RDA Basics: Sound Recordings Kathy Glennan Head, Special Resources Cataloging / Music Cataloger University of Maryland October 26, 2011

RDA Basics: Sound Recordings

Kathy Glennan

Head, Special Resources Cataloging / Music Cataloger

University of Maryland

October 26, 2011

Using RDA and…

Library of Congress Policy Statements Other policy and training documents under

developmentProgram for Cooperative Cataloging PCCMusic Library Association

Cataloger’s judgment Informed by FRBR User Tasks

Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services 2

Example 1 – country music


Preferred source – Sound recordings RDA 2.2.2.4 – resources that do not

consist of pages or of moving imagesUse the label

If it has a permanently printed or affixed titleUse encoded metadata that contains a title If neither is available, use another source

within the resource


Title

Transcribe the title as it appears on the source of information (2.3.1.4) Source of title note for sound recordings

Title not from the title page or title frame (2.20.2.3) Not required, but core in LCPS

No GMD recordedUse Content Type / Media Type / Carrier Type

instead (covered later)


Statement of responsibility(Determining the creator(s)) Who is responsible? Possibilities include:

The writers of the twelve individual songs? Irwin (6 songs); one each by Bean, W. Guthrie,

Bailes/Staggs, N. Lowe, Conway Twitty, D. McEnryFreakwater – as the performing group

But, does their contribution go beyond that of mere performance? (RDA 19.2.1.1)

245 00 Feels like the third time.


Publication statement

RDA 2.8.1.4Transcribe places of publication and

publishers' names in the form in which they appear on the source of information.

Prefer sources within the resource Label, container, accompanying material Bracket information supplied from outside the

resource


Place of publication

Transcribe from resourceUse abbreviations only if present on the

resourceOnly the first place of publication is a core

elementPer RDA 2.8.2.6, if no information is available,

supply a place of publication or record: [Place of publication not identified]


Identifying the publisher

The disc label has both:Thrill Jockey (presented as the label name)℗ & © Thrill Jockey Records

Following AACR2 practice, prefer the label nameBased on my own cataloger’s judgment; not

definitively addressed by RDA or LCPS


Copyright date ≠ Publication date If there’s no publication date, you can use

the copyright date as an estimateRecommend adding the optional copyright

date as wellFor sound recordings, prefer recording the

℗ date as copyright information260 Chicago, IL. : ǂb Thrill Jockey,

ǂc [1993], ℗1993.


Extent – type of unit

Change from AACR2 to RDA:sound disc audio discFor CDs, besides using “1 audio disc” there

are two other options for 300 ǂa: 1 CD … 1 compact disc …


Extent – encoding format

RDA provides an instruction to record the digital content of a resource (3.19.3)Use if important for identification or selectionMapped to 300 ǂb

CD audio

In a related change from AACR2:Do not add “Compact disc” note


Extent – more in 300 ǂb?

If considered important for identification or selection, can add:Recording type (digital, analog)Recording medium (magnetic, optical)Playing speedConfiguration of playback channels (stereo,

mono, etc.)


Extent – dimensions

RDA uses metric measurements (3.5) However, there’s an option to use inches

instead (0.11.5) In the RDA test period, LC used inches for

disc dimensions and tape speed

300 1 audio disc : ǂb CD audio, stereo ; ǂc 4 3/4 in.


Content/Media/Carrier Type

New MARC 33X FieldsRDA 6.9, 3.2, and 3.3

For sound recordings:336 performed music ǂ2 rdacontent337 audio ǂ2 rdamedia338 audio disc ǂ2 rdacarrier


Notes

380 Alternative country music.500 Title from disc label.511 0_ Freakwater (Catherine Irwin, vocals,

guitar ; Janet Bean, vocals, guitar, percussion ; Dave Gay, bass ; Brian Dunn, fancy guitar ; Lisa Marsicek, fiddle, mandolin).

518 ǂo Recorded ǂd 1992 ǂp ID-FUL Music.


Contents note

Contents notes are encompassed by RDA 25.1, which contains instructions on referencing related worksA formal contents note is considered a

“structured description of the related work”Let MARC work for you

Minor difference between the display text of “Contains” vs. “Contents” is not critical


Contents note example

505 0_ My old drunk friend -- Put my little shoes away -- Forgettable song -- Crazy man -- Pale horse -- You make me -- You've never seen this before -- Dream girl -- Sleeping on hold -- Amelia Earhart -- Are you ready -- Lullaby.


