Material types
Find a list of material types used in WorldCat FirstSearch.
Material type information is both indexed in WorldCat and displayed in the short and long record displays. Some terms have a broader meaning than others.
General
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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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Sound recording
| code | text |
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| msr | Musical recording |
| nsr | Non-musical recording (includes books-on-tape, speeches, etc.) |
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| 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 |
Visual material
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maps/cartographic materials
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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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Musical score
| code | text |
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| pmu | Published music |
| mmu | Manuscript music |
Serial publication
| code | text |
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| mse | Series |
| new | Newspaper |
| per | Periodical |
Continually updated resource
| 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. |
Computer file
| 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 |