Term and Code List for RDA Carrier Types

List identifier: rdacarrier

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.

Code List:

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	$b	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)

Source: http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacarrier.html - July 11, 2019

Usage in MARC 21:

Bibliographic records

338 $2 (Carrier Type / Source)

007/01 (Specific material designation)

Holdings:

338 $2 (Carrier Type / Source)