Section IV, Chapter E
Cataloging Musical Scores
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 created in accordance with LC Classification Schedules and Additions and Changes.
NOTE: For these and other music references sources see Music Reference Sources found 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
- 020 ISBN-10; ISBN-13
- 024 ISMN; UPC
- 028 Publisher’s number or publisher’s plate number. If both are present, enter both in separate 028 fields
- 041 Languages of text and/or prefatory material
- 090 Local call number
- 1XX In most cases the composer of the work
- 240 Uniform title
... the particular title by which a work is to be identified for cataloging purposes when the work has appeared under varying titles. The purpose of the uniform title is to bring together records for a work entered under ... variant titles.
- 245 Title of the work as it appears on the title page, cover or caption
- 246 Varying forms of the title
- 250 Edition statement
- 254 Form of presentation
- 260 Place, name of publisher, and publication date
- 300 Physical description. Music to be performed by a single performer or multiple performers on a single instrument is entered as “_ p. of music.” Music to be performed by two or more performers on as many instruments entered as “_ score (__ p.).”
- 4XX Series statements.
- 5XX Note fields as found in AACR2, chapter 5.7 as applicable to the item in hand
- 6XX Subject headings usually describe the type of musical composition
- 7XX Name added entries for librettists, translators, editors, etc. or Name/Title added entries for composer(s) and composition(s) found in the 245 but not listed in the 1XX or 240
- 740 Title added entries for titles not appearing in the 245 or 246
- 8XX Name/Series added entries