Cataloging TOMs (Type of Material)

When a bibliographic record is created, Polaris checks the LDR/06, LDR/07, the 006 tag, the 007 tag, and the 008 tag to determine the record’s primary Type of Material code (TOM). This generates the material type icon in the PAC.

Type of Material	Code	Marc
Abstract	abs	LDR/06 – a LDR/07 – i 008/21 – d 008/24 – a 008/25 – a
Atlas	atl	LDR/06 – e (or f) 008/25 – e (or) 006/00 – e (or f) 006/08 – e (or) 007/00 – a 007/01 – d
Audio Books	abk	LDR/06 – i 007/00 – s
Audio Book on CD	abc	LDR/06 – i 007/00 – s 007/01 – d 007/03 – f
Blu-Ray Disc	brd	LDR/06 – g 007/00 – v 007/01 – d 007/04 – s 007/05 – a 007/06 – I 007/07 – z 008/33 – v
Blu-Ray + DVD	bdv	[Two 007s needed] LDR/06 – g 007/00 – v 007/01 – d 007/04 – s (and) 007/00 – v 007/01 – d 007/04 – v
Book	bks	LDR/06 – a (or t) LDR/07 – NOT b, s, or i (or) OR 006/00 – a (or t) (or) OR 007/00 – t
Book + CD	bcd	LDR/06 – i 006/00 – a 007/00 – s 007/01 – d 007/03 – f (or) LDR/06 – a 006/00 – i (or j) 007/00 – s 007/01 – d 007/03 – f
Book + DVD	bkv	LDR/06 – a 006/00 – g 007/00 – v 007/01 – d 007/04 – v (or) LDR/06 – g 006/00 – a 007/00 – v 007/01 – d 007/04 – v
Braille	brl	LDR/06 – a, c, d, p, OR t 006/00 – a, c, d, p, OR t 008/23 – f (or) LDR/07 – b (or s) 006/00 – s 008/23 – f (or) LDR/06 – e, f, g, k, OR r 006/00 – e, f, g, k, OR r 008/29 – f
DVD	dvd	LDR/06 – g 007/00 – v 007/01 – d 007/04 – v 008/33 – v
EAudioBook	Aeb	[Two 007s needed] LDR/06 – i 006/00 – m 006/09 – h 007/00 – s 007/12 – e 007/13 – d 008/23 – s (OR o) (and) 007/00 – c 007/01 – r 007/05 – a
Ebooks	Ebk	LDR/06 – a 006/00 – m 007/00 – c 007/01 – r 008/23 – o
Kit	kit	LDR/06 – o (or) 006/00 – o (or) 007/00 – o
Large Print	lpt	LDR/06 – a, c, d, p, OR t 006/00 – a,c,d,p, OR t 008/23 – d (or) LDR/06 – e, f, g, k, OR r 006/00 – e, f, g, k, OR r 008/29 – d (or) LDR/07 – b (or s) 006/00 – s 008/23 – d
Map	map	007/00 – a
Music CD	mcd	LDR/06 – j 007/00 – s 007/01 – d 007/03 – f (or) 006/00 – j 007/00 – s 007/01 – d 007/03 – f
Newspaper	new	LDR/06 – a 006/00 – s 008/21 – n (or) LDR/07 – b (or s) 006/00 – s 008/21 – n
Periodical	per	LDR/06 – a 006/00 – s 008/21 – p (or) LDR/07 – b (or s) 006/00 – s 008/21 – p
Three Dimensional Object (artifact)	art	LDR/06 – r (or) 006/00 – r
Video Game	vgm	LDR/06 – m 008/26 – g
Videorecording	vid	007/00 – v
Vinyl	vyl	LDR/06 – i (or j) 007/00 – s 007/01 – d 007/03 – a, b, c, d, OR e

Multiple TOMs - Order of Precedence

If a bibliographic record matches the criteria for more than one Type of Material, only one TOM icon is displayed as the "Primary TOM". For records with more than one possible TOM, the TOM with the lowest value (Order of Precedence) will be used as the Primary TOM.