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Fixed field values by OCLC field abbreviations

Fixed field name Format Field Bytes OCLC name Sirsi name DRA name
Accompanying matter Music 008 24-29 AccM Accomp Accomp m
Original alphabet or script of title Continuing resource 008 33 Alph Alphabt Alpha
Target audience Books 008 22 Audn Audience Audience
Target audience Computer files 008 22 Audn Audience Audience
Target audience Music 008 22 Audn Audience Audience
Target audience Visual materials 008 22 Audn Audience Audience
Biography Books 008 34 Biog Biog Bio
Bibliographic level All LDR 07 BLvl Bib_Lvl Bib l
Form of composition Music 008 18-19 Comp Comp Comp
Conference publication Books 008 29 Conf ConfPub Cnf
Conference publication Continuing resource 008 29 Conf ConfPub Cnf
Nature of contents Books 008 24-27 Cont Cont Cont
Nature of contents Continuing resource 008 25-27 Cont Cont Cont
Type of cartographic materials Maps 008 25 CrTp Rec_Grp Mat t
Type of control All LDR 08 Ctrl TypeCtrl Control
Place of publication, production, or execution All 008 15-17 Ctry Ctry Ctry
Date 1 All 008 07-10 Dates Date1 Dates
Date 2 All 008 11-14 Dates Date2 Dates
Descriptive cataloging form All LDR 18 Desc Desc Desc
Type of date/publication status All 008 06 DtSt Dat_Tp Dat tp
Encoding level All LDR 17 Elvl Enc_Lvl Enc l
Date entered on file All 008 00-05 Entered Entrd
Nature of entire work Continuing resource 008 24 EntW Pub_Type Entire c
Festschrift Books 008 30 Fest Festschr Fst
Fiction Books 008 33 Fict Fiction Fic
Type of computer file Computer files 008 26 File FileType File
Format of music Music 008 20 Fmus Format Format
Form of item Books 008 23 Form Repr Form
Form of item Continuing resource 008 23 Form Repr Form
Form of item Maps 008 29 Form Form
Form of item Mixed materials 008 23 Form Repr Form
Form of item Music 008 23 Form Repr Form
Form of item Visual materials 008 29 Form ConfPub Form
Frequency Continuing resource 008 18 Freq Frequn Freq
Government publication Books 008 28 Gpub GovtPub Gvt
Government publication Computer files 008 28 Gpub GovtPub Gvt
Government publication Continuing resource 008 28 Gpub GovtPub Gvt
Government publication Maps 008 28 Gpub GovtPub Gvt
Government publication Visual materials 008 28 Gpub GovtPub Gvt
Illustrations Books 008 18-21 Ills Illus Ill
Index Books 008 31 Indx Indx Ind
Index Maps 008 31 Indx Ind
Language All 008 35-37 Lang Lang Lang
Literary text for sound recordings Music 008 30-31 LTxt Ltxt Lit
Modified record All 008 38 Mrec Mod_Rec Mod
Form of original item Continuing resource 008 22 Orig Phys_Med Orig f
Undefined Maps 008 24 Prme Prim_Mer Prime
Projection Maps 008 22-23 Proj Base Project
Record status All LDR 05 Rec stat
Regularity Continuing resource 008 19 Regl Regulr Reg
Relief Maps 008 18-21 Relf Relief Relief
Entry convention Continuing resource 008 34 S/L SLI_Ent S/L
Special format characteristics Maps 008 33-34 SpFm Spec_Fmt Sp form
Cataloging source All 008 39 Srce Source Srce
Type of continuing resource Continuing resource 008 21 SrTp Ser_Type Ser t
Technique Visual materials 008 34 Tech Tech Tech
Running time for motion pictures and videorecordings Visual materials 008 18-20 Time Run t
Type of visual material Visual materials 008 33 Tmat Type_Mat Mat t
Type of record All LDR 06 Type Rec_Type Type
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