Carrier type field

The Carrier type field records what role or status this object has as a reproduction (if you have multiple copies).

Field details

Visibility: Private field
Field ID: carrier_type
Search example: carrier_type:"master copy"
Field type: Pick List with 200-character limit
Field location: Detail tab in the object cataloguing page for photography and multimedia records

Catalogue tips

The carrier type may be the master copy, or a backup copy or a reference copy for all reproduction requests.

Search tips

You can search on this field with its ID:

carrier_type

For example, enter carrier_type:"master copy" into the search field to find all objects that are a master copy.