Nonprint Materials Cataloging Codes
LSC550
Dr. Yan Ma
History of the Development of Cataloging
Code:
Nonprint Materials Development
1841
Anthony Panizzi
-- Keeper of the Printed Books
-- British Museum
-- “91 rules”
-- first modern cataloging cataloging code
1949
-- Cataloging Rules for Author and Title
Entries (ALA)
-- Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the
Library of Congress (LC)
**Rules for choice of entry and the form of headings
for books and a few types of nonbook materials
were contained in the ALA
** These codes were an strong influential force in
the development of nonbook cataloging codes.
1950s
--Eunice Keen
-- Manual for Use in the Cataloging and
Classification of Audiovisual Materials
for a High School Library was first
published in 1949.
--Phonographs (1952) (ALA)
--Motion pictures and filmstrips (1953)
(ALA)
1960s
-- DAVI Task Force (1966)
-- AACR1 (1967)
-- Standards for Cataloging, Coding, and
Scheduling Educational Media (1968)
1970s
-- 1971. Standards for Nonprint Materials
(AECT)
-- 1972: Revision.
-- 1976: Revision.
-- 1977. ISBN
--foundation for revision of rules for nonbook materials of
AACR2, 1978
-- JoAnn Roger’s survey in 1977
 1973--The
British Library
Association and the National
Council for Educational Technology
published a document Non-Book
Materials Cataloging Rules. It
represents a combination of both
"library" and "media" interests.
 1977--the
development of ISBD
(International Standard
Bibliographic Description) by
IFLA.
1978--AACR2
was published.
1980s
-- AACR2R was published in 1988.
1995
-- Cataloging Internet Resources: A
Manual and Practical Guide
-- edited by Nancy Olson
-- published by OCLC
-- based on Chapter 9 of AACR2R
1997
-- Cataloging Internet Resources: A
Manual and Practical Guide
-- 2nd edition
-- edited by Nancy Olson
-- published by OCLC
-- based on Chapter 9 of AACR2R
Current Practices: A Survey in 1998
Wisconsin and Tennessee
Nine Types of Nonprint
Resources:
-- Computer Files:
Computer Disks; CD-ROMs; Electronic Files [e.g.,
Internet]
-- Sound Recordings:
Compact Discs; Vinyl Records; Cassette Tapes
-- Visual Materials:
Video Tapes; Video Discs [laserdiscs]; Motion
Pictures [film reels]
Current Practices:
(11 tables will be shown on transparencies)
What Does This Mean?
-- AACR2R is the cataloging code of
choice.
-- Demonstrated that Wisconsin is more
consistent in cataloging of nonprint
(1997) than is Tennessee
-- Further research is needed to study
questions related to organization of
nonprint materials.
Inferences to Schools in US
-- AACR2R is the cataloging code of choice for
nonprint materials in ALL K-12 schools.
-- Collection sizes will vary widely.
-- online catalogs are more prominent and will
take over from card catalogs.
-- schools are choosing to catalog nonprint
materials.
-- Sears List of Subject Headings are the subject
headings of choice in K-12 schools
Inferences to Schools in US
-- Sears List of Subject Headings are the
subject headings of choice in K-12 schools
-- Dewey Decimal Classification is the
classification of choice.
--Use prefix or suffix in call numbers
--Intershelving varies.
-- Closed and open stack policies vary-about equal percent of each choice.
Conclusions
-- Historical Influences and the Present
-- AECT Today and Cataloging Code
-- Current Nonprint Media Cataloging
Standards in K-12 U.S. Public Schools:
AACR2R
-- Current Nonprint Media Cataloging
Standard in academic and public libraries:
AACR2R.