Just the basics
 Descriptive cataloging
 Bibliographic descriptions: AACR2R, chapter 7
 Choice of main and/or added entries: AACR2R, chapter 21
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Subject cataloging
 LCSH
 Genre headings
 Hands-on cataloging exercise
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Unlike books, videorecordings have no standard format in
presenting information
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Authorship for videos is usually diffuse
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it’s hard to determine where the title frames begin and end
makes it hard to select access points
Information on containers and videos may be different
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notes are needed to specify differences
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Differences that justify a new record
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B & W versus color (including colorized)
 Sound versus silent
 Significantly different length
 Different machine/video format
 VHS versus Laser disc versus DVD
 Changes in publication dates
 Be careful that date changes are not merely for packaging
 Dubbed versus subtitled
 Different language versions
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Differences that do not justify a new record
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“Absence or presence of multiple publishers, distributors, etc., as
long as one on the item matches one on the record and vice
versa.”
Rule 7.0B1. Chief source of information
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In this order of preference:
 the item itself (e.g., title frames)
 its container (and container label) if the container is an integral
part of the piece (e.g., cassette)
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If the information is not available from the chief source, take
it from the following sources (in this order of preference):
 accompanying textual material (e.g., scripts, shot lists, publicity
materials)
 container (if not an integral part of the piece)
 other sources
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007
024
028
245
246
250
260
300
500
538
546
511
508
Physical description
Other standard number
Publisher number
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System details
Language
Participant or performer
Creation/production
536
521
586
530
520
505
Funded by or issued by
Audience, ratings
Awards
Other formats
Summary
Contents
Video recordings tend to have
many notes
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Example 1
 300 _ _ 1 videocassette (104 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c ½ in.
 538 _ _ VHS ; Hi-fi, stereo.
 007 _ _ v $b f $d c $e b $f a $g h $h o $i s
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Example 2
 300 _ _ 1 videodisc (120 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 4 ¾ in.
 538 _ _ DVD ; Dolby surround 5.1
 007 _ _ v $b d $d c $e g $f a $g i $h z $i q
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Example – UPC
 024 1 _ 024543034674
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Example 1
 028 42 2003467 $b 20th Century Fox
 1st indicator 4 for videorecording number
 2nd indicator 2 to provide note but no added entry
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Example 2
 028 42 1202 $b Kultur
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$a Title
 PCC practice: When credits for performer, author, director,
producer, "presenter," etc., precede or follow the title in the chief
source, in general do not consider them as part of the title proper,
even though the language used integrates the credits with the
title. (In the examples below, the italicized words are to be
considered the title proper.)
 Twentieth Century Fox presents Star Wars
 Steve McQueen in Bullitt
 Thief, with James Caan
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Exceptions to the aforementioned PCC practice
 The credit is within the title, rather than preceding it
 CBS special report
 IBM—upclose
 IBM puppet shows
The credit is actually a fanciful statement aping a credit
 Little Roquefort in Good mousekeeping
The credit is represented by a possessive immediately
preceding the remainder of the title
 Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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Transcribe statements of responsibility relating to those persons or
bodies credited in the chief source of information with a major role
in creating a film (e.g., as producer, director, animator, or writers)
Performers are never listed in $c, but in a 511 note
 Example
 245 10 Bram Stoker’s Dracula
 246 30 Dracula
 1st indicator 3 – no note, title added entry
 2nd indicator 0 – Portion of title
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Examples
 250 _ _ Special ed.
 250 _ _ Letterbox format.
 250 _ _ 20th anniversary ed.
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Sometimes publication information is not clear on the
videorecordings.
The Internet Movie Database is a useful source of information, on
the web at http://www.imdb.com.
Additionally, most film companies now have web sites that may
provide useful information about individual films.
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$a give the playing time after the physical units
 1 videodisc (114 min.)
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$b orders: sound characteristics, color
 Give sd. (sound) or si. (silent) to indicate the presence or absence of a sound track.
 Give col. or b&w to indicate whether an item is in color or black and white.
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$c dimensions
 4 ¾ in. (DVD)
 12 in. (Laser disc)
 ½ in. (Videocassette)
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$e accompanying material
 + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 ¾ in.)
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Notes are very important in videorecording cataloging and contain
useful descriptive information that does not fit in other areas of the
description. When appropriate, combine two or more notes to make
one.
Give notes in the order listed in AACR2, Ch.7.7B
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OCLC 310376557
 538 __ Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround, BD-50, BD-Live 2.0,
1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 1080i High Definition).
 538 __ This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
 546 __ English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of
hearing.
 500 __ Title from container.
 511 1_ Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco.
