Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu …

1 best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs Using RDA and MARC21 Version January 2015 Prepared by the Online Audiovisual Catalogers Inc. Cataloging Policy Committee DVD/Blu-ray RDA Cataloging Task Force best Practices for Cataloging DVD/Blu-ray Version (January 2015) 2 Acknowledgements DVD/Blu-ray RDA Cataloging Guide Task Force Members: William Anderson (2012-13) Connecticut State Library Lloyd Chittenden (2012-15) Fort Lewis College Cyrus Ford (2012-13) University of Nevada, Las Vegas Mary Huismann (2013-15, chair) University of Minnesota Douglas King (2012-13) University of South Carolina John Lavalie (2012-13) Des Plaines Public Library Peter Lisius (2012-13) Kent State University Nancy Lorimer (2012-13) Stanford University, Music Library Julie Renee Moore (2012-15) California State University, Fresno Lori Murphy (2012-13) DePaul University Laurie Neuerburg (2014-15)

2 Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Anchalee Joy Panigabutra-Roberts (2012-14) American University at Cairo Scott Piepenburg (2012-13) University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Diane Robson (2012-13, chair) University of North Texas Walter Walker (2012-15) Loyola Marymount University Iris Wolley (2012-15) Columbia University Advisors: Greta de Groat Stanford University Kelley McGrath University of Oregon Jay Weitz OCLC Online Computer Library Center Editors: Marcia Barrett University of California, Santa Cruz Julie Renee Moore California State University, Fresno The Task Force wishes to acknowledge the thoughtful comments from the numerous people in the Cataloging community who took the time and effort to respond during the creation of this document.

3 This update is built upon the work of the 2008 DVD Cataloging Guide Update Task Force members. DVD Cataloging Guide Update Task Force Members: Carolyn Walden, Chair University of Alabama at Birmingham Marcia Barrett University of Alabama Kelly Chambers SLC (Special Libraries Cataloguing) Lloyd Chittenden Fort Lewis College Nancy Lorimer Stanford University, Music Library Julie Renee Moore California State University, Fresno Lori Murphy DePaul University Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts University of Nebraska-Lincoln Walter Walker Loyola Marymount University best Practices for Cataloging DVD/Blu-ray Version (January 2015) 3 Table of Contents I.

4 About this Document ..7 Purpose and Scope .. 7 II. DVD and Blu-ray Discs ..9 A. History and Future Developments .. 9 B. General Characteristics .. 11 III. Resource Description and Access (RDA) .. 17 A. Introduction .. 17 B. Major differences between RDA & AACR2 .. 18 C. Navigating RDA .. 18 D. Tools & Resources .. 21 E. Identification of RDA Records .. 22 F. Hybrid Records .. 22 G. List of Core Elements .. 23 IV. Describing the Resource .. 27 A. Preliminary Decisions .. 27 Type of Description (RDA ) .. 27 Basis for Identification of the Resource (RDA ) .. 28 Preferred Source of Information Moving Images (RDA.)

5 30 Other Sources of Information (RDA ) .. 30 Mode of Issuance (RDA ) .. 31 B. Leader and Fixed Length Data Elements .. 33 Leader (MARC LDR) .. 33 Fixed-Length Data Elements (MARC 008) .. 34 Fixed-Length Data Elements Additional Material Characteristics (MARC 006) .. 41 C. Coded Fields .. 45 Date/Time and Place of an Event (MARC 033) .. 46 Cataloging Source (MARC 040) .. 47 Geographic Area Code (043) .. 51 Country of Publishing/Producing Entity Code (MARC 044) .. 51 best Practices for Cataloging DVD/Blu-ray Version (January 2015) 4 Special Coded Dates (MARC 046).

6 52 D. Descriptive Elements .. 54 1. Identifiers .. 54 Identifiers for the Manifestation (RDA ) .. 54 2. Title (RDA ) .. 57 Title Proper (RDA ) .. 58 Parallel Title Proper (RDA ) .. 63 Other Title Information (RDA ) .. 64 Variant Titles (RDA ) .. 66 Preferred Title (RDA ) .. 69 3. Statement of Responsibility (RDA ) .. 71 Statement of Responsibility Relating to Title Proper (RDA ) .. 71 4. Edition (RDA ) .. 75 Designation of Edition (RDA ).. 75 Parallel Designation of Edition (RDA ) .. 78 Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition (RDA ) .. 79 5. Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, Copyright (RDA ).

7 81 Production Statement (RDA ).. 81 Publication Statement (RDA ) .. 85 Distribution Statement (RDA ) .. 91 Manufacture Statement (RDA ) .. 93 Copyright Date (RDA ) .. 95 Country of Producing Entity (MARC 257) .. 97 6. Carrier Description .. 99 Extent (RDA ) .. 99 Dimensions (RDA ) .. 101 Sound Content (RDA ) .. 102 Colour Content (RDA ) .. 103 Sound Characteristics (RDA ) .. 105 Projection Characteristic of Motion Picture Film (RDA ) .. 108 video Characteristics (RDA ) .. 109 Digital File Characteristic (RDA ) .. 111 best Practices for Cataloging DVD/Blu-ray Version (January 2015) 5 Content, Media, Carrier Types.

8 115 Content Type (RDA ) .. 115 Media Type (RDA ) .. 116 Carrier Type (RDA ) .. 116 Content Type, Media Type, Carrier Type Examples .. 117 7. Series Statement (RDA ) .. 119 Title Proper of Series (RDA ) .. 120 Numbering Within the Series (RDA ) .. 121 8. Notes .. 123 Equipment or System Requirements (RDA ) .. 126 Title Source Note (RDA ) .. 128 Nature of the Content (RDA ) .. 129 Medium of Performance of Musical Content ( ) .. 129 Place and Date of Capture (RDA ) .. 130 Language of the Content (RDA ) .. 132 Accessibility Content (RDA ) .. 134 Supplementary Content (RDA ).

9 138 Performer, Narrator, and/or Presenter (RDA ) .. 139 Artistic and/or Technical Credit (RDA ) .. 140 History of the Work (RDA ) .. 141 Contents Note (RDA ) .. 142 Accompanying Material (RDA ) .. 145 Aspect Ratio (RDA ) .. 146 Duration (RDA ) .. 149 Summarization of the Content (RDA ) .. 151 Restrictions on Access (RDA ) .. 153 Intended Audience (RDA ) .. 154 Awards Note (RDA ) .. 155 Dissertation or Thesis Information (RDA ) .. 156 V. Recording Relationships .. 157 A. Introduction .. 157 B. Relationship Designators (RDA ) .. 159 best Practices for Cataloging DVD/Blu-ray Version (January 2015) 6 C.

10 Recording Authorized Access Points Representing Works/Expressions in the Resource Being Cataloged .. 163 D. Relationships between a Resource and Associated Persons, Families, Corporate Bodies .. 173 E. Relationships between the Resource and Other Related 181 VI. Appendix: Recommended Description and Encoding of DVD/Blu-ray Attributes .. 189 VII. List of Resources .. 191 DVD and Blu-ray Disc Resources .. 191 RDA and Moving Image Cataloging Resources .. 191 VIII. Full MARC Record Examples .. 195 best Practices for Cataloging DVD/Blu-ray Version (January 2015) 7 I.