MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: 007: Videorecording (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

Character Positions

00 - Category of material

v - Videorecording

01 - Specific material designation

Special class of videorecording to which an item belongs.

c - Videocartridge

d - Videodisc

f - Videocassette

r - Videoreel

u - Unspecified

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

02 - Undefined

Contains blank (#) or a fill character (|).

03 - Color

Color characteristics of a videorecording.

a - One color

Not used with videorecordings.

b - Black-and-white

c - Multicolored

m - Mixed

n - Not applicable

Item has no images, e.g., a videorecording with sound only.

u - Unknown

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

04 - Videorecording format

Videotape or videodisc recording format.

a - Beta (1/2 in., videocassette)

b - VHS (1/2 in., videocassette)

c - U-matic (3/4 in., videocasstte)

d - EIAJ (1/2 in., reel)

e - Type C (1 in., reel)

f - Quadruplex (1 in. or 2 in., reel)

g - Laserdisc

h - CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) videodisc

i - Betacam (1/2 in., videocassette)

j - Betacam SP (1/2 in., videocassette)

k - Super-VHS (1/2 in., videocassette)

m - M-II (1/2 in., videocassette)

o - D-2 (3/4 in., videocassette)

p - 8 mm.

q - Hi-8 mm.

s - Blu-ray disc

t - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

u - Unknown

v - DVD

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

05 - Sound on medium or separate

Whether the sound is on the item or separate from the item (i.e., on the accompanying material).

# - No sound (silent)

a - Sound on medium

b - Sound separate from medium

u - Unknown

| - No attempt to code

06 - Medium for sound

Specific medium used to carry the sound of an item, whether that sound is carried on the videorecording or is separate, and the type of sound playback required for the item.

# - No sound (silent)

a - Optical sound track on motion picture film

b - Magnetic sound track on motion picture film

c - Magnetic audio tape in cartridge

d - Sound disc

e - Magnetic audio tape on reel

f - Magnetic audio tape in cassette

g - Optical and magnetic sound track on motion picture film

h - Videotape

i - Videodisc

u - Unknown

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

07 - Dimensions

Width of the videorecording.

a - 8 mm.

m - 1/4 in.

o - 1/2 in.

p - 1 in.

q - 2 in.

r - 3/4 in.

u - Unknown

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

08 - Configuration of playback channels

Configuration of intended playback channels for the sound portion of a videorecording.

k - Mixed

More than one configuration of playback channels for the sound portion is available on a single videorecording.

m - Monaural

n - Not applicable

Videorecording has no sound or sound is on separate medium.

q - Quadraphonic, multichannel, or surround

s - Stereophonic

u - Unknown

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

007 - Videorecording (R)

Character Positions