 508 __ Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman.
 500 __ Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
 521 8_ MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief violence.
 520 __ His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New
Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his
third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977. His election makes
him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year,
both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan
White, who blamed his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation
from the board. Based on the inspiring true story of Harvey Milk.
 500 __ Special features: "Remembering Harvey:" revealing film clips, photos and stories (in HD);
"Hollywood comes to San Francisco:" join the cast and crew (in HD); "Marching for equality:" key
figures from Milk's life reflect on the marches of the 1970s (in HD); BD-Live: collect your own movie
clips with My Scenes, then send them through an Internet-connected player.
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OCLC 52770128
 538 __ DVD; Dolby Digital.
 500 __ Title from container.
 511 0_ Natalia Makarova, Anthony Dowell, Gerd Larsen, Derek Rencher; Royal Ballet,
Norman Morrice, director; Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Ballet, Ashley Lawrence,
conductor; artists of the Royal Ballet Company.
 508 __ Senior cameraman, Peter Shaw; scenery, costumes, Leslie Hurry; videotape
editor, Camilla Keenan; narrator, Michael Hordern.
 500 __ Original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov; additional
choreography by Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev.
 518 __ Recorded July 28, 1980 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
 520 __ Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess
Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises
her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swanmaiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their death thus destroying the evil power of
the magician.
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AACR2Rmakes no specific rules regarding videorecordings
 Follow the general guidelines
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In most instances, numerous people and many different groups
contribute in various ways to the creation of the intellectual or
artistic content
 Main entry for most videorecordings will be entered under title
 Straightforward concert videos may qualify for entry under a performing group or
individual
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Be liberal when adding added entries. Remember that all added
entries must be justified in the body of the record
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Mixed responsibility - different people doing different tasks
(author, illustrator, editor)
Shared responsibility – 2 or more people doing the same work –
“Rule of 3” applies (if 3 or less all names listed, if more than 3 first
name only listed followed by … [et al.])
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LCSH has remained the main source for subject headings because of
a strong interest in integrating nonprint resources into the catalog,
the benefit of record sharing, and LC’s ongoing effort to revise and
augment the LCSH tool
Follow the guides in LC Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings
in Cataloger’s Desktop: H 2230 Visual Materials and NonMusic Sound Recordings
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Feature films can be assigned:
 topical headings with $v Drama or $v Juvenile films
 topical heading Feature films (40 minutes or longer)
 topical heading Short films (less than 40 minutes)
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Documentaries can be assigned:
 topical headings appropriate to the subject of the film
 topical heading Documentary films
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Educational films can be assigned:
 topical headings appropriate to the subject of the film
 topical heading Educational films (appropriate for pre-K-High school)
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Music videos can be assigned:
 topical headings appropriate to the musical form
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Add genre headings as appropriate to the film
The LOC Moving Image Genre-Form Guide can be found at
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/miggen.html
Examples:
 655 _ 7 Dark comedy $2 migfg
 655 _ 7 Fallen women $2 migfg
 655 _ 0 Spaghetti westerns
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Feature films
 Examples 1-2
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Documentaries
 Examples 3-6
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Locally produced
 Examples 7-8
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Educational
 Examples 9-12
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Music
 Examples 13-16
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May or may not happen
No more abbreviations
Example of a videorecording in AACR2 and RDA
 http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/BCC/Presentations/RDA_in_Practice_2009_Iseminger.pdf
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Maxwell, Robert L. “Improving Access to Audio-Visual Materials by
Using Genre/Form Terms.” Paper presented at the Online
Audiovisual Catalogers Conference, Montreal, Quebec, October 1-3,
2004
 http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/conferences/2004.html#maxwell
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Guidelines for Subject Analysis of Audiovisual Materials
 http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/598/01/guidelinessubject.htm
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Nonprint media preservation: A guide to resources on the Web
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http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2003/september8/nonprintmedia.htm
Olson, Nancy B. Cataloging of audiovisual materials and other
special materials : a manual based on AACR2 and MARC 21. With the
assistance of Robert L. Bothmann and Jessica J. Schomberg. 5th ed.
Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2008.
Ashley, Lowell E., ed. Cataloging musical moving image material.
Canton, Mass.: Music Library Association, 1996.
 Videorecordings
Weitz
Cataloging Workshop by Jay
 http://www.trincoll.edu/mla2008/docs/VideoWks.pdf
 Hweifen
 Mac
 Jay
Weng
Nelson
Weitz
 Get
with a partner (there will be one group of
3) and catalog one of these music videos.
You can select from:
Verdi’s Il Trovatore
Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
Puccini’s Turandot
Verdi’s Aïda