1. DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA FIELD:
Variable Size
Essential Entry Repetitive
2. DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION:
Description of physical details of the document itself, illustrative material accompanying the document (graphics, maps, tables, and illustrations), and other descriptive information.
3. NOTES:
a) Record the abbreviation of one or more types of descriptive information in attribute b: Other physical details;
b) The meanings of the abbreviations are:
| Abbreviation | Description |
| ilus | Illustrations (photos, drawings, charts, and figures) |
| mapas | Mapas |
| tab | Tables |
| graf | Graphics |
c) For specific information, one or more of the following attributes may be filled:
| Attributes | Description |
| a: | Item extent – quantity, specific designation of the material (material name), total time of the described item.
Note: Data regarding VOLUME should be inserted in fields 20 (monographic level pages) or 21 (volume) or 27 (total number of volumes) or 31 (volume – series level), and data regarding pages should be inserted in fields 14 (analytical level pages) or 20 (monographic level pages), according to the type of document. |
| b: | Other physical details – Examples: VHS, color, etc. |
| c: | Dimensions – expressed in centimeters, millimeters, inches |
| e: | Accompanying material – may include physical description of accompanying material. |
Record characteristics of physical media in the library’s collection in this field. In the case of online multimedia resources, record them in the Multimedia Information Source.
4. Examples:
a) a: 1 CD-ROM – Atlas of Health in Brazil; b: no date, color ; c: 3 1/2 in
b) a: 1 disc (56 min.); b: digital, stereo. ; c: 4 3/4 in
c) b: illustrations ; c: 21 cm. + e: atlas (37 p., 19 sheets of plates: 19 col. maps; 37 cm.)
d) b: illustrations
b: tables
e) a: Floppy disk
