I agree that media type should always correspond to carrier type and since you have only one carrier (the disc) I'd choose *either* computer or audio and the corresponding carrier type of the one I chose, but not try to hybridize the media and carrier types.
This does point to a problem that needs to be addressed in RDA, however. There isn't a mixed media/carrier type for these sorts of discs that can contain computer files, text, audio, motion picture, etc. Bob Robert L. Maxwell Special Collections and Ancient Languages Catalog Librarian Genre/Form Authorities Librarian 6728 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801)422-5568 "We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842. -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Jenny Wright Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:06 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] RDA media types Hello RDA-listers, I'm hoping someone can help with a query about an MP3 CD-ROM we're cataloguing. It's a 'learn to speak French' resource, consisting of a CD-ROM and booklet. The CD-ROM is also MP3 compatible and will play on suitable CD players. We have given it the following 33Xs: 336 $a text $2 rdacontent 336 $a spoken word $2 rdacontent 337 $a computer $2 rdamedia 337 $a unmediated $2 rdamedia 338 $a computer disc $2 rdacarrier 338 $a volume $2 rdacarrier We also wondered about 337 $a audio, but without a separate carrier that didn't seem right. Thank you Jenny Wright Development manager BDS Ltd.
