Genre Terms

Genre	Definition
Advertisements	An item printed solely as a means of advertising a product or service, but not an event (See Programs).
Blank forms	Forms that have been printed blank, which may or may not have been filled in; the document was typically meant to be returned to the publisher (e.g., subscription lists, petitions).
Broadsides	Single-sheet notices or announcements printed on one or both sides, intended to be read unfolded.
Catalogs	Simple or descriptive list.
Clippings	Objects with physical evidence suggesting extraction from a larger entity (e.g., books, newspapers).
Leaflets	Unbound volumes with fewer than five pages.
Menus	Items printed solely for use as menus (i.e., a program that includes a dinner's bill of fare has been called a program, not a menu).
Pamphlets	Published, non-serial volumes with no cover or with a paper cover; usually five or more pages and fewer than 49.
Printed ephemera	Printed matter of a more general nature, not readily fitting into any other category.
Proclamations	Official or general notices in which the word "proclamation" is used in the heading.
Programs	Lists of the events, pieces, performers, speakers, etc., of an entertainment, ceremony, or the like.
Timetables	Items printed solely for use as timetables (e.g., train schedules).