MARC Coding: Video Games & Computer Files

Fixed Fields

LDR|06 (Record type) = m (Computer file)
006|09 (Computer file type) = g (game)
008|26 (Computer file type) = g (game)
008|22 (Audience) = j (juvenile); d (teen); e (adult)

Rec_Type	m	Bib_lvl	m	TypeCrtl	[blank]	Enc_Lvl	[blank]
Desc	i=ISBD punctuation (formerly a=AACR2)	Entrd	090622	Dat_Tp		Date1
Date2		Ctry		Audience		FileType	g
GovtPub		Lang		Mod_Rec	[blank]	Source

SIRSI tags	MARC Coding	Values used at EPL
Rec_Type	Leader, character position 06	m (Computer file, e.g. Videogames)
Bib_Lvl	Leader, character position 07	m [monograph]
TypeCtrl	Leader, character position 08	[blank] [no specified type]
Enc_Lvl	Leader, character position 17	[blank] full level
Desc	Leader, character position 18	a [AACR 2] i [ISBD punctuation included]
Entrd	008, character position 00-05	system generated
Dat_Tp	008, character position 06	s [single date] m [range or dates for multi-part item] p [publication date not same as date of production (filming or original release (if content same)] t [publication date and copyright date] q [questionable – range of dates given]
Date1	008, character position 07-10	as required
Date2	008, character position 11-14	as required
Ctry	008, character position 15-17	as required
Audience	008, character position 22	e [adult] j [juvenile] d [teen]
FileType	008, character position 26	g [game]
GovtPub	008, character position 28	[blank] [not gov't] f [federal] l [local, municipal] s [provincial] u [unknown] z [other, multi-level]
Lang	008, character position 35-37	as required
Mod_Rec	008, character position 38	[blank] [not modified]
Source	008, character position 39	[blank] [National bibliographic agency] [LC; LAC] c [cooperative cataloguing agency] d [other] [EPL]