5. Content, Media, & Carrier Type Examples

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Book:

336     ‡a text  ‡b txt  ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier

Sound Recording (CD): content could be music, spoken word, or sounds

336     ‡a spoken word ‡b spw ‡2 rdacontent
336     ‡a performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent
336     ‡a sounds ‡b snd ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a audio disc ‡b sd  ‡2 rdacarrier

Video - DVD

336     ‡a two dimensional moving image ‡b ti ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a video ‡b v ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a videodisc ‡b vd ‡2 rdacarrier

Video - Videocassette

336     ‡a two dimensional moving image ‡b ti ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a video ‡b v ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a videocassette ‡b vf ‡2 rdacarrier

Non-Projected Graphic (picture, etc.). Two-dimensional carrier could be a sheet or a card. Caution: "card" is not an extent term for printed material.

336     ‡a still image ‡b sti  ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a unmediated ‡b n  ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a sheet ‡b nb  ‡2 rdacarrier
338     ‡a card ‡b no ‡2 rdacarrier

CD-ROM (direct access digital text)

336     ‡a text ‡b txt   ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a  computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a  computer disc  ‡b cd  ‡2 rdacarrier

CD-ROM (direct access digital gallery)

336     ‡a still image ‡b sti ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a  computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a  computer disc  ‡b cd  ‡2 rdacarrier

Online resource (e-book)

336     ‡a text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a online resource ‡b cr ‡2 rdacarrier

Online resource (iTunes site)

336     ‡a performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent
336     ‡a still image ‡b sti ‡2 rdacontent
336     ‡a text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia
337     ‡a audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a  online resource ‡b cr  ‡2 rdacarrier

Microfilm (of a printed text)

336     ‡a text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a microform ‡b h ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a microfilm reel ‡b hd ‡2 rdacarrier

Microfiche (of a printed text)

336     ‡a text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a microform ‡b h ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a microfiche ‡b he ‡2 rdacarrier

Three-dimensional artifact (a bust of Abraham Lincoln)

336     ‡a three dimensional form ‡b tdf ‡2 rdacontent
337     ‡a unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia
338     ‡a object ‡b nz ‡2 rdacarrier