Relates a resource to a statement including the statement relating to the material of which the resource is composed, the statement relating to the presence of illustrations, the particular type of illustration, the number of illustrations, the presence of colour, the reduction ration (if a microform), the presence or absence of sound (if a resource that may have integral sound as a feature), and other technical specifications.
Includes method of production, colour, material from which the resource is made, etc. Any characteristic implicit in the specific material designation is omitted.