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MEDIA TYPE Definition A high-level data value depicting the type (genre) of resource represented by the digital object. Options Audio, Image, Text, Video, Publication, Genealogical Resource, Newspaper Status Mandatory Publicly Displayed: | Yes bl No Additional Notes = The media type you selected in the entry screen should be displayed here. The media type affects the template screens that are used to enter data, as the templates use different data fields and values depending on the media type selected. Use “text” to indicate a digital object comprised of scanned text, not image. Terms are Dublin Core “Type” vocabulary compliant. SECONDARY MEDIA TYPE Definition A high-level data value depicting the subsidiary type (genre) of resource represented by the digital object. Options Audio, Image, Text, Video, Publication, Genealogical Resource, Newspap Status Optional Publicly Displayed: Yes R bl No Additional Notes Records describing multi-media objects or records for groups of material need to be browse-able from each media type designated for their contents, but the primary media type controls the data entry template for record creation. Use Secondary Media Type to further distinguish the content of the object being described, e.g. a record showing pages of sheet music, that has an associated audio recording of that music, should have the Secondary Media Type “Audio”. Terms are Dublin Core “Type” vocabulary compliant. ITEM TYPE