1. FIELD DATA DESCRIPTION:

Variable Size

Controlled and Mandatory Entry

2. DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION:

Term representing the structure and characteristics of a document, which will define the data fields for its description. Document Types are defined according to UNISIST categories. Originally referred to as Literature Type.

(S) Series:

A document published indefinitely, in successive parts, usually at fixed or irregular intervals, in any format (physical and/or electronic).

For practical and functional purposes, series are divided into two groups:

a) Periodic series, including journals, periodicals, yearbooks, offprints, and newspapers.

b) Monographic series, including monographs belonging to a series.

It should be noted that this definition refers to numbered series but excludes collections. A collection has a predetermined and finite number of volumes, with their own titles, distinct from the collection title, which can be published simultaneously or separately over a period. A collection differs from a monographic series because it does not have a defined number of volumes, i.e., it is intended to be continued indefinitely. If the publication simultaneously has both an ISSN and an ISBN, then the ISSN corresponds to the series, and the ISBN to that particular document. Thus, if it has an ISSN, it is a series, not a collection. A collection can have an ISBN, but it cannot have an ISSN.

(M) Book: A document that constitutes a unit in itself or is completed in a finite number of separate parts (multi-volumes), with a publisher responsible for its publication, covers, and title page with essential data for identification (author, title, publisher, place, date of publication, and ISBN). A multi-volume book should not be confused with a collection.

(T) Thesis, Dissertation, and Monograph: A research document presented to a University or Study Center, with the purpose and as a requirement for obtaining an academic degree or professional postgraduate title. This includes monographs or academic papers at the end of undergraduate courses.

(N) Non-Conventional or Grey Literature: A document that appears outside conventional publishing channels. It is not formally published, i.e., it does not have a responsible publisher, it is not standardized, and due to its presentation characteristics, it cannot be considered among the categories defined previously. It is a complementary category of Document Type. It is used to identify the document related to a project or the project itself.

(C) Conference: A complementary category of Document Type. It is used to identify the document or set of documents presented at a conference. The generic term “conference” refers to events such as congresses, conferences proper, seminars, courses, meetings, etc.

3. NOTES:

Careful analysis of the document identifies the necessary data elements for proper bibliographic description. This definition determines the choice of Document Type.

Code or combination of codes provided for the categorization of Document Type.

4. Examples:

a) M

b) MSP