Sound Recordings Cataloguing
SOUND RECORDING CATALOGUING CHEAT SHEET
J. McRee (Mac) Elrod
6 March 2013
First examine the sound recording to determine (1) its physical form, and (2) whether it is music or speech. Your prime source of information is the label closest to the content as opposed to the container.
The MARC field tags make a good checklist because they are more exact than terms would be.
The current version of MARC used in North America, Australia and increasingly Europe is MARC21, a harmonization of CANMARC and USMARC, with changes for Germany and Great Britain.
MARC records are composed of fixed (same place, same length) and variable fields. Fixed fields are in a Leader, and in fields 006, 007, and 008. In bibliographic utilities and local systems these fixed fields are broken out into named fields for ease of entry.
At first fixed fields seem abstruse. Soon the more common ones will become second nature.
See the bibliographic utility's coding manual or MARC for codes not included here.
Fixed Fields
LDR/06 (Type):
i = spoken recording
j = music recording
LDR/07 (Bib lvl):
m = monograph
s = serial (see Serials Cataloguing Cheat Sheet)
LDR/17 (Enc lvl):
blank = full record sound recording in hand
1 = full record sound recording not in hand (e.g., using
publisher's catalogue)
2 = less than full record
i = OCLC full record } Prefer MARC21
k = OCLC less than full } codes
LDR/18 (Desc):
a = AACR
i = ISBD (use for RDA with ISBN punctuation)
Physical desciption (not coded by all libraries
007/00 s = sound recording
01 SMD
d = disc
g = cartridge
s = cassette
t - reel
w = wire
03 Speed
b = 33 1/3 rpm
c = 45 rpm
d = 78 rpm
| = no attempt to code
04 Configuration
g - multichannel, e.g., Dolby surround
m = monaural
q = quadraphonic
s = sterophonic
05 Groove | = no attempt to code
06 Dimensions
a = 3 in.
b = 5 in.
c = 7 in.
d = 10 in.
e = 12 in.
g - 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
j = 3 7/8 in or 2 1/2 in.
n = not applicable
| = no attempt made to code
07-13
| no attempt to code (see MARC21 if cataloguing for
a sound recording special collection)
008/06 (Date type):
s = single
m = multiple
p = release/recording dates
008/07-10 (Date one):
Single date (s) or beginning date (m)
Release date (p)
008/11-14 (Date two):
Ending date (m)
Latest date for others, e.g., p recording date
008/15-17 (Country):
at = Australia
enk = England
fr = France
gw = Germany
it = Italy
ja = Japan
States (U.S.):
alu aku azu aru cau cou ctu deu dcu flu gau
hiu idu ilu inu iau ksu kyu lau mau meu mdu
miu mnu mou msu mtu nbu ncu ndu nhu nju nmu
nvu nyu ohu oku oru pau riu scu sdu tnu txu
utu vau vtu wau wiu wvu wyu
xxu = United States, state unknown
Provinces (Canada):
abc bcc mbc nfc nkc nsc ntc nuc onc pic quc snc ykc
xxc = Canada, province unknown
008/18-19 (Comp form):
Use nn for non music; two blanks if not supplied
an = anthems
bt = ballets
bg = bluegrass
bl = blues
cn = canons and roundsct
ct = contatas
cz = canzonas
cr = carols
ca = chaconnes
cs = chance compositions
cp = chansons polyphonic
cc = Christian chant
cb = chant religions other than Christian
cl = choral preludes
ch = chorales
cg = concerti grossi
co = concertos
cy = country music
df = dance forms
dv = divertiments etc.
