MARC Code List for Carrier Types
This list contains two-character lower case alphabetic codes for Resource
Description and Access (RDA) Carrier types. These types can be recorded
in a MARC Bibliographic record in textual form or in the two-character coded
form in MARC field 338 (Carrier Type).
They may also be recorded, sometimes in a more granular and sometimes in
a more general form, with one-character codes in the MARC 007/01
(Specific material designation) with a few exceptions (see tables).
In the following, the two-character codes and terms for field 338 $b and
$a, respectively, are listed along with the corresponding MARC 007 (or other)
codes.
Audio carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC audio carrier codes - 007/01 |
| audio cartridge |
sg |
g - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| audio cylinder |
se |
e - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| audio disc |
sd |
d - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| sound track reel |
si |
i - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| audio roll |
sq |
q - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| audiocassette |
ss |
s - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| audiotape reel |
st |
t - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
| other audio carrier |
sz |
z - 007/01 (Sound recording) |
Computer carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC computer carrier codes - 007/01 |
| computer card |
ck |
k - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| computer chip cartridge |
cb |
b - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| computer disc |
cd |
d - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| computer disc cartridge |
ce |
e - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| computer tape cartridge |
ca |
a - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| computer tape cassette |
cf |
f - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| computer tape reel |
ch |
h - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| online resource |
cr |
r - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
| other computer carrier |
cz |
z - 007/01 (Electronic resource) |
Microform carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC microform carrier codes - 007/01 |
| aperture card |
ha |
a - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microfiche |
he |
e - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microfiche cassette |
hf |
f - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microfilm cartridge |
hb |
b - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microfilm cassette |
hc |
c - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microfilm reel |
hd |
d - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microfilm roll |
hj |
j - 007/01 (Microfilm) |
| microfilm slip |
hh |
h - 007/01 (Microform) |
| microopaque |
hg |
g - 007/01 (Microform) |
| other microform carrier |
hz |
z - 007/01 (Microform) |
Microscopic carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC microscopic carrier codes -
Bibliographic 008/33 |
| microscope slide |
pp |
p - 008/33 (Visual Materials) |
| other microscopic carrier |
pz |
no code |
Projected image carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC projected image carrier codes
- 007/01 |
| film cartridge |
mc |
c - 007/01 (Motion picture) |
| film cassette |
mf |
f - 007/01 (Motion picture) |
| film reel |
mr |
r - 007/01 (Motion picture) |
| film roll |
mo |
o - 007/01 (Motion picture) |
| filmslip |
gd |
d - 007/01 (Projected graphic) |
| filmstrip |
gf |
f - 007/01 (Projected graphic) |
| filmstrip cartridge |
gc |
c - 007/01 (Projected graphic) |
| overhead transparency |
gt |
t - 007/01 (Projected graphic) |
| slide |
gs |
s - 007/01 (Projected graphic) |
| other projected carrier |
mz |
z - 007/01 (Motion picture) z - 007/01 (Projected
graphic) |
Stereographic carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC stereographic carrier codes
- 007/01 |
| stereograph card |
eh |
h - 007/01 (Non-projected graphic) |
| stereograph disc |
es |
s - 007/01 (Projected graphic) |
| other stereographic carrier |
ez |
no code |
Unmediated carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC unmediated carrier codes |
| card |
no |
no code |
| flipchart |
nn |
no code |
| roll |
na |
no code |
| sheet |
nb |
no code |
| volume |
nc |
no code |
| object |
nr |
r - Bibliographic Leader/06 |
| other unmediated carrier |
nz |
no code |
Video carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC video carrier codes - 007/01 |
| video cartridge |
vc |
c - 007/01 (Videorecording) |
| videocassette |
vf |
f - 007/01 (Videorecording) |
| videodisc |
vd |
d - 007/01 (Videorecording) |
| videotape reel |
vr |
r - 007/01 (Videorecording) |
| other video carrier |
vz |
z - 007/01 (Videorecording) |
Unspecified carriers
| RDA carrier terms - 338 $a |
MARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $b |
MARC unspecified carrier codes -
007/01 |
| unspecified |
zu |
u - 007/01 (Unspecified) |
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