Physical details
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This is a repeatable field, recording the physical details of an item. Multiple values may be needed to record information for a work made up of several types of materials.
Add Physical details to the title
- On the default General layout, with the Title record in modify mode simply type the pagination into the Physical field and click >>.
- In the unlikely event of a second pagination statement being required enter further details in the Physical field and click >>.
- If you need to add more than just pagination information click New.
- This displays a physical details page where you can enter full MARC21 data. Enter the data directly and click tab as you complete each field.
- Save and Close.
The physical information is displayed with the working Title record.
The fields are displayed in MARC21 subfield alphanumeric order as shown in the Export View field, e.g:
$a349 : $bill. (some col.) ; $c54 x 17 cm.$fpage
OLIB automatically inserts the MARC21 prescribed preceding punctuation (ppp) in front of the data you enter.
If a title physical field is mapped to a MARC21 subfield that does not have ppp, the ppp defaults to “ ; ” (space semi-colon space).
OLIB drops any leading punctuation, e.g. if the first field with data in it is a field with ppp, the ppp is dropped when the title physical record is displayed. (The exception to this is the Accompanying Description field, where the ppp is “ (…)”. If this field is the first field with data in it, the parentheses will be retained, but without the leading space).
Field mappings and ppp
The following table lists the various title physical fields, together with the field labels (if the field is used on the standard Title Physical layout), the MARC21 subfields that they are mapped to, their ppp, their OLIB attribute name, Mnemonic, and their OLIB field name:
Campo | Field Label | MARC21 subfield code | ppp | OLIB attribute name |
Mnemonic |
OLIB field name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lunghezza | Estensione | a | Lunghezza | length | length | |
Articoli | No. Items | a | No. items | items | no_items | |
Enrichment | Other Physical Details | b |
“ : ” |
Enrich | enrich | enrich |
Physical characteristics | b | “ : ” | Physical Chars | chars | physical_chars | |
Trade names | b | “ : ” | Trade Names | trade | trade_names | |
Dimensions (use) | Dimensioni | c |
“ ; ” |
Dim. Use | dimuse | dim_use |
Weight | c | “ ; ” | Weight | weight | weight | |
Accompanying material | Accompanying material | e | “ + ” | Acc. Material | acc_mat | acc_material |
Accompanying description | e |
“ (…)”
|
Acc. Desc | acc. Desc | acc. Desc | |
Specific enrichment | e | “ + ” | Specific Enrich | specenr | specific_enrich | |
Special characteristics | e | “ + ” | Special Chars | spec | special_char | |
Tipo di materiale | Type of Unit | f | Tipo di materiale | mattype | materialtp | |
Dimensions (non-use) | Size of Unit | g | Dim. Non Use | dimnonuse | dim_non_use | |
Formato | Materials specified | 3 | Binding | bind | binding |
Note that some tag 300 subfields have more than one title physical field mapped to them. They will be included in the title physical display string in the order they are listed above.
Export View
This field is optional and if it is required, the system manager needs to add it to the layout using Layout Manager.
As you [Tab] at the end of each subfield you enter, OLIB displays the concatenated result in Export View:
Export View $a349 : $bill. (some col.) ; $c54 x 17 cm.$fpage
This is the data as it would be output for a MARC21 export, e.g. if you export to WorldCat.
To remove data, clear the relevant subfield and [Tab] to clear it from Export View.
Subfield structure and sequencing
Subfield structure $e<acc_mat> : $a<length> : $b<enrich> ; $c<dimuse>
This field is optional and if it is required, the system manager needs to add it to the layout using Layout Manager.
The field is used if you want to change the default order of subfields or have different punctuation, or possibly repeat a subfield. In the above screenshot, using "$e<acc_mat>" at the start has placed Accompanying Material ("poster") at the start of the physical description.
The following mnemonics can be used with <>s to represent a field value (all lower case):
length, items, enrich, chars, trade, dimuse, weight, acc_mat, acc_desc, specenr, spec, mattype, dimnonuse, format, bind
Esempio
Lunghezza | “on 2 microfilm reels” |
Physical Chars | “coat of arms” |
Dim. Use | “35mm.” |
Sequencing and Punctuation | “$a<length> : $b<chars> ; $c<dimuse>” |
Export View | “$aon 2 microfilm reels : $bcoat of arms ; $c35 mm.” |
Display on Title | “on 2 microfilm reels : coat of arms ; 35 mm.” |
Esempio
Lunghezza | “1 map” |
Physical Chars | “col.” |
Dim. Use | “52 x 36 cm.” |
Acc. Material | “1 book” |
Acc. Desc | “60 p.” |
Sequencing and Punctuation | “$a<length> : $b<chars> ; $c<dimuse> + $e<acc_mat> ($e<acc_desc>)” |
Export View | “$a1 map : $bcol. ; $c52 x 36 cm. + $e1 book ($e60 p.)” |
Display on Title | “1 map : col. ; 52 x 36 cm. + 1 book (60 p.)” |
Update Physical details
If an update to the physical details is subsequently required in the catalogue record:
- Search for the Title record in Titles.
- The Physical field has secondary search enabled. Click the link to display the Physical Details sheet.
- Click Modify Record and make the changes as required. Save and Close.
- Use breadcrumbs to navigate back to the Title details.
- OLIB displays the updated details in the catalogue record.