Content, Media, and Carrier Types cheat sheet
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Common values for the MARC 336, 337, and 338 fields that were created for use with RDA but are now also valid in AACR2 records.
Material in hand | Content Type (336) | Media Type (337) | Carrier Type (338) |
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Atlas | cartographic image‡bcri‡2rdacontent | unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | volume‡bnc‡2rdacarrier |
Book (regular or large print) | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | volume‡bnc‡2rdacarrier |
Book (braille) | tactile text‡btct‡2rdacontent | unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | volume‡bnc‡2rdacarrier |
Book on tape | spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | audiocassette‡bss‡2rdacarrier |
Book on CD | spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | audio disc‡bsd‡2rdacarrier |
Book on MP3 | spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | audio disc‡bsd‡2rdacarrier |
CD-ROM with text (e.g., PDF files) | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | computer disc‡bcd‡2rdacarrier |
Digital image (online) | still image‡bsti‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
DVD or Blu-ray disc | two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent | video‡bv‡2rdamedia | videodisc‡bvd‡2rdacarrier |
DVD or Blu-ray disc (3D movie) | three-dimensional moving image‡btdm‡2rdacontent | video‡bv‡2rdamedia | videodisc‡bvd‡2rdacarrier |
e-audiobook | spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
e-book | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
e-video | two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
Graphic novel | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent still image‡bsti‡2rdacontent |
unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | volume‡bnc‡2rdacarrier |
Map (folded highways) | cartographic image‡bcri‡2rdacontent | unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | sheet‡bnb‡2rdacarrier |
Map (online) | cartographic image‡bcri‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
Microfiche | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | microform‡bh‡2rdamedia | microfiche‡bhe‡2rdacarrier |
Microfilm | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | microform‡bh‡2rdamedia | microfilm reel‡bhd‡2rdacarrier |
Music audiocassette | performed music‡bprm‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | audiocassette‡bss‡2rdacarrier |
Music CD | performed music‡bprm‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | audio disc‡bsd‡2rdacarrier |
Music score | notated music‡bntm‡2rdacontent | unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | volume‡bnc‡2rdacarrier |
Music (streaming) | performed music‡bprm‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
Online PDF | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
Playaway (audiobook) | spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | other‡bsz‡2rdacarrier |
Playaway (music) | performed music‡bprm‡2rdacontent | audio‡bs‡2rdamedia | other‡bsz‡2rdacarrier |
Playaway Launchpad | computer program‡bcop‡2rdacontent two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent |
computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | other‡bcz‡2rdacarrier |
Playaway View | two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent | video‡bv‡2rdamedia | other‡bvz‡2rdacarrier |
Serial (hard copy) | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | unmediated‡bn‡2rdamedia | volume‡bnc‡2rdacarrier |
Serial (online) | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent | computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
VHS tape | two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent | video‡bv‡2rdamedia | videocassette‡bvf‡2rdacarrier |
Video game (cartridge, 3D) | three-dimensional moving image‡btdm‡2rdacontent two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent computer program‡bcop‡2rdacontent |
computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | computer chip cartridge‡bcb‡2rdacarrier |
Video game (disc) | two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent computer program‡bcop‡2rdacontent |
computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | computer disc‡bcd‡2rdacarrier |
Website (with text, maps, and photos) | text‡btxt‡2rdacontent cartographic image‡bcri‡2rdacontent still image‡bsti‡2rdacontent |
computer‡bc‡2rdamedia | online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier |
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