General Material Designations (GMD)

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Adding GMDs is a local edit. Do not add GMDs to OCLC records. 

A general material designation (gmd) should be added to all records for braille, large print material, larger print material, and all non-print formats. 

For video games and computer games, use [electronic resource]. 

For all sound recordings except preloaded audio players, use [sound recording]. This includes Vox books and other audio-enabled books, as well as records for audiobooks with an accompanying book. 

For preloaded audio players such as Playaways or GoReaders, use [electronic resource]. 

Use a term from this list:

braille 

electronic resource 

filmstrip 

flash card 

game 

kit 

microform 

microscope slide 

model 

realia 

slide 

sound recording 

text (large print) 

toy 

transparency 

videorecording 

Rev. 02-2024