RMR_Content: Code for Nature of Content
Version Date: 13 Aug 2003
Content is defined as the genre or topic of a resource other than a Scripture-related resource. Devotional, theological, and religious instruction resources are described here, not in Scripture Type.
Code	Name	Description
AG	Agriculture	Agricultural information
AL	Alphabet	Alphabet and/or orthography instruction or description
CF	Culture and folklore	Culture description and folklore; materials describing traditional activities, events, practices or tales, legends, riddles, etc.
CR	Crafts and handwork	Coloring book, puzzle, craft or handiwork design or instruction, etc.
CT	Catechism	Catechism or religious instruction
CV	Civics	Material on civics (government, citizenship, etc.)
DV	Devotional	Devotional work possibly including or discussing Scripture, but primarily with meditation and/or application
EV	Evangelistic	Material primarily aimed at persuading its audience of the truth of the gospel or encouraging evanglistic work
FL	Foreign language instruction	Material relating to instruction in a foreign language. Recommended database use: employ separate elements for topic-language (the language being studied) and language-of-material (the language in which instruction is offered)
HH	Health and hygiene	Health and hygiene instructional or informational material
HI	History	Material relating events, general description of the past, etc., that are widely accepted as true or factually based (in contrast to legendary stories)
LT	Literacy	Literacy instructional material
MA	Mathematics	Numeracy, arithmetic and mathematical instruction or description
MU	Music	Lyrics and/or musical notation of songs, hymns, choruses, chants, etc.
NE	News	Newspaper, newsletter, current events information
PH	Phrase book or resource	Language instruction through useful phrases, e.g., greetings, common questions, etc.
PL	Pre-Literacy	Prereading, prewriting materials
PR	Primer	Beginning reading instruction
SC	Science	Material about science or the natural world (botany, zoology)
TG	Teaching guide	Material intended for use by an instructor in a pedagogical setting. Recommend using this code in addition to another Content code that specifies the topic of the material (repeating instances of the element)
TH	Theology	Theological work, possibly including or discussing Scripture, but more specifically interpretive of Scripture in formulation of doctrine
TP	Transition primer	Beginning reading in a language using reading skill in another language as a starting point
VO	Vocabulary	Vocabulary, word list, glossary, dictionary
WR	Writing instruction	Writing, style instruction