RDA cheat sheet

As of November 18, 2015, the rules on this page have been approved in concept by the SCRAP committee, but the exact wording is still being adjusted. Please use these rules. Please send any feedback to SCRAP.

Instead of using AACR2's GMDs, whenever using RDA to catalog a record in these formats, make sure these fields are present. Optionally, also add these fields in AACR2 records. Note: Except for e-resources, field 347 is required when applicable, in both RDA and AACR2 records. The following are just examples that demonstrate what the fields can look like; for fields that may vary from item to item, like playback channels and region encoding, use the correct values for the item in hand rather than simply copying what is here.

In WorkFlows, this data is used to populate the Material Type column.

Type of material	AACR2 GMD	example RDA fields (not exhaustive)
music CD	[sound recording (CD)]	336 performed music‡bprm‡2rdacontent 337 audio‡bs‡2rdamedia 338 audio disc‡bsd‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡boptical‡2rda 347 audio file‡bCD audio‡2rda
spoken-word CD	[sound recording (CD)]	336 spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent 337 audio‡bs‡2rdamedia 338 audio disc‡bsd‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡boptical‡2rda 347 audio file‡bCD audio‡2rda
MP3 CD	[sound recording (MP3)]	336 spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent 337 audio‡bs‡2rdamedia 338 audio disc‡bsd‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡boptical‡2rda 347 audio file‡bMP3‡2rda
DVD	[videorecording (DVD)]	336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 337 video‡bv‡2rdamedia 338 videodisc‡bvd‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡boptical‡gsurround‡hDolby Digital 5.1‡2rda 347 video file‡bDVD video‡eregion 1‡2rda
Blu-ray	[videorecording (Blu-ray)]	336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 337 video‡bv‡2rdamedia 338 videodisc‡bvd‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡boptical‡gsurround‡hDTS-HD Master Audio 7.1‡2rda 347 video file‡bBlu-ray‡eregion A‡2rda
3D Blu-ray	[videorecording (Blu-ray 3D)]	336 three-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 337 video‡bv‡2rdamedia 338 videodisc‡bvd‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡boptical‡gsurround‡hDolby Digital 5.1‡2rda 345 3D‡2rda 347 video file‡bBlu-ray‡eregion A‡2rda 655 _7 3-D films.‡2lcgft
Blu-ray + DVD combo pack	[videorecording (Blu-ray + DVD)]	336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 337 video‡bv‡2rdamedia 338 videodisc‡bvd‡2rdacarrier 344 ‡3Blu-ray‡adigital‡boptical‡gsurround‡hDTS-HD Master Audio 7.1‡2rda 344 ‡3DVD‡adigital‡boptical‡gsurround‡hDolby Digital 5.1‡2rda 347 ‡3Blu-ray‡avideo file‡bBlu-ray‡eregion A‡2rda 347 ‡3DVD‡avideo file‡bDVD video‡eregion 1‡2rda
Playaway	[electronic resource (Playaway)]	336 spoken-word‡bspw‡2rdacontent 337 audio‡bs‡2rdamedia 338 other‡bsz‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡bnon-volatile flash memory‡2rda 347 audio file‡bPlayaway audio‡2local (in CCS) 347 audio file‡bACELP‡2rda (in OCLC)
Playaway View	[electronic resource (Playaway View)]	336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 337 video‡bv‡2rdamedia 338 other‡bvz‡2rdacarrier 344 digital‡bnon-volatile flash memory‡2rda 347 video file‡bPlayaway video‡2local (in CCS) 347 video file‡bACELP‡2rda (in OCLC)
cartridge videogame	[electronic resource (Platform)]	250 Nintendo DS. 336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 336 computer program‡bcop‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 computer chip cartridge‡bcb‡2rdacarrier 380 Video game 753 Nintendo DS
disc videogame	[electronic resource (Platform)]	250 PS4. 336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 336 computer program‡bcop‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 computer disc‡bcd‡2rdacarrier 380 Video game 753 PlayStation 4
CD-ROM	[electronic resource (CD-ROM)]	336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 336 computer program‡bcop‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 computer disc‡bcd‡2rdacarrier
database	[electronic resource (Database)]	336 text‡btxt‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier
e-book	[electronic resource (eBook)]	336 text‡btxt‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier 380 Electronic book
e-audiobook	[electronic resource (eAudiobook)]	336 spoken word‡bspw‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier 380 Electronic audiobook
e-video	[electronic resource (eVideo)]	336 two-dimensional moving image‡btdi‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier 380 Electronic video
e-magazine	[electronic resource (eJournal)]	336 text‡btxt‡2rdacontent 337 computer‡bc‡2rdamedia 338 online resource‡bcr‡2rdacarrier 380 Electronic magazine