Search/Browse Help - Type of Material

Type of Material

Lists material types used in Search Limits, Titles Lists, and individual record displays, with cross-references.

A

Architectural Drawing

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats

Note: used for collections of materials under archival control such as letters, diaries, subject files, or family papers. Includes material in a variety of formats, such as text, music scores, photographs, drawings, and recordings.
also use Textual Manuscript for monographic manuscripts

Atlas

use Map

Audio Recording

use Music Recording
use Nonmusic Recording

Audio Tape

use Music Recording
use Nonmusic Recording

B

Blueprint

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Book

C

Cartographic Material

use Map

CD-ROM

use Software or E-Resource. Note: generally applies to software programs, games, general websites, and online databases
also use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of a digital file (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.)

Compact Disc (Audio)

use Music Recording
use Nonmusic Recording

Computer File

use Software or E-Resource. Note: generally applies to software programs, games, general websites, and online databases
also use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of a digital file (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.)

D

Database

use Software or E-Resource. Note: generally applies to software programs, games, general websites, and online databases
also use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of a digital file (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.)

Digital File

use Software or E-Resource. Note: generally applies to software programs, games, general websites, and online databases
also use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of a digital file (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.)

Drawing

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

E

Electronic Resource

use Software or E-Resource. Note: generally applies to software programs, games, general websites, and online databases
also use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of a digital file (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.)

Engineering Drawing

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

F

Film or Video

Filmstrip

use Film or Video

Fine Print

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

G

Globe

use Map

J

Journal

use Periodical or Newspaper

L

Language Material

use All Text (Books, Periodicals, etc.)
also use the type of material most appropriate your search: Book; Periodical or Newspaper; Textual Manuscript; Software or E-Resource, Manuscript/Mixed Formats; Website, Database or Looseleaf

Looseleaf

use All Text (Books, Periodicals, etc.)

M

Magazine

use Periodical or Newspaper

Manuscript Map

use Map (Manuscript)

Manuscript Material

use Textual Manuscript
use Map (Manuscript)
use Music Score (Manuscript) or
use Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats for archival collections containing manuscripts and other forms of material

Manuscript Music Score

use Music Score (Manuscript)

Map

Map (Manuscript)

Microform

use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of the microform (e.g., Book, Map)

Mixed Formats (Archival Collections)

use Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats

Moving Image

use Film or Video

Motion Picture

use Film or Video

Music Score

Music Score (Manuscript)

Music Recording

N

Newspaper

use Periodical or Newspaper

Nonmusic Recording

P

Painting

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Pamphlet

use Book

Periodical or Newspaper

Photo, Print, or Drawing

Photonegative

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Postcard

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Portrait

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Poster

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Print

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Printed Music

use Music Score

Projected Medium

use Film or Video

R

Recording, Music

use Music Recording

Recording, Nonmusic

use Nonmusic Recording

S

Serial

use Periodical or Newspaper

Sheet Music

use Music Score
use Music Score (Manuscript)

Slide (Lantern)

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

Software or E-Resource

Note: generally applies to software programs, games, general websites, and online databases
also use the type of material that describes the original format of the content of a digital file (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.)

Sound Recording, Music

use Music Recording

Sound Recording, Nonmusic

use Nonmusic Recording

Spoken Word Recording

use Nonmusic Recording

T

Television Program

use Film or Video

Textual Manuscript

use for textual monographic manuscripts

Textual Material

use All Text (Books, Periodicals, etc.)
also use the type of material most appropriate your search: Book; Periodical or Newspaper; Textual Manuscript; Software or E-Resource, Manuscript/Mixed Formats; Website, Database or Looseleaf

Three-Dimensional Object

use 3-D Object

Transparency

use Film or Video

Two-Dimensional Nonprojectable Graphic

use Photo, Print, or Drawing

V

Videorecording

use Film or Video

Videotape

use Film or Video

W

Website

use the type of material that describes the format of the content of the website or digital object (e.g., Book, Periodical or Newspaper, Map, etc.); use Software or E-Resource for web-based software programs, games, multimedia websites, and online databases.

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