Information:
Content Type (336 tag) is a new bibliographic tag
that reflects the form of communication in which
the content of a resource is expressed and the
human sense through which it is perceived.
The 336 tag is used with "Resource Description and
Access" (RDA) cataloging guidelines. The 336 tag
is a RDA core element and is mandatory in an RDA
MARC record. This tag along with tags 337 and 338
will be used in place of subfield h of the 245 tag
in RDA MARC records.
Instructions on recording content type are in RDA
6.9.
The 336 tag is used in conjunction with Leader
sixth position "Type of Record". Leader "Type of
Record" indicates the general type of content of
the resource while the 336 tag allows for a more
specific content type to be expressed. The tag
is repeatable when a resource contains more than
one type of content.
Subfield a contains the content type of the work
being described in textual format such as sounds,
spoken word, still image, text, etc.
Subfield b contains a code representing the type of
work that is described in the record. The letters
"txt" is the code for text.
Subfield 2 contains the source of the term or code.
Subfield 3 contains the part of the described
material to which the code applies.
A term and code list for RDA Content types is
available at:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html
Terms and/or codes may be used in the MARC record.
In Destiny a drop down box with a list of both terms and
codes is provided. Also, in Destiny, default terms are
provided in the templates; however, these may be edited
if needed for the resource being cataloged.
Indicators
First Undefined
blank Undefined
Second Undefined
blank Undefined
Subfields
a Content type term (R)
b Content type code (R)
2 Source (NR)
3 Materials specified (NR)
6 Linkage (NR)
8 Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples:
336 _aperformed music
_2rdacontent
336 _aspoken word
_2rdacontent
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
336 _aperformed music
_bprm
_2rdacontent
336 _bcop
_2rdacontent
(code for computer program)
336 _3CD
_aspoken word
_2rdacontent
336 _3book
_atext
_2rdacontent
(audiobook on CD with accompanying print book) |
