Cataloging Procedures Manual

Chapter XIII: Music Scores and Sound Recordings Cataloging
Part A: Bibliographic Tools for Music Cataloging

Contents:

The following resources comprise a partial list of essential and recommended tools for cataloging music scores and sound recordings.

    A. Classification
    B. Descriptive Cataloging
    C. MARC Coding & Tagging
    D. Subject Cataloging
    E. Authority Control/Uniform Titles
    F. Foreign Language Resources

A. Classification

LC Cutter table

Library of Congress classification. M, music and books on music / prepared by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library Services. -- 1998 ed. -- Washington, DC : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1999.

USMARC concise format for classification data (Library of Congress)

B. Descriptive Cataloging

Anglo-American Cataloging Rules / prepared under the direction of the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR -- 2d ed., 2002 revision. Ottawa : Canadian Library Association; Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.

Capitalization of key, opus, and number (Mickey Koth, Yale)

Cataloging service bulletin / Processing Services. -- Washington : Library of Congress, Processing Services, [1978-    . Quarterly publication documenting Library of Congress's decisions and procedures regarding all phases of cataloging. Includes Library of Congress rule interpretations (LCRI) for AACR2, rev.

Deutsch, Otto Erich. Musikverlags Nummern : eine Auswahl von 40 datierten Listen, 1710-1900. 2. verb. und 1. deutsche Ausg. -- Berlin : Verlag Merseburger, 1961.

ISMN Users Manual : International Standard Music Number (National Library of Canada)

Krummel, Donald William. Guide for dating early published music : a manual of bibliographical practices. -- Hackensack, N.J. : J. Boonin, 1974.

Hartsock, Ralph. Notes for music catalogers : examples illustrating AACR 2 in the online bibliographic record. -- 1st ed. -- Lake Crystal, Minn. : Soldier Creek Press, 1994.

Library of Congress rule interpretations. -- 2nd ed. -- Washington, D.C. : Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1989-

Music Cataloging Bulletin. -- Canton, Mass. : Music Library Association, 1970-

Music cataloging decisions : as issued by the Music Section, Special Materials Cataloging Division, Library of Congress in the Music Cataloging Bulletin, through December 1991. -- Canton, MA : Music Library Association, 1992.

Olson, Nancy B. Cataloging of audiovisual materials and other special materials : a manual based on AACR 2. -- 4th ed. -- DeKalb, Ill. : Minnesota Scholarly Press, 1998.

Smiraglia, Richard P. Describing music materials : a manual for descriptive cataloging of printed and recorded music, music videos, archival music collections, for use with AACR2 and APPM. -- 3rd ed., rev. and enl. -- Lake Crystal, Minn. : Soldier Creek Press, 1997.

Types of compositions for use in music uniform titles: a manual for use with AACR2 chapter 25 / Working Group on Types of Compositions -- 2nd, updated ed. 1997, rev. 2000.

C. MARC Coding & Tagging

Authorities user guide. -- 2nd ed. -- Dublin, Ohio : OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1994-

Bibliographic formats and standards -- 3rd ed. -- Dublin, Ohio : OCLC, 2002.

Geographic Area codes for 033 fields (Bobst Library)

MARC 21 concise format for bibliographic data (Library of Congress)

Music OCLC Users Group. Newsletter. -- Madison, Music OCLC Users Group, 1977-

OCLC cataloging service user guide -- 3rd ed. -- Dublin, Ohio : OCLC, 1993, 2000.

OCLC-MARC Code Lists

     Country of Publication Codes
     Geographic Area Codes
     Language Code Lists
     Relator Codes

OCLC reference cards
    Authorities
    Cataloging
    Searching for bibliographic records

Technical bulletin / OCLC, Inc. -- Columbus, Ohio : OCLC, 1978-

Weitz, Jay. Music coding and tagging : MARC content designation for scores and sound recordings. -- 2nd ed. -- Belle Plaine, Minn. : Soldier Creek Press, 2001.

D. Subject Cataloging

Free-floating subdivisions : an alphabetical index / prepared by the Subject Cataloging Division. -- Washington, D.C., : Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1989-

Guide to the usage of LCSH free-floating form subdivisions (Vianne Sha, U. of Missouri-Columbia)

Hemmasi, Harriette. Music subject headings : compiled from Library of Congress subject headings. -- 2nd ed. -- Lake Crystal, Minn. : Soldier Creek Press, 1998.

Jazz and popular music subject heading subdivisions (Mickey Koth, Yale)

Order of instruments in subject headings (Mickey Koth, Yale)

Subject headings for choruses vs. cantatas and songs vs. solo cantatas (Mickey Koth, Yale)

Those darn chorus subject headings! (Mickey Koth, Yale)

E. Authority Control/Uniform Titles

OCLC authorities user guide. -- 3rd ed. -- Dublin, Ohio : OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 2003.

Koth, Michelle S. A handbook of examples for use in authority records created by the NACO-Music Project. -- Rev. March, 1998.

MARC 21 concise format for authority data -- 1999 English ed. -- Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office.

Music Cataloging Bulletin. -- Canton, Mass. : Music Library Association, 1970-

NACO participants' manual / Library of Congress. -- 2nd ed. -- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1996. (See also the online NACO participant's manual: Contents (Library Corp.))

Thematic indexes used by the Library of Congress for formulating uniform titles for music as listed in the Music cataloging bulletin (Lois Kuyper-Rushing)

Music OCLC Users Group. The best of MOUG : a list of Library of Congress name authority records for music titles of major composers. -- 7th ed., rev. and expanded. -- Austin Tex. : Music OCLC Users Group, 2000.

Work numbers for composers whose works are assigned numbers other than opus numbers or numbers in addition to opus numbers (Mickey Koth, Yale University)

F. Foreign Language Resources

ALA-LC romanization tables : transliteration schemes for non-Roman scripts -- Washington : Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1997.

Allen, C.G. Manual of European Languages for Librarians. -- 2nd ed. -- New York : Bowker, 1975.

Entry elements for Spanish and Portuguese surnames (Mickey Koth, Yale)

Initial articles (Princeton)

Names of keys in French, German, Italian and Spanish (Mickey Koth, Yale)

Names of instruments and voices in English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish (Mickey Koth, Yale)

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