AACR and MARC for Sound Recordings

Prerequisites 

Book Blitz I

Course description

Once you are comfortable with finding your way around the basic cataloging tools--the Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2R), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI) and the MARC coding standards (MARC21)--you will be ready to tackle the harder stuff. Developing on the themes taught in the two Book Blitz classes, this workshop tackles the special fields needed for description and access for sound recordings.

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Why take this course?

As in Book Blitz I, we cover the 'Core Cataloging Skills':

• How to describe a sound recording in enough detail for your user's needs
• How to assign useful search terms, such as performers, conductors, etc. (not subject headings)
• How to choose the correct MARC coding for a sound recording record
• How to decide whether or not copied records truly match your items
• How to create 'different edition' or 'near match' sound recording records

What you will learn

At the conclusion of this workshop, you should be able to find and edit records that accurately reflect your sound recordings or create different edition or completely new records for them.

Topics covered include

Required text for the course: “Cataloging with AACR2 and MARC21” by Deborah A. Fritz.  Chicago: ALA, 2004. 0-8389-0884-5. Attendees are responsible for acquiring text.

Course details

Course: C 902

Duration: 2 Days

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