TOM Order of Precedence
For records with more than one TOM, the following order of precedence determines which TOM and icon are displayed. To see which icon will appear in Polaris PowerPAC, select View-PAC from the Bibliographic Record workform.
Order of Precedence | Format (TOM Code)
1 Blu-Ray+DVD (bdv)
2 Blu-ray Disc (brd)
3 Eaudiobook (aeb)
4 Book+CD (bcd)
5 Book+Cassette (bcs)
6 Abstract (abs)
7 Digital Collection dmc
8 Video Game vgm
9 Book+DVD bkv
10 DVD dvd
11 Videotape vcr
12 Streaming Video stv
13 Videorecording vid
14 Motion Picture mot
15 Projected Medium pgr
16 Two Dimensional Nonprojected Graphic ngr
17 Three Dimensional Object (Artifact) art
18 Visual Materials vis
19 Music CD mcd
20 Streaming Music stm
21 Audio Book on CD abc
22 Vinyl vyl
23 Audio book on Cassette abt
24 Audio Books abk
25 Musical Sound Recording msr
26 Nonmusical Sound Recording nsr
27 Sound Recording rec
28 Printed Music pmu
29 Manuscript Music mmu
30 Atlas atl
31 Printed or Manuscript Music mus
32 Map map
33 Globe glb
34 Printed Cartographic Material pcm
35 Manuscript Cartographic Material mcm
36 Cartographic Material cmt
37 Emagazine emg
38 Ebook ebk
39 Kit kit
40 Archival / Mixed Materials mix
41 Newspaper new
42 Periodical per
43 Serial ser
44 Electronic Resources elr
45 Large Print lpt
46 Braille brl
47 Manuscript Material mss
48 Microform mic
49 Book bks