Type of Material Filters
The standard formats/material types are derived from the bibliographic records. The Polaris database includes a Type of Material search access point, which finds the formats and types of materials defined in the Z39.89 standard for MARC bibliographic records, as well as several Polaris-specific types. Formats are identified in the LDR/06, LDR/07, 006/00 or 007/00 fields of the MARC record. Types of material are identified in the LDR/06, LDR/07, 006/00, 007/00, 008/21, 008/23, or 008/29 fields. For details,
In PAC search results, an icon indicates the format/type for a title. A tooltip identifies the icon. If several formats/types are associated with a title, a programmed order of precedence determines which icon is displayed. Users can see all the formats/types in the record in the detailed information view of the title.
You can also use CQL commands to set up custom filters for the Limit by list. You can offer only standard formats/types of material, only your custom filters, or any combination of the two.
Note:
Search filters do not apply to title searches launched from the dashboard.
The table lists the standard types of material (TOM) by name and code, the TOM’s corresponding icon, and the icon filename. These are the default TOM filters available for the Limit by list.
Note:
By default, the TOM icon files are located at C:\Program Files\Polaris\{version}\PowerPAC\themes\shared\formats on your PowerPAC server. See the table below for icon filenames. If you edit an icon file, be sure to back up your changes so you can replicate them after an upgrade.
|
Format/Type of Material |
Code |
Icon |
Icon Filename |
Enabled by Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abstract |
abs |
|
formatid39.gif |
Y |
|
Archival/mixed materials |
mix |
|
formatid07.gif |
N |
| Atlas | atl |
|
formatid47.gif | Y |
|
Audio books |
abk |
|
formatid37.gif |
Y |
| Audio book on cassette | abt |
|
formatid53.gif | Y |
| Audio book on CD | abc |
|
formatid52.gif | Y |
|
Blu-Ray Disc |
brd |
|
formatid40.gif |
Y |
| Blu-Ray + DVD | bdv |
|
formatid45.gif | Y |
|
Book |
bks |
|
formatid01.gif |
Y |
|
Book + Cassette |
bcs |
|
formatid43.gif |
Y |
|
Book + CD |
bcd |
|
formatid42.gif |
Y |
| Book + DVD | bkv |
|
formatid46.gif | Y |
|
Braille |
brl |
|
formatid28.gif |
N |
|
Cartographic material |
cmt |
|
formatid03.gif |
N |
|
Digital collection |
dmc |
|
formatid38.gif |
Y |
|
DVD |
dvd |
|
formatid33.gif |
Y |
|
EAudioBook |
aeb |
|
formatid41.gif |
Y |
|
Ebooks |
ebk |
|
formatid36.gif |
Y |
|
Electronic resources |
elr |
|
formatid06.gif |
Y |
| Emagazine | emg |
|
formatid50.gif | Y |
|
Globe |
glb |
|
formatid14.gif |
Y |
|
Kit |
kit |
|
formatid23.gif |
N |
|
Large print |
lpt |
|
formatid27.gif |
Y |
|
Manuscript cartographic material |
mcm |
|
formatid12.gif |
N |
|
Manuscript material |
mss |
|
formatid15.gif |
N |
|
Manuscript music |
mmu |
|
formatid10.gif |
N |
|
Map |
map |
|
formatid13.gif |
Y |
|
Microform |
mic |
|
formatid26.gif |
N |
|
Motion picture |
mot |
|
formatid17.gif |
Y |
|
Music CD |
mcd |
|
formatid35.gif |
Y |
|
Musical sound recording |
msr |
|
formatid21.gif |
Y |
|
Newspaper |
new |
|
formatid25.gif |
Y |
|
Nonmusical sound recording |
nsr |
|
formatid22.gif |
Y |
|
Periodical |
per |
|
formatid24.gif |
Y |
|
Printed cartographic material |
pcm |
|
formatid11.gif |
N |
|
Printed music |
pmu |
|
formatid09.gif |
N |
|
Printed or manuscript music |
mus |
|
formatid02.gif |
N |
|
Projected medium |
pgr |
|
formatid16.gif |
Y |
|
Serial |
ser |
|
formatid08.gif |
Y |
|
Sound recording |
rec |
|
formatid05.gif |
Y |
| Streaming music | stm |
|
formatid48.gif | Y |
| Streaming video | stv |
|
formatid49.gif | Y |
|
Three-dimensional object (artifact) |
art |
|
formatid20.gif |
Y |
|
Two-dimensional nonprojected graphic |
ngr |
|
formatid19.gif |
Y |
| Video game | vgm |
|
formatid44.gif | Y |
|
Videorecording |
vid |
|
formatid18.gif |
Y |
|
Videotape |
vcr |
|
formatid34.gif |
Y |
| Vinyl | vyl |
|
formatid51.gif | Y |
|
Visual materials |
vis |
|
formatid04.gif |
N |
