.
| 008/25 | a | ||||||||
| 300 | ##$a1 map :$bcol. ;$c10 x 40 cm. | ||||||||
Number of related but physically separate and bibliographically distinct cartographic units intended by the producer(s) or issuing body(s) to form a single group.
Not used for atlas series.
| 008/25 | b | ||||||||
| 300 | ##$a50 maps :$b2 col. ;$c40 x 25 cm. | ||||||||
Issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely.
For serially issued atlases, code e (Atlas) is used.
| 008/25 | c | ||||||||
| 300 | ##$amaps :$bcol. ;$c20 x 60 cm., on sheets 25 x 65 cm. [Three spaces in subfield $a given for an incomplete set.] |
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| 315 | ##$aQuarterly. | ||||||||
| 008/25 | d | ||||||||
| 300 | ##$a1 globe :$bcol., plastic, mounted on metal stand ;$c70 cm. in diam. | ||||||||
Includes atlas series, and serially issued atlases.
| 008/25 | e | ||||||||
| 300 | ##$a1 atlas (288 p.) :$bchiefly col. maps ;$c38 cm. | ||||||||
Other work being supplemented does not have to be cartographic material.
Other work included does not have to be cartographic material.
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).
One-character alphabetic code that indicates whether the item is published or produced by or for an international, national, provincial, state, or local government agency, or by any subdivision of such a body, and, if so, the jurisdictional level of the agency.
Government bodies and all their subdivisions are treated as government bodies regardless of how they may be entered as headings (i.e., entered under jurisdiction or not). In the bibliographic record, the body does not have to be a main or added entry, but it should be named as publisher, etc. in the publication, distribution, etc. area, or have caused the item to be published (usually inferred when the governmental body is responsible for the content of the work). When in doubt, treat the item as a government publication.
Guidelines for certain types of publications
Not published by or for a government body.
| 008/28 | # | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aRand McNally. | ||||||||
| 008/28 | # | ||||||||
| 260 | ##$aNew York :$bMacmillan,$c1983. | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for a government body of an autonomous or semi-autonomous component of a country.
| 008/28 | a | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aSabah. | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for a multilocal jurisdiction which is defined as a regional combination of jurisdictions below the state level.
| 008/28 | c | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aHouston Independent School District. | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for a federal or national government body, e.g., a sovereign nation, such as Canada. Used for the governments of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also used for American Indian tribes.
| 008/28 | f | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aServicio Geológico Nacional (Argentina) | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for an international intergovernmental body.
| 008/28 | i | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aWorld Health Organization. | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for a local government jurisdiction such as a county, city, town, etc.
| 008/28 | l | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aKippenheim (Germany) | ||||||||
| 008/28 | l | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aDistrict of Columbia. | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for a regional combination of jurisdictions at the state, provincial, territorial, etc., level.
| 008/28 | m | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aLake Erie Regional Transportation Authority. | ||||||||
Published or produced by or for a government body but that the jurisdictional level cannot be determined.
Jurisdictional level of the government body is a state, province, territory, etc.
| 008/28 | s | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aWyoming.$bAir Resources Council. | ||||||||
Whether or not the item is published or produced by or for a government agency is unknown.
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the form of material for the item.
Not specified by one of the other codes.
The resource is accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.
Storage on a directly accessible tangible recording medium, e.g. disc, tape, playaway device, flashdrive, portable hard drive, etc. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.
Eye-readable print, such as a photocopy.
Intended for manipulation by a computer. May reside in a carrier accessed either directly or remotely, in some cases requiring the use of peripheral devices attached to the computer (e.g., a CD-ROM player). Not used for items that do not require the use of a computer (e.g., music compact discs, videodiscs). This code can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. Codes o and q may be used if there is a need to separately identify online and direct electronic resources.
Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).
One-character numeric code that indicates whether the item or accompanying material includes a location index or gazetteer.
Information for this data element is derived from mention of an index or gazetteer in other parts of the bibliographic record (e.g., in the title or in a note). A map index to adjoining sheets is not considered an index when coding this position. This data element refers only to gazetteers, place name indexes, etc. Graphic indexes such as index maps are not coded.
Does not include an index or gazetteer to its own contents.
| 008/31 | 0 [No indication of index or gazetteer in bibliographic data] |
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Includes an index or gazetteer to its own contents.
| 008/31 | 1 | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aIndex to points of interest on verso. | ||||||||
| 008/31 | 1 | ||||||||
| 500 | ##$aIncludes gazetteer and glossary. | ||||||||
Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).
Up to two one-character alphabetic codes that indicate the special format characteristics of the map. Codes are recorded in order of their importance to the described item. If only one code is assigned, it is left justified and the unused position contains a blank (#).
If more than two characteristics are appropriate to an item, only the two most important are recorded.
Drawn or fashioned by hand.
Image may be disassembled into pieces and reassembled.
Intended to be used as or is part of a game.
Separate leaves intended to be stored in a binder or case. Loose-leaf items are often meant to be updated.
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Capitalization - Alphabetic codes are input in lowercase.
Field length - Field 008 should always consist of forty (40) character positions.
Prior to the definition of code k and the redefinition of code e, both soundings and isolines were identified by code e (Bathymetry). Code h was made obsolete in favor of the use of code c (Gradient and bathymetric tints) to record coloration.
Defined codes were: # (Not specified), e (Greenwich), f (Ferro), g (Paris), p (Philadelphia), w (Washington, D.C.), and z (Other).
Prior to 1997, this position was used to indicate the prime meridian that was named on a map. Defined codes were:
| aa | Greenwich, England |
| ab | Ferro, Canary Is. |
| ac | Paris, France |
| ad | Amsterdam, Neth. |
| ae | Athens, Greece |
| af | Batavia, (Djakarta) Indonesia |
| ag | Berne, Switzerland |
| ah | Bogota, Columbia |
| ai | Bombay, India |
| aj | Brussels, Belgium |
| ak | Cadiz, Spain |
| al | Capetown, S.A. |
| am | Caracas, Venezuela |
| an | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| ao | Cordoba, Argentina |
| ap | Helsinki, Finland |
| aq | Julianehaab, Greenland |
| ar | Lisbon, Portugal |
| as | Madras, India |
| at | Madrid, Spain |
| ba | Mexico City, Mex. |
| bb | Munich, Germany |
| bc | Naples, Italy |
| bd | Oslo (Christiana), Norway |
| be | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| bf | Pulkovo (St. Petersburg), Russia |
| bg | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| bh | Rome, Italy |
| bi | Santiago, Chile |
| bj | Stockholm, Sweden |
| bk | Sydney, Aust. |
| bl | Tirana, Albania |
| bm | Tokyo, Japan |
| bn | Washington, D.C. |
| bo | London, England |
| bp | Moscow, Russia |
| bq | Istanbul, Turkey |
| br | Peking, China |
| uu | Unknown |
| zz | Other |
Prior to the definition of code e (Atlas), atlases were treated as printed language material. The field 008 configuration for books was used.
Name of the publisher may be contained in subfield $b of field 260.
Prior to 2015, university press publications were included as examples of government publications.
Defined codes were: 0 (No text present), 1 (Text on cartographic item), 2 (Text accompanies cartographic item).
Defined codes were: a (Bibliographic cartographique internationale), b (American Revolution), h (Hummel purchases), r (Railroad), t (Treasure), v (Vellum), w (Warner purchase), y (American Revolution and vellum), z (Treasure and B.C.I.), # (Not applicable).