NLNZ Vocabulary Encoding Schemes

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2024/02/07


NLNZ Vocabulary Encoding Schemes

If you need a term that does not appear in the following VESs, talk to a cataloguing team leader about establishing a term.

If a term is added to any VES that has a controlled vocabulary in Alma, the controlled vocabulary must also be updated.


Carrier type

  • other
    use this term for USB flash drives

Note: included in RDA Carrier Type controlled vocabulary in Alma.


Category of work: general

  • Comic strip
  • Novel
  • Plays
  • Poems
  • Series
  • Short stories
  • Website

Category of work: juvenile

  • Novel for children
  • Novel for young adults
  • Picture story book for children
  • Play for children
  • Play for young adults
  • Poetry for children
  • Poetry for young adults
  • Reader for children
  • Short stories for children
  • Short stories for young adults
  • Song lyrics in picture book format
  • Story for children

Colour content

  • Colour
  • Some colour 

Content type

  • other
  • unspecified

These appear in the RDA Toolkit under unstructured description but National Library of New Zealand want to use them as structured terms. When considering applying them, consideration should be given as to whether there is a more specific term that should be added to the NLNZ VES.

Note: included in RDA Content Type controlled vocabulary in Alma.


Encoding format

Terms are based on those previously available in the RDA Toolkit, those listed in the NDHA enhancements requirements for Alma Create Rep Plugin [NLNZ internal document], and most commonly used terms provided by the publisher or present as the file extension.

Note: this is a controlled vocabulary in Alma (347B - encoding format).

  • Access
  • AIFF
  • ArcInfo
  • ASCII
  • AVI
  • BIL
  • Blu-ray
  • BMP
  • BSQ
  • CAD
  • CD audio
  • CSV
  • DAISY
  • DEM
  • DVD audio
  • DVD video
  • E00
  • EPUB
  • Excel
  • FLAC
  • Flash Video
  • GIF
  • HD-DVD
  • HTML
  • iBOOKS
  • JPEG
  • JPEG2000
  • Kindle
  • Lotus
  • M4A
  • M4V
  • Megadots
  • MID/MIF
  • MOBI
  • MP3
  • MPEG
  • MPEG-4
  • MS Powerpoint
  • MS Publisher
  • MS Word
  • MXF
  • OGG
  • Open Document
  • PDF
  • PNG
  • QuickTime
  • RealAudio
  • RealVideo
  • RTF
  • SACD
  • SGML
  • SVCD
  • TeX
  • TIFF
  • VCD
  • VOB
  • Warc
  • WAV
  • WebM
  • Windows Media
  • WMA
  • Word Perfect
  • XHTML
  • XML

Extent of manifestation

These two VES are a compilation and reorganisation of the RDA Carrier Type vocabulary encoding scheme, the RDA Carrier Extent Unit vocabulary encoding scheme, the RDA Format of Notated Music vocabulary encoding scheme and the previous NLNZ VES: Extent of manifestation for Original RDA.

Extent of manifestation: subunit

  • column
  • double frame
    use for filmstrips and filmslips; stereographs, as required
  • frame
    use for filmstrips and filmslips; stereographs, as required
  • leaf
  • leaf of plates
  • overlay
    use for overhead transparencies, as required
  • page
  • page of plates

Extent of manifestation: unit

  • activity card
  • aperture card
  • audio belt
  • audio cartridge
  • audio cylinder
  • audio disc
    use for all audio disc formats except CDs
  • audio roll
  • audio wire reel
  • audiocassette
  • audiotape reel
  • Blu-ray disc
    use in preference to videodisc
  • card
  • case
  • CD
    use for compact discs
  • CD-ROM
    diachronic works: use computer disc
    static works: use CD-ROM
  • chart
  • choir book
    use only for notated music
  • chorus score
    use only for notated music
  • coin
  • collage
  • computer card
  • computer chip cartridge
  • computer disc
    diachronic works: use instead of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
    static works: use CD-ROM or DVD-ROM where format is known
  • computer disc cartridge
  • computer tape cartridge
  • computer tape cassette
  • computer tape reel
  • condensed score 
    use only for notated music. Use for hymn scores
  • diorama
  • DVD
    use in preference to videodisc
  • DVD-ROM
    diachronic works: use computer disc
    static works: use DVD-ROM
  • exhibit
  • film cartridge
  • film cassette
  • film reel
  • film roll
  • filmslip
  • filmstrip
  • filmstrip cartridge
  • flash card
  • flipchart
  • folded sheet
  • game
  • globe
  • icon
  • jigsaw puzzle
  • medal
  • microfiche
  • microfiche cassette
  • microfilm cartridge
  • microfilm cassette
  • microfilm roll
  • microfilm slip
  • microopaque
  • microscope slide
  • mock-up
  • model
  • object
  • online resource
  • overhead transparency
  • overlay
    use only for cartographic resources
  • painting
  • part 
    use only for notated music
  • photograph
  • piano conductor part 
    use only for notated music
  • piano roll
  • piano score 
    use only for notated music
  • picture
  • portfolio
  • postcard
  • poster
  • print
  • radiograph
  • roll
  • score 
    use only for notated music. Use for online study scores - do not differentiate between 'study' and 'normal' online scores due to differing definitions and the ability to manipulate digital files
  • sculpture
  • sheet
  • slide
  • sound-track reel
  • specimen
  • stereograph card
  • stereograph disc
  • study print
  • study score 
    use only for notated music. Do not use for online study scores, see score
  • table book 
    use only for notated music
  • toy
  • USB flash drive
  • video cartridge
  • videocassette
  • videodisc
    only use if DVD or Blu-Ray are not applicable
  • videotape reel
  • violin conductor part 
    use only for notated music
  • vocal score 
    use only for notated music
  • volume
  • wall chart
  • web site

Illustrative content

  • illustration
  • illustrations

Intended audience of manifestation

  • enlarged book for classroom use

Intended audience for Schools Lending Collection and Print Disabilities Collection resources

Note: this is a controlled vocabulary in Alma (Suggested level 921)

  • Intermediate
  • Junior
  • Junior secondary
  • Preschool
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Senior secondary

Production method

  • Produced as a CD-R
  • Produced as a DVD-R

Restriction on access to item

Digital resources:

  • Open Access
  • Limited On Site Access

Resolution

Maps part of the NZMS digitisation project:

  • Maps scanned at resolution of 600 ppi