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Unicorn ITEM TYPES

Item Type Definition Spine text ItemCat1
Do not use those in red
AC-BOOK Accompanying book, circulating    
ACAUD-CASS Audio cassette, circulating sound cass  
ACAUD-CD Audio CD, circulating sound cd  
ACAUD-DISC Audio disc, circulating sd disc  
ACC-OTHER Accompanying other material, circulating   Item cat for specific material
ACCD-ROM CD-ROM, circulating cd-rom  
ACDVD-ROM DVD-ROM, circulating dvd-rom  
ACMICROFIC Microfiche, circulating mf  
ACSLIDES Slides, circulating slide  
ACVID-CASS Videocassette, circulating vd cass  
ACVID-DVD Video DVD, circulating dvd  
ART Art    
AUD-CASS Audio cassette sound cass  
AUD-CD Compact disc (Audio) sound cd  
AUD-DISC Audio disc sd disc  
AUDIOBOOK Audio book    
BOOK Book    
BOOKNOCIRC Non-circulating book    
CANCELLED Cancelled order    
CD-ROM CD-ROM cd-rom  
CD-ROM-NC CD-ROM, non-circulating cd-rom  
COREBOOK VetMed VETS reserve materials    
DATABASE Database   DATABASE
DATASET Statistical data set    
DCAMCORDER Digital camcorder   CAMCORDER
DCAMERA Digital camera   CAMERA
DISSERTN Dissertation    
DVD-ROM DVD-ROM dvd-rom  
DVOICEREC Digital voice recorder   DVOICEREC
E-DOC Electronic government document    
EBOOK eBook    
EJOURNAL Electronic journal    
ELECTRONIC Electronic resources    
EQUIP-4HR Equipment (A/V, etc.) on 4 hour loan   AV-EQUIP
EQUIP-1WK Equipment (A/V, etc.) on 7 day loan   AV-EQUIP
EQUIP-2WK Equipment (A/V, etc.) on 14 day loan   AV-EQUIP
EQUIP-4WK Equipment (A/V, etc.) on 28 day loan   AV-EQUIP
EQUIPMENT Equipment (A/V, etc.)   AV-EQUIP
FILMSTRIP Filmstrip film  
GAME Game   GAME
GAME-4HR Game, 4 hour circulating   GAME
GIS-CD-ROM Reference Desk GIS CD-ROM    
HEADPHONES Audio headphones   HEADPHONES
ILL-BOOK Inter-library loan book    
IPOD Apple iPod   IPOD
KEY-ATC ATC key   KEY
KEY-FAC Faculty study key   KEY
KEY-GRAD Graduate study key   KEY
KEY-PPR Presentation Practice Room key   KEY
KIT Kit kit  
LAPTOP-PAT Patron lending laptop   LAPTOP
LAPTOP-STF Staff lending laptop   LAPTOP
MANUSCRIPT Manuscript  
MAP Non-circulating Map  
MAP-CIRC Circulating Map  
MICROFICHE Microfiche mf  
MICROFILM Microfilm mfm  
MICROOPAQ Micro-opaque    
PERSCOPY Personal copy (Reserves)    
PHOTOCOPY Photocopy (Reserves)    
POSTER Poster    
SAMPLE Manufacturer sample    
SCORE Musical score (Do not use; use BOOK) score  
SERIAL Serial    
SLIDES Slide set slide  
SOFTWARE Software computer disk  
SRLCIRC Serial    
STAFFPROC Staff processing record    
TABLETPC Tablet PC   LAPTOP
TEACH-DVD Teaching media-DVD    
TEST Test    
THESIS Thesis    
TOSS Toss journal    
UNKNOWN Unknown    
VID-CASS Video cassette vd cass  
VID-CD Video CD    
VID-DISC Video disc vd disc  
VID-DVD DVD    
VID-STREAM Streaming video    
WEBSITE Web site    
ZEN Creative Zen MP3 player   AV-EQUIP

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