*Always use square brackets [  ].  Do not capitalize.

                            ...[cartographic material (tactile)]
                            ...[music (braille)]
                            ...[text (large print)]
 

Art original. An original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print (q.v.) or a photograph created by an artist (e.g., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted to a reproduction of a painting, drawing, or sculpture).

Art reproduction. A mechanically reproduced copy of a work of art, generally as one of a commercial edition.

Braille. Material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells. Nemeth code is a form of braille used in mathematics.

Cartographic material. Any material representing the whole or part of teh earth or any celestial body at any scale. USED FOR: map and globe.

Cartogrphic material (tactile). A representation, normally to scale and on a flat medium, of a selection of material or abstract features on, or in relation to, the surface of the earth or of another celestial body., which is used for the visually impaired.

Chart. An opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form (e.g., a wall chart).

Computer file. USE: electronic resource

Diorama. A three-dimensional representation of a scene created by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a two-dimensional painted background.

Electronic resource. Data, programs that process the data for use, or combinations of data and programes. USED FOR: computer file and interactive multimedia. Electronic resources may be either direct (local) or remote (networked).

Filmstrip. A length of film containing a succession of images intended for projection one at a time, with or without recorded sound.

Flash card. A card or other opaque material printed with words, numerals, or pictures and designed for rapid display.

Game. An item or set of materials designed for play according to prescribed or implicit rules and intended for recreation or instruction. See also Activity card,Kit, Toy.

Globe. USE: cartographic material

Kit. 1. An item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item; also designated "multimedia item" (q.v.). 2. A single-medium package of textual material (e.g., a "press kit," a set of printed test materials, an assemblage of printed materials published under the name "Jackdaw").See also Activity card, Game.

Large print. Materials produced for the visually impaired.

Manuscript. Writings (including musical scores, maps, etc.) made by hand, typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Map. USE: cartographic material

Microform. A generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing microimages.

Microscope slide. A slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.

Model. A three-dimensional representation of a real thing. See also Toy.

Motion picture. A length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Music. Published printed works of music.

Music (large print). A term used as a general material designation for printed music intended for use by the visually impaired.

Object. A three-dimensional artifact (or replica of an artifact) or a naturally occuring entitiy. See also Realia.

Picture. A two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing. Used when a more specific term (e.g. art original) is not appropriate.

Realia. An artifact or naturally occurring entity, as opposed to a replica. See also Object, Toy.

Serial.A publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numeric or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely.

Slide. Transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.

Sound recording. A recording on which sound vibrations have been registered by mechanical or electrical means so that the sound may be reproduced.

Tactile. Materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired.

Technical drawing. A cross section, detail, diagram, elevation, perspective, plan, working plan, etc., made for use in an engineering or other technical context.

Text. 1. A term used as a general material designation to designate printed material accessible to the naked eye (e.g., a book, a pamphlet, a broadside). 2. The words of a song, song cycle, or, in the plural, a collection of songs.

Text (large print). A term used as a general material designation for a printed text intended for use by the visually impaired.

Text (tactile). A term used as a general material designation for material intended for the visually impaired and presented as embossed textual information composed by use of any system of touch reading and writing, excluding braille systems. Examples include Moon type and New York point.

Toy. An object designed for imaginative play or one from which to derive amusement. See also Game, Model, Realia.

Transparency. A sheet of transparent material bearing an image and designed for use with an overheard projector or a light box. It may be mounted in a frame.

Videorecording. A recording on which visual images, usually in motion and accompanied by sound, have been registered; designed for playback by means of a television set.
 

*Note: ALS2000 decided to use [serial] as a GMD for periodicals,  magazines, etc.  It is not an AACR2 accepted GMD.

List, note, and glossary adapted from AACR2 sec. 1.1C1, ACCR2 Appendix D (Glossary), and AACR2 Amendments 2001.

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