Nonprint Materials Cataloging Codes

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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.