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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