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January 2009
Guide to Cataloging DVD and Blu-ray Discs Using AACR2r and MARC 21 (2008 Update)
A guide to cataloging DVDs and Blu-ray discs is available at:
http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/DVD_guide_final.pdf
The guide was created by the DVD Cataloging Guide Update Task Force, Cataloging Policy Committee, Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.
Cataloging Procedures
Are you in search of the cataloging/Millennium Procedures from the old Web site? Look no further! You can find the direct links below. Soon, they will have a permanant location, but the URLs will remain the same.
Millennium Procedures / General Procedures / Special Formats / Authority Control
Have you noticed more controlled headings in WorldCat?
Automated processing is now being used to identify, modify, and control specific types of personal name headings in WorldCat bibliographic records. This processing, based on data used to build WorldCat Identities (http://orlabs.oclc.org/Identities) and developed by Thom Hickey, Chief Scientist in the OCLC Office of Programs and Research, is projected to control more than 26,000,000 headings over the next few weeks.
In this phase of processing, personal name headings that consist of more than a single subfield and that match the established form or a reference in the authority record are being updated (if necessary); the heading is then controlled and the record is replaced. Records affected by this processing can be identified by the symbol “”OCLCG”" in field 040 $d. When a problem is encountered, the record is skipped and reported for manual intervention.
Dr. Hickey has posted a description of the project on his blog, Outgoing, at http://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/04/controlling-nam.html.
About one-quarter of the project has been completed, and around 5.5 million headings have been controlled in WorldCat.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired is reinstated
The Library of Congress has reversed their September 2007 decision to replace Video recordings for the hearing impaired with Films for the hearing impaired and Video recordings for people with visual disabilities with Films for people with visual disabilities.
GateNet staff have reversed the changes made as a result of the previous decision.
These items should again be coded:
655 0 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
655 0 Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
The Virtual Museum of Cataloging and Aquisitions Artifacts
Heidi Hoerman and Lauren Kirkland have put together images of the tools and methods used in library technical services through the years into a virtual museum.
Virtual Museum of Cataloging and Aquisitions Artifacts
LCSH form/genre headings list
Joel Hahn of Niles Public Library has put together a list of LCSH form/genre headings which is available online. The list is arranged by category (Sound recordings, Television programs, Video recordings, etc.) and can be found athahnlibrary.net/libraries/formgenre-categorized.html
The link to the list will also be available under the Helpful Links section.
OCLC Bibliographic Records Merge
The recent addition of encoding level 3 records to the WorldCat database has caused a multitude of duplicate bibliographic records. OCLC encourages members to report duplicate records and other errors electronically. Please also report record errors, such as:
- Filing indicator changes
- Type code changes
- Name and subject corrections
Please complete the form at https://www3.oclc.org/app/bibdup/ to report duplicate bibliographic errors.
Other bibliographic record errors which negatively affect access should be reported at https://www3.oclc.org/app/bibchg/.
If you have any questions please contact Edie Elliot (ediee@lcls.org), Nick Bennyhoff (nicholasbennyhoff@lcls.org), or Leslie Bednar (lesliebednar@lcls.org)
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