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INFOhio Item Groups and Material Types

 

Learning Objective
  • Discover available INFOhio Item Groups and Material Types.

 

Knowing what item groups and material types are available to you will help with assigning items to the correct categories. Consistency in your collection is helpful for your patrons.

Download and review the following guides from the Library Services Handbook to familiarize yourself with the available options when cataloging. Download the Introduction to Cataloging Venn Diagram from the exercise files at the bottom of this page and use it to help you explore the similarities and differences between item groups and material types.

If you have questions about how a particular item group or material type could be used in your library, ask your INFOhio Provider.

Use the documents in this lesson to complete the final quiz for this class.

Exercise files for this lesson

Use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast Item Groups and Material Types.
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