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00-05 Date entered on file 06 Type of date/publication status b No dates given; B.C. date involved c Serial item currently published d Dead status e Detailed date i Inclusive dates of collection k Range of years of bulk of collection m Multiple dates n Dates unknown p Date of distribution/release/issue and production /recording session when different q Questionable date r Reprint/reissue date and original date s Single known date/probable date t Publication date and copyright date u Serial status unknown 07-10 Date 1 11-14 Date 2 15-17 Place of publication, production, or execution A two- or three-character alphabetic code that indicates the place of publication, production, or execution. The source of code is the MARC Code List for Countries that is maintained by the Library of Congress. It is available on the Library of Congress' web site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/countries/. 18-21 Illustrations ^ No illustrations a Illustrations b Maps c Portraits d Charts e Plans f Plates g Music h Facsimiles i Coats of arms j Genealogical tables k Forms l Samples m Phonodisc, phonowire, etc. o Photographs p Illuminations | No attempt to code 22 Target audience ^ Unknown or not specified a Preschool b Primary c Pre-adolescent d Adolescent e Adult f Specialized g General j Juvenile u School material at first level [OBSOLETE] v School material at second level [OBSOLETE] | No attempt to code 23 Form of item ^ None of the following a Microfilm b Microfiche c Microopaque d Large print f Braille g Punched paper tape [OBSOLETE] h Magnetic tape [OBSOLETE] i Multimedia [OBSOLETE] r Regular print reproduction s Electronic z Other form of reproduction [OBSOLETE] | No attempt to code 24-27 Nature of contents ^ No specified nature of contents 3 Discographies [OBSOLETE] 4 Filmographies [OBSOLETE] a Abstracts/summaries b Bibliographies c Catalogs d Dictionaries e Encyclopedias f Handbooks g Legal articles h Handbooks [OBSOLETE] i Indexes j Patent document k Discographies l Legislation m Theses n Surveys of literature in a subject area o Reviews p Programmed texts q Filmographies r Directories s Statistics t Technical reports u Standards/specifications v Legal cases and case notes w Law reports and digests x Technical reports [OBSOLETE] y Yearbooks [OBSOLETE] z Treaties | No attempt to code 28 Government publication ^ Not a government publication a Autonomous or semi-autonomous component c Multilocal f Federal/national i International intergovernmental l Local m Multistate n Government publication--level undetermined [OBSOLETE] o Government publication--level undetermined s State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc. u Unknown if item is government publication z Other | No attempt to code 29 Conference publication 0 Not a conference publication 1 Conference publication | No attempt to code 30 Festschrift 0 Not a festschrift 1 Festschrift | No attempt to code 31 Index 0 No index 1 Index present | No attempt to code 32 Undefined; contains a blank (^) or fill character (|) 32 Main entry in body of entry [OBSOLETE] 0 Main entry not in body of entry [OBSOLETE] 1 Main entry in body of entry [OBSOLETE] 33 Literary Form ^ Non-fiction [OBSOLETE] 0 Not fiction (not further specified) 1 Fiction (not further specified) c Comic strips d Dramas e Essays f Novels h Humor, satires, etc. i Letters j Short stories m Mixed forms p Poetry s Speeches u Unknown | No attempt to code 34 Biography ^ No biographical material autobiography a Autobiography b Individual biography c Collective biography d Contains biographical information | No attempt to code 35-37 Language A three-character MARC code that indicates the language of the item. The source of the code is MARC Code List for Languages that is maintained by the Library of Congress. Choice of a MARC code is based on the predominant language of the item. Three fill characters (|||) may also be used if no attempt is made to code 008/35-37. The MARC Code List for Languages is available on the Library of Congress' web site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/languages/. 38 Modified record ^ Not modified d Dashed-on information omitted o Completely romanized/printed cards roman script only r Completely romanized/printed cards in nonroman script s Shortened u Unknown [OBSOLETE] x Missing characters 39 Cataloging source ^ National bibliographic agency a National Agricultural Library [OBSOLETE] b National Library of Medicine [OBSOLETE] c Cooperative cataloging program d Other l Library of Congress cataloging [OBSOLETE] n Report to New Serial Titles [OBSOLETE] o Other institution cataloging [OBSOLETE] r Reporting library [OBSOLETE] x Missing characters u Unknown