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
- 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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3-D Object