Content, Media, and Carrier Types cheat sheet

Common values for the MARC 336, 337, and 338 fields. These fields can be quickly added to a record in OCLC Connexion by using the 3XX Macro.

Material in hand	Content Type (336)	Media Type (337)	Carrier Type (338)
Atlas	cartographic image ‡b cri ‡2 rdacontent	unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia	volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier
Book (regular or large print)	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia	volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier
Book on tape	spoken word ‡b spw ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	audiocassette ‡b ss ‡2 rdacarrier
Book on CD	spoken word ‡b spw ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	audio disc ‡b sd ‡2 rdacarrier
Book on MP3	spoken word ‡b spw ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	audio disc ‡b sd ‡2 rdacarrier
CD-ROM with text (e.g., PDF files)	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	computer disc ‡b cd ‡2 rdacarrier
Digital image (online)	still image ‡b sti ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
DVD or Blu-ray disc	two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent	video ‡b v ‡2 rdamedia	videodisc ‡b vd ‡2 rdacarrier
DVD or Blu-ray disc (3D movie)	three-dimensional moving image ‡b tdm ‡2 rdacontent	video ‡b v ‡2 rdamedia	videodisc ‡b vd ‡2 rdacarrier
e-audiobook	spoken word ‡b spw ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
e-book	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
e-video	two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
Graphic novel	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent still image ‡b sti ‡2 rdacontent	unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia	volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier
Map (folded highways)	cartographic image ‡b cri ‡2 rdacontent	unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia	sheet ‡b nb ‡2 rdacarrier
Map (online)	cartographic image ‡b cri ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
Microfiche	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	microform ‡b h ‡2 rdamedia	microfiche ‡b he ‡2 rdacarrier
Microfilm	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	microform ‡b h ‡2 rdamedia	microfilm reel ‡b hd ‡2 rdacarrier
Music audiocassette	performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	audiocassette ‡b ss ‡2 rdacarrier
Music CD	performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	audio disc ‡b sd ‡2 rdacarrier
Music score	notated music ‡b ntm ‡2 rdacontent	unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia	volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier
Music (streaming)	performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
Online PDF	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
Playaway (audiobook)	spoken word ‡b spw ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	other ‡b sz ‡2 rdacarrier
Playaway (music)	performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent	audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia	other ‡b sz ‡2 rdacarrier
Playaway Launchpad	computer program ‡b cop ‡2 rdacontent two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	other ‡b cz ‡2 rdacarrier
Playaway View	two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent	video ‡b v ‡2 rdamedia	other ‡b vz ‡2 rdacarrier
Serial (hard copy)	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia	volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier
Serial (online)	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier
VHS tape	two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent	video ‡b v ‡2 rdamedia	videocassette ‡b vf ‡2 rdacarrier
Video game (cartridge, 3D)	three-dimensional moving image ‡b tdm ‡2 rdacontent two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent computer program ‡b cop ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	computer chip cartridge ‡b cb ‡2 rdacarrier
Video game (disc)	two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent computer program ‡b cop ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	computer disc ‡b cd ‡2 rdacarrier
Website (with text, maps, and photos)	text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent cartographic image ‡b cri ‡2 rdacontent still image ‡b sti ‡2 rdacontent	computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia	online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier

Full lists of terms:

• Content Type (336)
• Media Type (337)
• Carrier Type (338)