# Genre/Form

## Definition

As well as Subject, access to the Work can be provided by means of genre(s) and/or form(s) (or identifiers) of which the Work is an example (i.e., what the Work *is*). Form describes the format and/or purpose of a Work, e.g., “non-fiction”, “short” and “animation” are particular forms or identifiers. Genre describes categories of Works, characterized by similar plots, themes, settings, situations, and characters (e.g. "western", "thriller") (FIAF 1.4.3).

| CALM                        | Sierra                                        |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Description                 | MatType                                       |
| *Do we need a Genre field?* | 007 + 008? *(various iterations for formats)* |
|                             | 655 (Genre/Form)                              |

## Where to find the information

As with Subject, this information will best be found by watching or listening to a reasonable sample of the recording, though it will also be discernible from looking at the item, its packaging and any available metadata (e.g. from a box list).

For our purposes, it can be assumed that the item is non-fiction until found to be otherwise. It may be appropriate to assign more than one genre term.

## Examples

* Documentary films
* Short films
* Silent films
* Newsreels
* Teaching materials
* Fiction films
