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341 - Accessibility Content (R)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - full
May 2026

First Indicator Second Indicator
Application
# - No information provided
0 - Accessibility information related to primary content
1 - Accessibility information related to secondary content

Presence of accessibility features/hazards
# - No information provided
1 - Accessibility features present
2 - No accessibility features present
3 - Sensory hazards present


Subfield Codes
  • $a - Content access mode (NR)
  • $b - Textual assistive features (R)
  • $c - Visual assistive features (R)
  • $d - Auditory assistive features (R)
  • $e - Tactile assistive features (R)
  • $h - Sensory hazards (R)
  • $0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R)
  • $1 - Real World Object URI (R)
  • $2 - Source (NR)
  • $3 - Materials specified (NR)
  • $6 - Linkage (NR)
  • $7 - Data provenance (R)
  • $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Information about the accessibility of the content of a resource, including modes of access to the content of the resource as well as accessibility features providing alternative modes of access, and warnings about sensory hazards.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

First Indicator - Application

# - No information provided

0 - Accessibility information related to primary content

Accessibility information related to the primary content of a resource.

1 - Accessibility information related to secondary content

Accessibility information related to secondary content of a resource.

Second Indicator - Presence of accessibility features/hazards

# - No information provided

No information is provided as to the presence or absence of accessibility features or hazards.

1 - Accessibility features present

The resource contains accessibility features recorded in subfields $b-$e for the access mode identified in subfield $a.

341 01$avisual$daudioDescription$2sapdv
2 - No accessibility features present

The resource does not contain any accessibility features for the access mode identified in subfield $a.

341 02$avisual$2sapdv
3 - Sensory hazards present

The resource is known to contain sensory hazards (flashing, motion, sound) that may affect some individuals.

341 03$hflashing$2sapdv

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Content access mode

Mode required to access the content of the resource without using assistive features (for example, textual, visual, auditory, tactile, mathOnVisual).

341 0#$aauditory
341 0#$amathOnVisual$bdescribedMath$2sapdv
341 0#$avisuel$dvidéodescription

$b - Textual assistive features

Textual assistive features and adaptations to access the content of the resource.

341 0#$aauditory$bclosedCaptions$2sapdv
341 0#$atextual$bprintPageNumbers$bstructuralNavigation$btableOfContents$2sapdv

$c - Visual assistive features

Visual assistive features and adaptations to access the content of the resource.

341 0#$aauditory$csignLanguage$2sapdv

$d - Auditory assistive features

Auditory assistive features and adaptations to access the content of the resource.

341 0#$avisual$daudioDescription$2sapdv

$e - Tactile assistive features

Tactile assistive features and adaptations to access the content of the resource.

341 1#$3Container labels$atextual$ebraille$2sapdv

$h - Sensory hazards

A known sensory aspect of a resource, such as visual flashing or motion simulation that may induce a negative physiological reaction.

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$1 - Real World Object URI

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$2 - Source

Identification of the source of terms when they are from a controlled list.

Code from: Accessibility Content Source Codes.

$3 - Materials specified

Part of the described materials to which the field applies.

341 1#$3Accompanying audio CD$aauditory$btranscript$2sapdv

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$7 - Data provenance

See description of this subfield in Appendix J: Data Provenance Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.


CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Field 341 - Accessibility Content [NEW, 2018]
Field 341 - Accessibility Content [REDESCRIBED, 2024]
Field definition and scope was broadened in order to accommodate the recording of all accessibility features of a resource. The change also applies to the definitions of subfields $a and $2.
Field 341 - Accessibility Content [REDESCRIBED, 2026]
Field definition and scope was redescribed to clarify that the field is used to record metadata relating to the accessibility of a resource, including but not limited to access mode, alternative modes, and accessibility features.

Indicator 1 - Application
0 - Adaptive features to access primary content [RENAMED, 2026] [REDESCRIBED, 2026]
1 - Adaptive features to access secondary content [RENAMED, 2026] [REDESCRIBED, 2026]

Values 0 and 1 were redescribed to indicate that the data recorded is not restricted to adaptive features but can include other types of accessibility information.

Indicator 2 - Presence of accessibility features/hazards [NEW, 2026]

Prior to 2026, Indicator 2 was undefined.

# - No information provided [NEW, 2026]
1 - Accessibility features present [NEW, 2026]
2 - No accessibility features present [NEW, 2026]
3 - Sensory hazards present [NEW, 2026]
$h - Sensory hazards [NEW, 2026]
$0 - Authority record control number or standard number [NEW, 2024]
$1 - Real World Object URI [NEW, 2024]
$7 - Data provenance [NEW, 2026]

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