Visual Materials: 007

007 Physical Description (k – Nonprojected Graphic) 

Specific Material Designation Required

Choose the appropriate term from the drop down menu. If necessary, refer to MARC STANDARD 007 for clarification of terms in the drop down list.


Original vs. Reproduction Aspect : Obsolete


Color  Required

Choose the appropriate option from the drop down menu:

a : One color
b : Black-and-white
c : Multicolored -- image is printed or executed in more than one color; used for color photographic processes
h : Hand colored – hand coloring added after the printing process
m : Mixed  (a combination of black-and-white and colored)
u  : Unknown
z  : Other  (other codes are not appropriate, e.g., images that have been stained, tinted, or toned   (e.g. sepia toned photographic items))


Primary Support Material Required 

Choose the appropriate code for the primary support from the drop down menu. If uncertain, consider:

u : Unknown  (Primary support material is not known.)
z : Other (None of the other codes is appropriate.)
l : No attempt to code


Secondary Support Material Required

Choose the appropriate code for the primary support from the drop down menu.

Note: Code only when the mount or mat is of historical, informational, esthetic, or archival importance.  Otherwise leave the default:

_ : No secondary support