Section VII, Chapter D
Call Numbers for Sound Recordings
1. INTRODUCTION
Compact discs are the predominant type of sound recording collected by Fondren Library. The collection includes LPs, cassette and reel-to-reel tapes, and 78s but these are mostly obsolete mediamediae. Call numbers for sound recordings of music are entered in the Sirsi class scheme ASISAlma item record field Item call number type as Other scheme.
2. CALL NUMBERS FOR COMPACT DISCS AND CASSETTE TAPES
2.1 Compact discs
Compact disc music sound recordings have call numbers in the form “CD XXX-XXXX,” where the X’s represent the digits of the Sirsi default control number, with a hyphen inserted between the third and fourth digits for ease in reading and shelving.
When the control number and/or call number wells display a number other than the system-supplied number (as a result of overlaying, etc.), the Sirsi default number can be obtained by deleting the “-x001” from the system-supplied number in the barcode well. When even that has been supplanted by another barcode, a Sirsi default number may be obtained by creating a dummy additional copy of the sound recording, using its record number (by deleting the “-x001” from the system-supplied barcode), and then deleting the dummy copy.
2.2 Compact discs with accompanying booklets
2.3 Cassette tapes
Alma assigned accession number.
2.2 Compact discs with accompanying booklets
When a compact disc consists of a compact disc and an accompanying booklet that is not laid in the container the compact disc receives a call number of CD XXX-XXXX with CD in the Description field of its item record and the accompanying booklet receives a call number of CD XXX-XXXX with TEXT in the description field of its item record.
2.3 Cassette tapes
Only in rare instances do we receive cassette tapes. The call number for a cassette tape of a musical performance is formed in the exact same way as a compact disc with the exception of the prefix being CASS, i.e., CASS XXX-XXXX.
3. CALL NUMBERS FOR SHEPHERD SCHOOL PERFORMANCES
3.1 Cassette tapes
Shepherd School of Music recital and concert tapes have call numbers in the form “CASS XXXXXX,” where the X’s represent the year, month, and date the recital was performed. For example, a recital performed on September 18, 2004 would receive a call number of CASS 040918. In cases where more than one degree recital was performed on any given day, the call numbers are further distinguished by adding an A, B, C, etc. to the end of the call number according to the chronological order in which the recitals were performed. When two recitals share the same starting time, the cataloger may choose which recital will be ordered first.
3.2 Compact discs
In 2003 the Shepherd School of Music began recording all of its recitals directly to compact discs. Call numbers for these sound recordings follow the same procedures as cassette tapes with the exception of using CD for their prefix.We are no longer cataloging Shepherd School performances. All tapes (reel-to-reel and cassettes) and CDs are being digitized and moved to our digital archive in Dspace.
4. SOUND RECORDINGS RECEIVING LC CLASSIFICATION
Sound recordings of non-musical performances, e.g., books on tape, spoken recordings of plays, poetry, etc., and CDs of musical performances accompanying a monograph receive their call numbers according to LC classification practices.
Prepared by: Keith Chapman
Last updated: September 4, 2012
Index terms: Call numbers for sound recordings, CDs, cassettes, LPs, reel-to-reel tapes, 78s, non-musical sound recordings