Specific Material Form Term List

List identifier: marcsmd

Term List

Source: This list was derived from controlled lists of coded values in the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data used in MARC field 007/01 (Specific material designation) for the following categories of material: electronic resource, globe, kit, map, microform, motion picture, nonprojected graphic, notated music, projected graphic, remote-sensing image, sound recording, tactile material, text, and videorecording.

The form terms are arranged by carrier/media categories, such as electronic resource, globe, etc. The more general form, e.g., electronic resource, may be used in place of a special type such as chip cartridge.

electronic resource
- chip cartridge
- computer optical disc cartridge
- magnetic disk
- magneto-optical disc
- optical disc
- remote
- tape cartridge
- tape cassette
- tape reel
globe
- celestial globe
- earth moon globe
- planetary or lunar globe
- terrestrial globe
map
- atlas
- diagram
- map
- model
- profile
- remote-sensing image
- section
- view
microform
- aperture card
- microfiche
- microfiche cassette
- microfilm cartridge
- microfilm cassette
- microfilm reel
- microopaque
motion picture
- film cartridge
- film cassette
- film reel
nonprojected graphic
- chart
- collage
- drawing
- flash card
- painting
- photomechanical print
- photonegative
- photoprint
- picture
- print
- technical drawing
projected graphic
- filmslip
- filmstrip cartridge
- filmstrip roll
- other filmstrip type
- slide
- transparency
sound recording
- cylinder
- roll
- sound cartridge
- sound cassette
- sound disc
- sound-tape reel
- sound-track film
- wire recording
tactile material
- braille
- combination
- moon
- tactile, with no writing system
text
- braille
- large print
- regular print
- text in looseleaf binder
videorecording
- videocartridge
- videocassette
- videodisc
- videoreel

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