Material type information is found from the detail of records and is both indexed in WorldCat and displayed in the short and long record displays. Some terms have a broader meaning than others.
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elc | Electronic | ||||||||||||
web | Web access | ||||||||||||
cnp | Conference publication | ||||||||||||
deg | Thesis/dissertation | ||||||||||||
fic | Fiction | ||||||||||||
bio | Biography | ||||||||||||
lpt | Large print | ||||||||||||
brl | Braille | ||||||||||||
mss | Manuscript (includes manuscript text, music, and maps) |
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juv | Juvenile (includes all the subsets of juvenile listed below)
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mic | Microform (includes all the subsets of microform listed below)
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gpb | Government publication (includes all the subsets of government publications listed below)
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DVD | DVDs (includes all the subsets of DVDs listed below)
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msr | Musical recording |
nsr | Non-musical recording (includes books-on-tape, speeches, etc.) |
Media types for Sound Recording | |
dva | DVD audio* *These records are also included in the broader term of DVD. |
cda | CD audio Also included in the broader terms of CD and CDs. |
lps | LP recording |
45s | 45 rpm |
78s | 78 rpm |
cas | Cassette recording |
wrr | Wire recording |
wxc | Wax cylinder |
rtr | Reel-to-reel tape |
rll | Roll |
mp3 | MP3 |
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kit | Kit | ||||||||||||||||||
pgr | Projected image (includes all the subsets of projected image listed below)
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ngr | 2-D image (includes all the subsets of 2-D image listed below)
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art | 3-D object/artifact (includes all the subsets of 3-DS object/artifact listed below)
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dvv | DVD video * *These records are also included in the broader terms DVD and Videodisc |
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vdc | Videodisc | ||||||||||||||||||
vhs | VHS tape * *These records are also included in the broader term of Videocassette |
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bta | Beta | ||||||||||||||||||
pal | PAL | ||||||||||||||||||
scm | SECAM | ||||||||||||||||||
vca | Videocassette |
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pcm | Published map | ||||||||
mcm | Manuscript map | ||||||||
atl | Atlas | ||||||||
rsi | Remote-sensing image | ||||||||
mmp | Model map | ||||||||
gsc | Geological section | ||||||||
glb | Globe (includes all the subsets of globe listed below)
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pmu | Published music |
mmu | Manuscript music |
code | text |
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mse | Series |
new | Newspaper |
per | Periodical |
code | text |
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upl | Updating loose-leaf Also included in the broader term of Continuing update. |
upw | Updating website Also included in the broader term of Continuing update. |
upd | Updating database Also included in the broader term of Continuing update. |
code | text |
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312 | 3.5 in. disc |
514 | 5.25 in. disc |
bdt | Bibliographic data |
cdc | CD for computer Also included in the broader terms of CD or CDs. |
cgm | Computer game |
cig | Clipart/images/graphics |
dct | Document |
fnt | Font |
imm | Interactive multimedia |
ndt | Numeric data |
oss | Online system or service |
pgm | Program |
snd | Sound effect |