GMD- General Material Designators
Posted on April 27th, 2007 by jferriss
At the Opeartions Committee meeting on April 4, 2007 it was decided that MVLS/SALS catalogers will use different GMDs for more prominent display in the PAC for audiobooks formats, Playaways and Large print. Patrons and staff will now be able to keyword search for unabridged, abridged, Playaways, MP3 and large print.
Below is a list of GMDs that are used in the catalog. All of these words can be keyword searched in the PAC.
GMD – General Material Designators
Use a GMD in the 245 tag, subfield h for the following materials
Use a GMD in the 245 tag, subfield h for the following materials
| Type of material |
GMD (tag 245, subfield h) |
Edition statement (250) |
| Audiobook, abridged cassette |
[sound recording (abridged)] |
Abridged. |
| Audiobook, abridged CD |
[compact audio disc (abridged)] |
Abridged. |
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