Variable Control Fields

Leader

Type of record: Use f – manuscript cartographic material. OPAC display: Label Format.
Bibliographic level: Use m – monograph/item for single maps and atlases, or c - collections for multiple maps.
Type of control: Use _ blank, no specific type of control.
Cataloging form: Use i –ISBD included.

Do not use.

Generally, apply map (unless cataloging a globe). OPAC indexing: Search limit Medium.

Specific material designation: Use j – for map, d – for atlas, etc.
Color: Use a – for one color or c – for multicolored if the added color was part of the original production (this excludes later manuscript annotations in colored ink)
Physical medium: Select as appropriate. Tracing cloth is g - textile.
Type of reproduction: Select as appropriate. Generally, n – not applicable.
Production/reproduction detail: Select as appropriate. Generally, z – Other.
Positive/negative aspect: Select as appropriate. Generally, n – not applicable.

Date 1 and/or 2: Must match 264 ‡c.
Place of publication/production: Must match 264 ‡a.
Relief: Indicate each method of representing relief present on map, if applicable. Also record in a 500 note.
Projection: Select as appropriate if specified on map. Must match 255 ‡b.
Material: Select as appropriate, generally a – single map or e – atlas.
Index: 0 if none, 1 if present.
Special Format Characteristics 1: Use e – manuscript. Fill Special Format Characteristics 2 if applicable.
Language: Must match 546. For two or more languages, also use 041 (Language Codes). For no linguistic content, use code zxx.
Publication status: s - Single known date/probable date or i - Inclusive dates of collection for collections spanning multiple years or a single item encompassing a range of dates (for example, an atlas created over multiple years)