Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes

Introduction

Genre/Form Code and Term Sources contains a list of sources of terms and/or codes indicating the genre, form, and/or physical characteristics of the materials being described in bibliographic records and assigns a code to each source. Sources include lists that contain the following types of information:

content types that indicate the form of communication through which a work is expressed. Examples include cartographic dataset, notated music, or text.

media types that specify the general type of intermediation device required to view, play, run, etc., the content of a resource audio, stereographic, or video.

carrier types that specify the format of the storage medium and housing of a resource. Examples include audiocassette, microfiche, or online resource.

genre types designate the style or technique of the intellectual content of textual materials or, for graphic materials, aspects such as vantage point, intended purpose, characteristics of the creator, publication status, or method of representation. Examples are biographies, catechisms, essays, hymns, or reviews.

form and physical characteristic types designate historically and functionally specific kinds of materials distinguished by their physical character, the subject of their intellectual content, or the order of information within them. Examples are daybooks, diaries, directories, journals, memoranda, questionnaires, syllabi, or time sheets.

The purpose of this list is to identify the vocabulary used in records. For code assignment, general structure, usage, and maintenance guidelines see Introduction.

Note: Many general subject lists and thesauri, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings and the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, also contain controlled vocabularies for specifying genre/forms. Thus those general sources may also be used in usage elements identified for genre/form terms, with the appropriate source code (see Subject Heading and Term Source Codes). Only sources that are specific for genre/form are listed here.

Arrangement of the list

Entries in the list are arranged in alphabetical order by the code and consist of the source code followed by the bibliographic citation for the source documentation. The citations are linked to the online source for some codes.

Code structure

Each code consists of a maximum of 12 lowercase alphabetic characters. Possible additions to codes are described in Source Code Maintenance.

Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes

alett	An alphabetical list of English text types (Berlin; New York: Mouton de Gruyter) [pages 23-88 in: Text types and the history of English]
amg	Audiovisual material glossary (Dublin, OH: Online Computer Library Center, Inc.)
barngf	Svenska ämnesord för barn - Genre/Form (Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket)
bdrc	Buddhist Digital Resource Center
bellobv	Gattungsbegriffe für Belletristik, Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (Austrian Library Network (OBV))
bgtchm	Basic Genre Terms for Cultural Heritage Materials
cbk	Centraal Bestand Kinderboeken
cck	Centrale Catalogus Kaarten
cjh	Center for Jewish History thesaurus
dct	Dublin Core list of resource types
estc	Eighteenth century short title catalogue, the cataloguing rules. New ed. (London: The British Library)
fbg	Films by genre (Jefferson, NC: McFarland)
fgtpcm	Form/genre terms for printed cartoon material (Bowling Green, OH: Consortium of Popular Culture Collections in the Midwest)
ftamc	Form terms for archival and manuscripts control (Stanford: The Research Libraries Group, Inc.) [Note: Used prior to August 1991; term list subsumed by Art and Architecture Thesaurus at that time.]
gatbeg	Gattungsbegriffe (Leipzig & Frankfort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
gmd	Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules general material designation (Rule 1.1C)
gmgpc	Thesaurus for graphic materials: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service)
gnd	Gemeinsame Normdatei (Leipzig, Frankfurt: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
gnd-carrier	Gemeinsame Normdatei: Datenträgertyp (Leipzig, Frankfurt: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) [PDF: 28.7 KB]
gnd-content	Gemeinsame Normdatei: Beschreibung des Inhalts (Leipzig, Frankfurt: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) [PDF: 48.4 KB]
gnd-music	Gemeinsame Normdatei: Musikalische Ausgabeform (Leipzig, Frankfurt: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) [PDF: 28.6 KB]
gsafd	Guidelines on subject access to individual works of fiction, drama, etc. (Chicago: American Library Association)
gsso	Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation (GSSO) ontology [Note: This code was previously defined for Subject Heading and Term Source Codes. Usage has been expanded.]
gtlm	Genre terms for law materials: a thesaurus (Littleton, CO: Rothman Pubs.)
gtmm	Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine. Genre Terms for makerspace materials (Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Libraries)
gttg	Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine. Genre terms for tabletop games (Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Libraries)
isbdcontent	ISBD Area 0 (Content Form and Media Area)
isbdmedia	ISBD Area 0 (Content Form and Media Area)
lcgft	Library of Congress genre/form terms for library and archival materials (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service)
lobt	Language of Bindings Thesaurus (London: University of Arts)
marccategory	MARC Form Category Term List
marcform	MARC Form of Item Term List
marcgt	MARC Genre Terms (Washington, DC: Library of Congress)
marcsmd	MARC Specific Material Form Term List
migfg	Moving Image Genre-Form Guide (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, MBRS)
mim	Moving image materials: genre terms (Washington: Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress)
mts	Metatietosanasto (Helsinki: National Library of Finland)
muzeukv	MuzeVideo UK DVD and UMD film genre classification (London: Muze Europe Ltd)
nbdbgf	NBD Biblion Genres Fictie (Zoetermeer: NBD Biblion)
ncrbs	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) broadcast standard (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrcarrier	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) carrier types (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrcontent	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) content types (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrcpc	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) configuration of playback channels (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrfs	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) font size (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrft	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) file type (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrmat	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) material (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrmedia	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) media types (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrpm	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) production method (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrpo	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) polarity (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrrm	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) recording medium (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrtr	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) type of recording (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ncrvf	Nippon Cataloging Rules (2018 ed.) video format (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ndlgft	National Diet Library in Japan genre/form terms for library materials (Tokyo: National Diet Library)
ngl	Newspaper genre list [online only] (Seattle, WA: University of Washington, Library Microform and Newspaper Collections)
nimafc	NIMA form codes (Bethesda, MD: National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
nlggf	National Library of Greece genre/form for library materials
nmc	Revised nomenclature for museum cataloging: a revised and expanded version of Robert C. Chenhall's system for classifying man-made objects. (Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press)
ntsf	Norsk tesaurus for sjanger og form (Oslo : Nasjonalbiblioteket)
nzcoh	New Zealand Choral and Orchestral hire form and genre terms
olacvggt	OLAC Video Game Genre Terms
proysen	Prøysen: emneord for Prøysen-bibliografien (Oslo: Nasjonalbiblioteket)
radfg	Radio form / genre terms guide (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section)
rbbin	Binding terms: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloguing. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA)
rbgenr	Genre terms: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloguing. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries)
rbmscv	RBMS Controlled Vocabularies (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College & Research Libraries)
rbpap	Paper terms: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA) [Used for printing terms.]
rbpri	Printing & publishing evidence: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA) [Used for printing terms.]
rbprov	Provenance evidence: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA)
rbpub	Printing and publishing evidence: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA) [Used for publishing terms.]
rbtyp	Type evidence: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging. (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA) [Used for printing terms.]
rdaar	RDA aspect ratio designation
rdabf	RDA bibliographic format
rdabs	RDA broadcast standard
rdacarrier	Term and code list for RDA carrier types
rdacc	RDA colour content
rdaco	RDA content type
rdacontent	Term and code list for RDA content types
rdacpc	RDA configuration of playback channels
rdact	RDA carrier type
rdaep	RDA extension plan
rdafmn	RDA form of musical notation
rdafnm	RDA format of notated music
rdafs	RDA font size
rdaft	RDA file type
rdagen	RDA generation
rdagrp	RDA groove pitch of an analog cylinder
rdagw	RDA groove width of an analog disc
rdaill	RDA illustrative content
rdalay	RDA layout
rdamat	RDA material
rdamedia	Term and code list for RDA media types
rdami	RDA mode of issuance
rdamt	RDA media type
rdapf	RDA presentation format
rdapm	RDA production method
rdapo	RDA polarity
rdare	RDA regional encoding
rdarm	RDA recording medium
rdarr	RDA reduction ratio designation
rdasco	RDA sound content
rdaspc	RDA special playback characteristic
rdatb	RDA type of binding
rdatc	RDA track configuration
rdatr	RDA type of recording
rdavf	RDA video format
reveal	REVEAL: fiction indexing and genre headings (Bath: UKOLN)
rvmgf	Thésaurus des descripteurs de genre/forme de l'Université Laval (Québec, Québec: Bibliothèque de l'Université Laval)
saogf	Svenska ämnesord - Genre/Form (Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket)
sgp	Svenska genrebeteckningar för periodika (Stockholm: Kunglige Biblioteket)
slm	Suomalainen lajityyppi- ja muotosanasto
tept	Thesaurus of Ephemera Terms (Reading, England: Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading)
tgfbne	Términos de género/forma de la Biblioteca Nacional de España
tgfc	Termes de gènere i forma en català (Biblioteca de Catalunya)
thema	Thema (Editeur.org)
tpro	T-PRO Thesaurus der Provenienzbegriffe (Berlin: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz)
vgmsgg	Video Game Metadata Schema: Controlled vocabulary for gameplay genre (GAME Research (GAMER) Group)
vgmsng	Video Game Metadata Schema: Controlled vocabulary for narrative genre (GAME Research (GAMER) Group)

Usage in MARC 21

Bibliographic records

655 $2 (Index Term - Genre/Form / Source of term)

336 $2 (Content Type / Source)

337 $2 (Media Type / Source)

338 $2 (Carrier Type / Source)

Authority records

755 $2 (Established Heading Linking Entry - Genre/Form Term / Source of heading or term)

785 $2 (Subdivision Linking Entry - Form Subdivision / Source of heading or term)

336 $2 (Content Type / Source)

040 $f (Cataloging Source / Subject heading or thesaurus conventions)

Holdings records

337 $2 (Media Type / Source)

338 $2 (Carrier Type / Source)

MODS/MADS Elements

mods: genre @authority

mods: physicalDescription / form @authority

mods: location / holdingSimple / copyInformation / form @authority

mads: authority / genre @authority

mads: related / genre @authority

mads: variant / genre @authority