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ITEM CAT1 Definition
AV-EQUIP Audio-visual hardware
BOOKPLAYER Audiobook Player
CALCULATOR Calculator
CAMCORDER Digital Camcorder
CAMERA Digital Camera
CAMERA-ACC Digital Camera Accessory
CONTROLLER Video Game Controllers
DATABASE Database
DRAWINPUT Graphic input device
DVDPLAYER DVD player device
DVOICEREC Digital Voice Recorder
EBK-OTHER All other e-book readers, excluding Kindles
GAME GAMES
GAMING Gaming and accessories
GPS Global Positioning System Device
HEADPHONES Headphones
IPAD Apple iPads
IPOD Apple iPod Device
KEY KEY for Techlend
KINDLE Amazon Ebook Reader
LAPTOP Patron Laptop
NEW-BOOK New book
PROJECTOR Projector loan device
SCANNER Scanning device
SHELFRDY Shelf Ready Materials
SONY Sony Ebook Reader
STYLUS Stylus for Laptops
USBDRIVE USB Drive


ITEM CAT2 Definition Used for
EARLYAMER Early American imprints Microform and Online versions of Evans, Shaw/Shoemaker
EEBO Early English books online Online versions of Pollard & Redgrave, Wing materials.
FEDDOC US Federal documents Depository titles, purchased US federal documents; Trumps REFERENCE
GIFT Gift materials Materials donated to Libraries; trumped by FEDDOC or REFERENCE
NETL-SOLT NetLibrary Ebooks (SOLINET)
NIL Null value to enable global replacements of other codes
OPENACCESS Open Access E-docs
PATRONDISC YBP DDA Not Owned records
PATRONDRVN Patron Driven Title Set
PATRONOWN YBP DDA Owned records
PROMPTCAT PromptCat record Used for titles processed through OCLC's PromptCat service
PROVOSTFAC Older Faculty Publications returned from Provost's Office
RAPIDCAT Acquisitions RapidCat title Used for titles processed through the RapidCat workflow
REFERENCE Reference materials All REF sublocations; trumps GIFT, trumped by FEDDOC
SAFARI Safari leased ebooks
TRLNCOPY TRLN Single Copy program
UNOWNED Leased, OBO, and/or consortia item
YBPCAT YBP cataloged shelf-ready material
YBPNOCAT YBP uncataloged shelf-ready material

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