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 development  Program for Cooperative Cataloging PCC  Music Library Association Cataloger’s judgment  Informed by FRBR User Tasks Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services2

Example 1 – country music Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services3

Preferred source – Sound recordings RDA – resources that do not consist of pages or of moving images  Use the label If it has a permanently printed or affixed title  Use encoded metadata that contains a title  If neither is available, use another source within the resource Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services4

Title Transcribe the title as it appears on the source of information ( )  Source of title note for sound recordings Title not from the title page or title frame ( ) Not required, but core in LCPS No GMD recorded  Use Content Type / Media Type / Carrier Type instead (covered later) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services5

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. McEnry  Freakwater – as the performing group But, does their contribution go beyond that of mere performance? (RDA ) Feels like the third time. Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services6

Publication statement RDA  Transcribe 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 Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services7

Place of publication Transcribe from resource  Use abbreviations only if present on the resource  Only the first place of publication is a core element  Per RDA , if no information is available, supply a place of publication or record: [Place of publication not identified] Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services8

Identifying the publisher The disc label has both:  Thrill Jockey (presented as the label name)  ℗ & © Thrill Jockey Records Following AACR2 practice, prefer the label name  Based on my own cataloger’s judgment; not definitively addressed by RDA or LCPS Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services9

Copyright date ≠ Publication date If there’s no publication date, you can use the copyright date as an estimate  Recommend adding the optional copyright date as well  For sound recordings, prefer recording the ℗ date as copyright information 260 Chicago, IL. : ǂ b Thrill Jockey, ǂ c [1993], ℗ Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services10

Extent – type of unit Change from AACR2 to RDA: sound disc  audio disc  For CDs, besides using “1 audio disc” there are two other options for 300 ǂ a: 1 CD … 1 compact disc … Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services11

Extent – encoding format RDA provides an instruction to record the digital content of a resource (3.19.3)  Use if important for identification or selection  Mapped to 300 ǂ b CD audio In a related change from AACR2:  Do not add “Compact disc” note Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services12

Extent – more in 300 ǂ b? If considered important for identification or selection, can add:  Recording type (digital, analog)  Recording medium (magnetic, optical)  Playing speed  Configuration of playback channels (stereo, mono, etc.) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services13

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 audio disc : ǂ b CD audio, stereo ; ǂ c 4 3/4 in. Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services14

Content/Media/Carrier Type New MARC 33X Fields  RDA 6.9, 3.2, and 3.3 For sound recordings: 336 performed music ǂ 2 rdacontent 337 audio ǂ 2 rdamedia 338 audio disc ǂ 2 rdacarrier Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services15

Notes 380Alternative country music. 500 Title from disc label _Freakwater (Catherine Irwin, vocals, guitar ; Janet Bean, vocals, guitar, percussion ; Dave Gay, bass ; Brian Dunn, fancy guitar ; Lisa Marsicek, fiddle, mandolin). 518 ǂ o Recorded ǂ d 1992 ǂ p ID-FUL Music. Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services16

Contents note Contents notes are encompassed by RDA 25.1, which contains instructions on referencing related works  A 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 Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services17

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. Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services18

Putting it all together – Ex. 1 Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services19

Example 2 – collective title? Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services20

Title fields Italian songs = ǂ b Canzoni / ǂ c Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Haydn ǂ i Title on container: ǂ a Impatient lover : ǂ b Italian songs Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services21

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 resource  Title? Contents note?  Must provide an authorized access point for the 1 st or predominant work – more if possible Record performers in 7XX fields Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services22

Adding to access points Need to add ǂ l 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 ǂ e for terms, not ǂ 4 for codes) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services23

Putting it all together – Ex. 2 (part 1 of 3) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services24

Putting it all together – Ex. 2 (part 2 of 3) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services25

Putting it all together – Ex. 2 (part 3 of 3) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services26  RDA access point

Example 3 - no collective title Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services27

Title field Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 ; ǂ b Bohmisk-dansk folketone ; Symphonies nos. 3 & 4 ; Andante lamentoso / ǂ c Nielsen. Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services28

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 title  By broad medium  By specific medium  By type  or just “Works” Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services29

Sound recording compilations: Works by one composer Provide a list of all of the compositions contained in the resource  Title? Contents note?  Must provide an authorized access point for the 1 st or predominant work – more if possible Ideally, access points for all works Record performers in 7XX fields Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services30

Sound recording issue numbers Considered one of the identifiers for the manifestation Issue numbers covered by the general instruction ( ) If no prescribed display, transcribe the number, and precede it with the trade name, such as: Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services31 London:

Multiple identifiers? Core requirement = one identifier  Prefer 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 number  Optionally, record the identifier for the set and any identifiers for the individual parts, adding a qualifier to each identifier Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services32

Recording identifiers ǂ b EMI Classics ǂ b EMI Classics ǂ b EMI Classics ǂ b EMI Classics 500 EMI Classics: (container); (insert). 500 EMI Classics: (disc 1). 500 EMI Classics: (disc 2). Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services33

Duration Playing time for the resource  Or for the component parts as applicable Record the time as stated  Use abbreviations for time as applicable (see Appendix B) 500 Durations: 36:00; 34:00; 7:29; 36:00; 35:00; 4:49. Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services34

Putting it all together – Ex. 3 (page 1 of 2) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services35

Putting it all together – Ex. 3 (page 2 of 2) 36  RDA access point

New elements in authority records for corporate bodies Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services37 New fields and subfields created  Special Coded Dates (R)  Other Corporate Body Attributes (R) (New; will be implemented in 2012)  Associated Place (R)  Address (R)  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 ǂ s Musical group 372 Alternative country-rock music 38

New elements in authority records for works Associated Language (R) Form of Work (R) Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression (R) Medium of Performance (R) Numeric Designation of Musical Work (R) Key (NR) Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services39

Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos work authority record Could include the following new elements: 380 Cantata 382 soprano ǂ a keyboard instrument 383 ǂ c H. XXVIb:2 ǂ d Hoboken ǂ 2 mlati Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services40

Additional information Music Library Association 2011 RDA Preconference presentations: RDA and Music: an Overview of the Differences from AACR2 – a presentation by Daniel Paradis from June 2010: Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services41

Questions? My Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services42