Material types can be assigned to items represented in Alma by the Cataloging and Metadata Services Unit or by the circulation staff in Fondren Library or its satellite libraries (Business and Digital Media Commons).
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| Material Type | Definition |
|---|---|
ATLAS | Books classified in the call number range G1000-3122 are to be considered atlases. Location is STACKS. A few exceptions are in GOV-MAPS. Call number only on t.p. for STACKS atlases. |
| BACHELOR THESIS | |
BOOK | Circulating monographs and serials published fewer than three times per year |
| BOUND ISSUE | |
| CAMERA | |
| CASE | |
COMPACT DISC | Audio compact disc. Write call number on textual insert and on white flag |
CD-ROM | Circulating CD-ROMs including serials. |
DVD | |
| DVD-ROM | |
| EPHEMERA | |
| EQUIPMENT | |
| GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT | |
| ISSUE | |
KEYS | Circulation supplied item type. |
MAP | |
| MANUSCRIPT | |
| MASTER THESIS | |
MICROFICHE | |
MICROFILM | |
| MIXED MATERIAL | |
| MUSIC SCORE | |
| NEWSPAPER | |
| OTHER | |
| OTHER VISUAL MATERIAL | |
OVERSIZE | Books 42 cm. tall or wide; Brown Fine Arts material (books or music) 38 cm tall or wide. On t.p. write Oversize at head of call number, after location (if any) but before call number proper. |
| OVERSIZE SCORE | Music Scores 38 cm. tall or wide. On t.p. write Oversize at head of call number, after location (if any) but before call number proper. |
| PAMPHLET | |
| PhD THESIS | |
RARE | Write control and call numbers on t.p. verso and clip barcode to brown flag. Place on shelf near the marking table. |
| ROOM | |
| SPECIAL DEGREE THESIS | |
| VIDEO DISK |