Putting it all together – Ex. 1


Example 2 – collective title?


Title fields

245 00 Italian songs = ǂb Canzoni / ǂc Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Haydn.

246 1 ǂi Title on container: ǂa Impatient lover : ǂb Italian songs


Sound recording compilations:works by more than 1 composer The resource is named by its title, not by a

“principal performer” (no 1XX field) Provide a list of all of the compositions

contained in the resourceTitle? Contents note? Must provide an authorized access point for

the 1st or predominant work – more if possible Record performers in 7XX fields


Adding to access points

Need to add ǂl Italian for the songs that were originally in German

Should add “Performed music” to each authorized access point – to represent the content type of the expression

Relator terms used with the performers (use ǂe for terms, not ǂ4 for codes)


Putting it all together – Ex. 2(part 1 of 3)






RDA access point

Example 3 - no collective title


Title field

245 10 Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 ; ǂb Bohmisk-dansk folketone ; Symphonies nos. 3 & 4 ; Andante lamentoso / ǂc Nielsen.


Sound recording compilations:Works by one composer Authorized access point for the composer +

the preferred title for the compilation Preferred title will contain some sort of

collective titleBy broad mediumBy specific mediumBy typeor just “Works”


Sound recording compilations:Works by one composer Provide a list of all of the compositions

contained in the resourceTitle? Contents note? Must provide an authorized access point for

the 1st or predominant work – more if possible Ideally, access points for all works Record performers in 7XX fields


Sound recording issue numbers

Considered one of the identifiers for the manifestation

Issue numbers covered by the general instruction (2.15.1.4)

If no prescribed display, transcribe the number, and precede it with the trade name, such as:


London: 440297-2

Multiple identifiers?

Core requirement = one identifierPrefer one that’s internationally recognized

Multiple numbers of the same type? If a number for the set appears on all of the

individual parts, just record the set numberOptionally, record the identifier for the set and

any identifiers for the individual parts, adding a qualifier to each identifier


Recording identifiers

028 00 7243 5 74188 2 9 ǂb EMI Classics028 00 7243 5 74189 2 8 ǂb EMI Classics028 00 7243 5 74190 2 4 ǂb EMI Classics028 00 5 74188 2 ǂb EMI Classics500 EMI Classics: 7243 5 74188 2 9

(container); 5 74188 (insert).500 EMI Classics: 7243 5 74189 2 8 (disc

1).500 EMI Classics: 7243 5 74190 2 4 (disc

2).


Duration

Playing time for the resourceOr for the component parts as applicable

Record the time as statedUse abbreviations for time as applicable (see

Appendix B)

500 Durations: 36:00; 34:00; 7:29; 36:00; 35:00; 4:49.


Putting it all together – Ex. 3(page 1 of 2)


Putting it all together – Ex. 3(page 2 of 2)

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RDA access point RDA access point

RDA access point

New elements in authority records for corporate bodies


New fields and subfields created046 - Special Coded Dates (R)368 - Other Corporate Body Attributes (R)

(New; will be implemented in 2012) 370 - Associated Place (R)371 - Address (R)372 - Field of Activity (R)

Freakwater’s authority record

Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

Could include the following new elements: 046 ǂs 1987368 Musical group372 Alternative country-rock

music

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New elements in authority records for works 377 - Associated Language (R) 380 - Form of Work (R) 381 - Other Distinguishing Characteristics of

Work or Expression (R) 382 - Medium of Performance (R) 383 - Numeric Designation of Musical Work (R) 384 - Key (NR)


Haydn’s Arianna a Naxoswork authority record Could include the following new elements:

380 Cantata382 soprano ǂa keyboard

instrument383 ǂc H. XXVIb:2 ǂd Hoboken

ǂ2 mlati


Additional information

Music Library Association 2011 RDA Preconference presentations:http://bcc.musiclibraryassoc.org/bcc.html

RDA and Music: an Overview of the Differences from AACR2 – a presentation by Daniel Paradis from June 2010: http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/6828/


http://bcc.musiclibraryassoc.org/bcc.html

http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/6828/

Questions?

My e-mail: [email protected]


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RDA Basics: Sound Recordings Kathy Glennan Head, Special Resources Cataloging / Music Cataloger University of Maryland October 26, 2011