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Term and Code List for RDA Carrier Types

This list contains Resource Description and Access (RDA) terms and corresponding two-character lower case alphabetic codes for RDA Carrier types. These types can be recorded in MARC Bibliographic and Holdings records in textual form and/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.

The source code for this list in field 338 $2 (Source) is rdacarrier.

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 belt  sb  b - 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)
audio wire reel  sw  w - 007/01 (Sound recording)
audiocassette  ss  s - 007/01 (Sound recording)
audiotape reel  st  t - 007/01 (Sound recording)
other  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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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