Coding the Audience field is required in Evergreen Indiana. It is important for catalogers to use the same criteria for coding materials, so that search results using the Audience Search Filter will be reliable.
| ␢ | Unknown or unspecified. A blank audience field indicates unknown or unspecified. The target audience for the item not known or not specified. EI: Unspecified (␢) should not be used. |
| a | Preschool. The item is intended for children, approximate ages 0–5 years. EI: Should be used for all board books and any other materials targeted at this age group. |
| b | Primary. The item is intended for children, approximate ages 6–8 years. |
| c | Pre-adolescent. The item is intended for young people, approximate ages 9–13 year. EI: Codes a, b, and c indicate specific age groups for children. Please use these if a target audience is indicated on the item. If no age or grade level is indicated, use of a, b, and c is optional, except for board books, and j may be used for juvenile materials. |
| d | Adolescent. The item is intended for young people, approximate ages 14–17 years. EI: This should be used for young adult/teen items. |
| e | Adult. The item is intended for adults. EI: This should be used for books and audiobooks in adult collections. Should also be used for Rated R and Unrated movies. Movies which are Not Rated, as opposed to Unrated, may be assigned an audience as appropriate. This code should also be used for music with adult language and content. |
| f | Specialized. The item is aimed at a particular audience and the nature of the presentation makes the item of little interest to other audiences. Examples include:Items which address a limited audience, e.g., the employees of a single organization.Technical software or sound recordings geared to a specialized audience.Training films intended for the special education of the physically or mentally handicapped. |
| g | General. The item is of general interest and not aimed at an audience of a particular intellectual level. Use for items that are not covered more appropriately by the other codes. EI: g is used for movies rated G, PG, and PG-13, though G or PG rated movies specifically aimed at children may be coded as j. Most music, unless aimed at a specific audience or containing adult material, will also get a designation of g. |
| j | Juvenile. The item is intended for children and young people, approximate ages 0–15 years. Use when a more specific code for the juvenile target audience is not desired. EI: Use for juvenile materials without a specific target age group. |