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RDA Resources and Training

This guide is used by the cataloging department of Mississippi State University for internal RDA training. It includes resources and local policies that will be of interest to the Mississippi Library Partnership.

33X

RDA 33x fields

  • $a Content / Media / Carrier Type term
  • $b Content / Media / Carrier Type code (accept)
  • $2 Source = rdacontent / rdamedia / rdacarrier
  • $3 Material specified
336 (Content Type)
The form of communication through which a work is expressed.
337 (Media Type)
Media type reflects the general type of intermediation device required.
338 (Carrier Type)
Carrier type reflects the format of the storage medium and housing.

Examples:

Books / Annuals / Periodicals:

  • 336 : :  $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
  • 337 : :  $a unmediated $b n $2 rdamedia
  • 338 : :  $a volume $b nc $2 rdacarrier

Video-DVDs

  • 336 : :  $a two-dimensional moving image $b tdi $2 rdacontent
  • 337 : :  $a video $b v $2 rdamedia
  • 338 : :  $a videodisc $2 rdacarrier

Video-cassettes

  • 336 : :  $a two-dimensional moving image $b tdi $2 rdacontent
  • 337 : :  $a video $b v $2 rdamedia
  • 338 : :  $a videocassette $b vf $2 rdacarrier

Maps

  • 336 : :  $a cartographic image $2 rdacontent
  • 337 : :  $a unmediated $2 rdamedia
  • 338 : :  $a sheet $2 rdacarrier

E-text / E-journals

  • 336 : :  $a text $2 rdacontent
  • 337 : :  $a computer $2 rdamedia
  • 338 : :  $a online resource $2 rdacarrier

Term and Code List

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 theMARC 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 $aMARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $bMARC 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  sz  z - 007/01 (Sound recording)

 

 

Computer carriers

RDA carrier terms - 338 $aMARC 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 $aMARC 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 $aMARC codes for RDA terms - 338 $bMARC 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 $aMARC 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 $aMARC 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 $aMARC 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 $aMARC 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 $aMARC codes for 
RDA terms - 338 $b		MARC unspecified carrier codes - 007/01
unspecified  zu  u - 007/01 (Unspecified)