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 mediae. Call numbers for sound recordings of music are entered in the Alma field of the item record 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 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 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.
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.