Item Categories are used to limit searches in the catalog. They are also used to generate monthly statistics for libraries.
Item Category 1 is for the broad type of material.
Item Category 2 is for the age/reading level of the material: ADULT, JUVENILE, or YA-TEEN.
Item Category 3 is for content of the material: FICTION, NONFICTION, or UNKNOWN
Item Category 4 is for how material circulates: whether the item is for CIRCulating, or for INHOUSE use. CIRC is for items that leave the building. INHOUSE is for items that do not leave the building and are not counted as circulation for statistics, but are checked out to patrons to keep track of them (ie, an INHOUSE laptop).
Item Category 1
Table of all Item Category 1 values:
| Item Category 1 | Description in Catalog |
| BOOK | Book |
| CASSETTE | Cassette/Tape |
| CD | CD |
| CD-ROM | CD-ROM |
| DVD | DVD |
| E-AUDIOBK | Electronic Audio Book |
| E-BOOK | Electronic Book |
| E-MUSIC | Electronic Music |
| EQUIP | Equipment |
| E-READER | Electronic Reading Device |
| E-VIDEO | Electronic Video |
| GAME | Video Game |
| KIT-AV | Kit-Special AV |
| LARGEPRINT | Large Print/Large Type |
| MAGAZINE | Magazine |
| OTHER | Other |
| PLAYAWAY | Audio Device (Playaway) |
| SCORE | Musical Score |
| UNKNOWN | Unknown |
| VIDEO | Video |
Unobvious Item Category 1s
When barcoding materials, it can be difficult to tell which Item Category 1 to use for some materials. Follow the table below:
| Item Being Barcoded | Item Category 1 Used |
| A large print book | LARGEPRINT (not BOOK) |
| A book of music | SCORE |
| Playaway device | PLAYAWAY |
| CD with a recorded book on it | CD-BOOK (not CD) |
| CD with recorded book on it, with a copy of the printed book (usually a children's item) | CD-BOOK |
| A recorded book in an MP3 format | CD-BOOK |
| An MP3 formatted music CD | CD |
| A DVD with accompanying material (Item Type may be KIT) | DVD |
| Equipment | OTHER |