Genre/Form Terms
Collections
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Digital Material
For Use in All Collections with Digital Material
For collections containing any digital materials, one or both of the following genre/form terms should be used at the collection level as applicable. For collections where the bulk of digital material falls into a particular format, more granular terms can be used. These subject terms may also be applied at the series level where applicable.
Term | Definition | Source | Authority ID |
|---|---|---|---|
born digital | Describes material or content created in electronic form and saved as digital data, having had no initial or interstitial state as an analog or physical product. Usually used to refer to electronically produced drafts of text, correspondence or visual works such as photographs created with digital cameras. This material may be written or saved on personal computers, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, hard drives, or any mode of digital storage media. | AAT | |
electronic reproductions | Reproductions of images, books, or other intellectual property in electronic form, such as for online viewing. | AAT |
Additional Terms That May Be Used
This list is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive. Additional terms may be used when deemed appropriate. Only use additional genre/form terms to describe predominant formats in the collection. Use genre terms that are not format specific when a collection contains multiple forms. For example, use correspondence unless the predominant form of correspondence in a collection comprises electronic mail.
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