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Bryan Baldus <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:55 -0500
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On Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM, Margaret Wilson wrote:
>Can someone tell me how to interpret the 007 "length" values in the config file?
>007         R             PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION
>length   a:8,c:6|14,d:6,f:10,g:9,h:13,k:6,m:23,o:2,q:2,r:10,s:14,t:2,v:9,z:2

I believe these are the lengths for each format based on the 1st byte of the 007 (more information at MARC 21 Bibliographic documentation [1]). Each format of material needs a different number of 007 bytes to cover all of its aspects. So, 'a' for map/cartographic length is 8 bytes; 'c' for Electronic resource  length is either 6 or 14 bytes; 'd' for Globe length is 6 bytes; etc.

>By contrast, the 006 "length" value is simply "18."

Since the 006 is based on the "variable" portion of bytes in the 008, it is always a fixed length, 1 for the material type/form of material (006/00), plus 01-17 for codes that would have been coded in the 008/18-34 if the 008 weren't being coded for something else (the MARC 21 documentation's explanation of this is most likely clearer than the way I just phrased it [2]).

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[1] http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007.html
[2] http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd006.html


I hope this helps,

Bryan Baldus
Senior Cataloger
Quality Books Inc.
The Best of America's Independent Presses
1-800-323-4241x402
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