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Cataloging Sound Recordings

 

 

1.  INTRODUCTION

Apply AACR2, chapters 5 and 25, as well as LC Rules Interpretations and Bibliographic Formats & Standards.  Assign subject headings from LC Subject Headings or from its distillation, Music Subject Headings, as well as Cataloging Service Bulletin.  Call numbers are textual.

NOTE:  For these and other music reference sources see Music Reference Sources in Section I, Chapter F.

2.  EDITING COPY OR CREATING RECORDS

2.1  Fixed fields

 

Refer to Bibliographic Formats & Standards for required fixed field elements.

2.2  Variable fields

  • 007      This field appears in OCLC records and when a record is transferred into Sirsi it is translated into the fixed fields
  • 024      UPC number
  • 028      Sound recording issue number(s)
  • 041      Languages of sung text and printed accompanying materials
  • 1XX    In most cases the composer of the work
  • 240      Uniform title

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Prepared by: Keith Chapman

Last updated: August 3, 2007

Index terms: Sound recording cataloging.