ft = fantasias
fm = folk music
fg = fugues
gm = gospel music
hy = hymns
jz = jazz
md = madrigals
mr = marches
ms = masses
mz = mazurkas
mt = minuets
mo = motets
mp = moving picture music
mu = multiple forms
mc = musical reviews & comedies
nc = nocturnes
nn = not applicable
op = operas
or = oratorios
ov = overtures
pt = part-songs
ps = passacaglias
pm = passion music
pv = pavans
po = polonaise
pp = popular music
pr = preludes
pg = program music
rg = ragtime
rq = requiems
ri = ricercars
rc = rock
rd = rondos
sn = sonatas
sg = songs (art songs, not pop songs)
st = studies & exercises
su = suites
sp = symphonic poems
sy = symphonies
tc = taccatas
ts = trio-sonatis
uu = uknown (subject heading reflects instrument only)
vr = variations
wz = waltzes
zz = other forms
008/20 (Format):
n = not applicable (used for scores)
008/22 (Target audience):
e = adult
l = young adult
j = children
008/24-29 (Accomp. material):
blank = none
a = printed text
008/35-37 (Language):
eng = English
fre = French
ger = German
ita = Italian
jpn = Japanese
spa = Spanish
Variable Fields
010 LCCN
LC card order number; not usual for a sound recording; key in MARC record with three blank spaces in front, and 0's as needed replacing "-" to equal 8 spaces.
020 ISBN
International Standard Bibliographic Number (ISBN); not usual for a sound recording; key in MARC record without hyphens.
024 Other standard number
A standard number other than ISBN (020) or ISSN (022); the 1st indicator says which it is; 0 International Standard Recording Code is the one most likely to be on a a sound recording; enter it with capital letters and no hyphens.
028 Producing agency number
A number given by the recording company; nearly always present; in $a enter letters in capitals, a space, and the number; in $b enter the name of the record publisher; use 1st indicator 0 for issue number; in the absence of an issue number (rare) use 1st
indicator 1 for matrix number (master from which the recording was made) if present; with both use 2nd indicator 1 to make it a note and searchable.
040 Cataloguing agency code
Field 040 says $a who catalogued; $b in which language (often lacking in AACE2 records); $c who made it machine readable; and $d who finished the record.
Today originals are usually done in one operation online, but use 040 $aCaBNVSL$cCaBNVSL$dCaBNVSL (substitute your NUC code for SLC's). For derives leave in $b language code (may be used by a Quebec library to For RDA records, $blanguage and $erda follow $a
library code. The $b language is language of cataloguing, not language of the item, e.g., $beng or $bfre.
Replace $d except $dDLC.
The order of subfields is 040$a$b$e$c$d.
050 LCC
Library of Congress call number (LCC); in MARC record key as 050 2nd indicator 0 (assigned at LC) or 4 (local), e.g.: 050 4 $aAB1234.5$b.D78 1998, or if two Cutters, 050 4 $aAB123.5.C6$bD78 1999. Note period for first Cutter, $b for second, both for one
Cutter, but only one of each.
[055 Canadian FC, KF, PS 8000]
082 DDC
Dewey Decimal call number (DDC); 2nd indicator 0 if assigned by LC, 4 if local. Omit Cutter. Use " / " to indicate natural breaks. On OCLC locally assigned DDC numbers plus Cutter are keyed in 092.
090 Local call number
Local call number; MARC tag number varies with system. At SLC coded with slashes for line breaks, e.g.: 090 0 $aAB/1234.5/C6/D78/1998$bMAIN$c1-2$d1-2 ($b = location, $ccopies, $dvolumes)
On OCLC keyed like 050 when used for locally assigned LCC numbers.
092 aee 082.
100 Author, Composer
Personal main entry; enter surname first, e.g., 100 1 $aJones, Tom. Many sound recordings are of mixed responsibility and are entered under title. Sound recordings may be entered under the first composer or performer given, if there are three or less.
Audio books are entered under the author of the text being read. Oral histories are entered under the interviewee.
110 Corporate author
Some sound recordings are entered under the artistic group, e.g., Temptations (Musical group)
111 Conference
If what you have is the recording of conference proceedings, the name of the conference is the author. In a MARC record the name is followed by $d(number :$ddate :$cPlace), or if no number, $d(date :$cPlace). BUT 110$aCorporate Name.$bConference$n( ...
