Content, Media, and Carrier Types cheat sheet

Common values for the MARC 336, 337, and 338 fields.

Material in hand	Content Type (336)	Media Type (337)	Carrier Type (338)
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 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

Full lists of terms:

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