1. DATA FIELD DESCRIPTION:
Variable size
Controlled and mandatory filling
2. DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION:
Term identifying the level of treatment given to the bibliographic description of a document.
There are two levels of treatment:
a) Monographic level or source record, in which data from the book, non-conventional document, thesis, dissertation, or journal (periodic series) as a whole is described, and;
b) Analytical level, in which data from a part of a document at the monographic level is represented, such as a periodical article or a chapter of the monograph.
The treatment levels are subdivided in the system into:
| Code | Description |
| m | Monographic Level: |
| Used for the description of a document as a whole that is not an integral part of any other, meaning it has no connection with a series or a collection. | |
| mc | Collection Monographic Level: |
| Used for the description of a document belonging to a collection. Correct description of the document requires information about the collection to which it belongs. | |
| ms | Series Monographic Level |
| Used for the description of a document belonging to a monographic series. Correct description of the document requires information about the series level to which it belongs. | |
| am | Analytical Monographic Level |
| Used for the description of a document belonging to a monograph, meaning for the description of a chapter or article of a monograph. Correct description of the document (chapter or article) requires information from the higher level (monographic) to which it belongs.
A correta descrição do documento (capítulo ou artigo) requer informações do nível maior (monográfico) do qual é parte. |
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| amc | Analytical Collection Monographic Level |
| Used for the description of a document belonging to a monograph that is part (volume) of a collection. Correct description of the document (chapter) requires information from the monographic level (volume) and also from the collection level to which it belongs. | |
| ams | Analytical Series Monographic Level |
| Used for the description of a document belonging to a monograph (volume) that is part of a monographic series. Correct description of the document (chapter or article) requires information from the monographic level (volume) and also from the series level to which it belongs. | |
| as | Series Analytical Level |
| Used for the description of a document belonging to a periodic series. Correct description of the document requires information from the analytical level (article) and the series level to which it belongs. | |
| c | Collection Level: |
| Used for the description of a collection as a whole, considering it as a single document. The collection consists of a defined number of parts (volumes). Registering a collection of monographs or a single monograph belonging to a collection is part of an administrative decision aimed at adapting the document retrieval needs of users. |
1. Examples:
a) am
b) as