130 Uniform title
Uniform title as main entry. If the work is a recording of a sacred sork such as the Bible, that title (known as a uniform title) goes in 130. For the Bible you give language and date. For parts of the Bible you start with Bible, e.g.: 130
$aBible.$pO.T.$pGenesis$lEnglish$f1995.
240 Uniform title
Uniform title as filing title; given after a 100, and is very common for classical music. (Both 130 and 240 being called uniform title shows how MARC works as a check list better than words.) See AACR2 1998 25.25 for instructions and examples of uniform
titles, e.g., 240 1 $aSymphonies.$nH.I., no.24,$rD major; the system provides the square brackets which uniform titles have as printed or displayed.
245 Title
The title as on the recording label; follow the title proper with $h[sound recording]; use a ":$b" before subtitle; "=" (or "=$b" if $b not already used) before a title in another language. Follow with "/$c" and responsible persons, such as composer of music,
author of book, or performing musical group.
In 245 only the first word and proper names are capitalized. All German nouns are capitalized. Use 1st indicator 0 if title main entry, or 1 for title added entry if there is a 1XX; 2nd indicator for number of spaces to be skipped in filing, e.g., A = 2, An
= 3, and The - 4, because of the space following the initial article, e.g.: 245 04 $aThe story of Tom Jones.
AACT2's 245$h[sound recording' GMD is omitted from RDA records, except locally in some libraries.
246 Alternate title
Alternate title which represents the whole work, e.g.:
246 31 $aParallel title
246 30 $aDistinctive subtitle
246 1 $iContainer title:$a
1st indicator 3 means added entry, no note; 1st indicator 1
means added entry and note.
250 Edition
e.g.,
Student ed. Not common for sound recordings.
RDA changed: do no abbreviate unless abbreviated on item.
260 (AACR2) or 264 (RDA) Imprint
e.g.:
260 $aHamburg [Germany] :$bDeutshce Grammophone,$c1995.
264 1 $aHamburg [Germany] :$bDeutshce Grammophone,$c2013.
RDA : Do not abbreviate unless abbreviated on item.
[Supply jurisdiction if lacking, use AACR2 abbreviations, or spelled out in RDA records. Do not transcribe postal codes.]
Field 264 is repeating, with first indicator for sequence (2 intervening, 3 current); second for function (0 production, 1 publication, 2 distribution, 3 manufacture, 4 copyright.
300 Collation
e.g.,
1 sound disc (45 min.) :$bdigital, stereo., 33 1/3 rpm ;$c12 in.
1 sound cassette (90 min.) :$b2 track, 1 7/8 ips, analog,
mono. ;$c1/8 in.
[Tracks, speed, and size to be ommitted if standard for the format according to AACR; SLC always gives since standards have been known to change.]
RDA allows the use of a term from the carrrier list, or a more exact term as unit name, e.g.,:
2 CDs (240 min.) :$bdigital, stereo ;$c4 1/2 in.
1 miniCD) (60 min,) $bdigital ;$c2 1/2 x 3 in.
The LC/PCCPS calls for in. rather than cm for sound carriers.
If the miniCD has "business card CD" on the container or item, give that phrase as a quoted 500 note.
RDA change: may give "CD" and "miniCD" as unit name (aka SMD).
336-338 RDA media terms
Only those 336-338 terms appropriate for sound recordings are given here; for full list see:
http://metadataregistry.org/concept/list/vocabulary_id/45.html
336 Content (follow term with $2rdacontent)
performed music
sounds
spoken word
http://metadataregistry.org/concept/list/vocabulary_id/37.html
337 Media type (follow term in $2rdamedia
audio
http://metadataregistry.org/concept/list/vocabulary_id/46.html
338 Carrier Type (follow term iwith $2rdacarrier)
audio cartridge
audio cylinder
audio disc
sound-track reel
audio roll
audiocassette
audiotape reel
344 Sound characteristics, e.g.: 344 $adigital$boptical$2rda
[SLC applies 344 only on request.]
