008 - Visual Materials (NR)

Represents running time in whole numbers from 1 to 999. Running times of less than three digits are right justified and unused positions contain zeros.

Running time is not applicable, such as when the item is not a motion picture or a videorecording.

Running time is unknown.

Target audience for which the material is intended is unknown or is not specified. Used for all original or historical graphic material.

Intended for children, approximate ages 0-5 years.

Intended for children, approximate ages 6-8 years.

Intended for young people, approximate ages 9-13.

Intended for young people, approximate ages 14-17.

Intended for adults.

Aimed at a particular audience and the nature of the presentation would make the item of little interest to other audiences. Examples include: 1) highly technical training films; 2) items intended for special education of the physically or mentally handicapped; and 3) items which address a limited audience, for example, the employees of a single organization.

Of general interest and not aimed at an audience of a particular intellectual level. Used for fictional works not covered more appropriately by one of the other codes.

Intended for use by children and young people, approximate ages 0-15. Used when a more specific code for the juvenile target audience is not desired.

Not published by or for a government body.

Published or produced by or for a government body of an autonomous or semi-autonomous component of a country.

Published or produced by or for a multilocal jurisdiction which is defined as a regional combination of jurisdictions below the state level.

Published or produced by or for a federal or national government body, e.g., a sovereign nation, such as Canada. Used for the governments of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Code f is also used for American Indian tribes.

Published or produced by or for an international intergovernmental body.

Published or produced by or for a local government jurisdiction such as a county, city, town, etc.

Published or produced by or for a regional combination of jurisdictions at the state, provincial, territorial, etc. level.

Published or produced by or for a government body but that the jurisdictional level cannot be determined.

Jurisdictional level of the government body is a state, province, territory, etc.

Whether or not the item is published or produced by or for a government agency is unknown.

None of the other defined codes are appropriate.

None of the other defined codes are appropriate.

The resource is accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.

Storage on a directly accessible tangible recording medium, e.g. disc, tape, playaway device, flashdrive, portable hard drive, etc. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.

Eye-readable print, such as a photocopy.

Intended for manipulation by a computer. May reside in a carrier accessed either directly or remotely, in some cases requiring the use of peripheral devices attached to the computer (e.g., a CD-ROM player). Not used for items that do not require the use of a computer (e.g., music compact discs, videodiscs). This code can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. Codes o and q may be used if there is a need to separately identify online and direct electronic resources.

Two or three-dimensional work of art created by an artist, for example, a sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.

Mixture of components from two or more categories, that is, sound recording, maps, filmstrips, etc., no one of which is the predominant constituent of the item.

Also includes the packages of material called laboratory kits, and packages of assorted materials, such as a set of K-12 social studies curriculum material (all books, workbooks, guides, activities, etc.) or packages of educational test materials (tests, answer sheets, scoring guides, score charts, interpretative manuals, etc.).

Two or three-dimensional mechanically reproduced copy of a work of art, generally as one of a commercial edition.

Three-dimensional representation of a scene created by placing objects, figures, etc. in front of a two-dimensional background.

Length of film containing a succession of images intended for projection one frame at a time with or without recorded sound.

Item or set of items designed for play according to prescribed rules and intended for recreation or instruction. Code g includes puzzles and simulations.

Two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.

Used for original or historical graphic material.

Cross section, detail, diagram, elevation, perspective, plan, working plan, etc., made for use in an architectural engineering or other technical context.

Series of still pictures on film with or without sound, designed to be projected in rapid succession to produce the optical effect of motion.

Opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form (e.g., a calendar).

Card or other opaque material printed with words, numerals, or pictures and designed for rapid display. Activity cards are included in this category.

Transparent mount, usually glass, containing a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or microprojector.

Three-dimensional representation of a real thing, either of the exact size of the original or to scale.

Includes 1) all other three-dimensional items not covered by the other codes (e.g., clothing, stitchery, fabrics, tools, utensils), and 2) naturally occurring objects.

Transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer. Modern stereographs, for example, Viewmaster reels, are included here.

Transparent material on which a basically still image is recorded. Transparencies are designed for use with an overhead projector or a light box. X-rays are coded as transparencies.

Recording on which visual images, usually in motion and accompanied by sound, have been registered. Videorecordings are designed for playback by means of a television receiver or monitor.

Material object for children or others to play with (often an imitation of some familiar object); a plaything; also, something contrived for amusement rather than for practical use.

None of the other defined codes are appropriate.

Animated films are produced using a variety of techniques including 1) cartoons; 2) graphic film (with paint or other media directly applied to the surface of the film); 3) model, clay, or puppet animation (where three-dimensional objects are photographed one frame at a time to achieve the effect of animation); and 4) other techniques.

Combination of animation and live action. Used when there is some indication elsewhere in the cataloging record that there are animated sequences. This information may appear in a Summary note (field 520) or in a Credits note (field 508).

If no information is found in the cataloging record and accompanying material that indicates otherwise, it is assumed that the motion picture or videorecording is live action.

Item is not a motion picture or a videorecording.

Technique for creating motion is unknown.

Primarily of special techniques which are neither animation nor live action. These include microcinematography, time lapse cinematography, trick cinematography, and other techniques. Code z is also used for videorecordings and motion pictures which were made from still image slide sets or filmstrips without adding animation to the images.