440 Series as on item and traced (obsolete)
Change to 490 1; cut and paste content into 830 after checing series authority for difference in traced form.
490 Series as on item.
Beginning June 1, 2006, the US Library of Congress is coding all series as 490 0.
It has been SLC policy since January of 1979 to have no 490 0 in bibliographic records. (Some but not all SLC customers index 490 in their series and/or title indexes, making access uneven between customers.) When you encounter a 490 0, and it contains no
subject word, or a responsible corporate body or person, e.g., "Penguin books", change the 490 0 to a 500 quoted pseudo series statement.
If the 490 0 transcribed series statement contains a subject word, e.g., "Studies in chemistry", change the 490 0 to 490 1, and enter the series in 830 with 2nd filing indicator 0-4. If the series title is generic, e.g., "Report" or "Works", and has been
established in either the LC or LAC authority files, add the name of the responsible body or person in curves.
Provide ";$v" issue number or year as relevant. Include ISSN in $x if available.
500 Notes
General notes. There are also specific notes. As a beginner, if you see something which seems helpful on the label or container, just quote it.
If not in 300 after smd, "CD" is in 500, rather than the 548 used for VHS, at the request of music cataloguers.
505 Contents
e.g.,
505 $aSide 1. Title one -- side 2. Title two. "/" and
composer or author may follow the title. The minutes the
composition plays may be given in partentheses.
508 Persons responsible for the production.
511 Performers
518 Where and when recorded if available.
520 Summary
Summary of subject or genre content, or of the plot in case of recorded fiction. Our clients tell us that inclusion of summaries increases use due to keyword searching. But if quoting with "--", we attempt to screen out publisher's "puff" adjectives
substitutomg "...", and just include the parts which actually tell you something about the item.
538 System requirements
Briefly used for "CD". Now CD is given as smd, after smd, or in 500 depending on library choice. SLC gives after smd.
6XX Subjects.
In MARC records, subject subdivisions have subfield codes
650 0 $xTopic$zPlace$yPeriod$vGenre.
600 Person as subject
In same format as person as author.
Include oral history interviewee
610 Corporate body as subject
Including governments; same format as 110.
Include institution described in oral history.
611 Conference as subject.
Same format as 111.
630 Uniform title as subject.
650 Topic as subject
Some libraries are still coding LCSH genre terms as 650. Cf. 655.
651 Place as subject
Not including governments; cf. 610, e.g.:
651 0 $aCanada$xHistory$y1755-1763.
Include place described in oral history.
655 Genre heading
e.g.,
655 0 $aPopular music.
formerly
655 7 $aPopular music.$2lcsh
Some music cataloguers are continuing to use 650
655 0 $aOral history.
700 Person as added entry
E.g., performers, interviewer for oral histories.
710 Corporate body as added entry.
Same format as 110.
711 Conference as added entry.
Same format as 111.
740 Title added entries
Now in MARC titles which represent the whole work are coded 246, while titles which represent part of the work or a related work, are here.
830 Series tracing
Series entered in catalogue. Series as on item is in 490 1st indicator
1.
Some customers depart from our standard practices as reflected in the
cheat sheet.
One customer in particular:
300 has "Compact disc" rather than "CD".
300 $c12 cm rather than 4 3/4 in.
LCSH genre terms are in 650's , e.g., 650 0 $aFolk music$zNewfoundland and Labrador. Some music libraries are using 650 for LCSH genre terms until LCGFT music genre terms are available.
Amigos Library Services offers a self-paced online course:
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OLAC guide for playaways:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/olac-publications/24/
[SLC considers AACR's 245$h[electronic resource] to be misleading for equipment such as plaaways, and, prefers a compound GMD, e.g., 245$h[equioment : sound recording], 300 $a1 MP3 (performed music) or (spoken word). SLC has added "equipment" to
the RDA unmediated carrier terms.]
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