Cataloging Videorecordings

1. CatalogingVideorecordings Just the basics

2. Areas of discussion • Descriptive cataloging • Bibliographic descriptions: AACR2R, chapter 7 • Choice of main and/or added entries: AACR2R, chapter 21 • Subject cataloging • LCSH • Genre headings • Hands-on cataloging exercise

3. Challenges in cataloging videos • Unlike books, videorecordings have no standard format in presenting information • it’s hard to determine where the title frames begin and end • Authorship for videos is usually diffuse • makes it hard to select access points • Information on containers and videos may be different • notes are needed to specify differences

4. What justifies a new record? • Differences that justify a new record • B & W versus color (including colorized) • Sound versus silent • Significantly different length • Different machine/video format • VHS versus Laser disc versus DVD • Changes in publication dates • Be careful that date changes are not merely for packaging • Dubbed versus subtitled • Different language versions

5. What justifies a new record • Differences that do not justify a new record • “Absence or presence of multiple publishers, distributors, etc., as long as one on the item matches one on the record and vice versa.”

6. Chief source of information Rule 7.0B1. Chief source of information • In this order of preference: • the item itself (e.g., title frames) • its container (and container label) if the container is an integral part of the piece (e.g., cassette) • If the information is not available from the chief source, take it from the following sources (in this order of preference): • accompanying textual material (e.g., scripts, shot lists, publicity materials) • container (if not an integral part of the piece) • other sources

7. MARC variable fields commonly used in videorecordings • 007 Physical description • 024 Other standard number • 028 Publisher number • 245 • 246 • 250 • 260 • 300 • 500 • 538 System details • 546 Language • 511 Participant or performer • 508 Creation/production • 536 Funded by or issued by • 521 Audience, ratings • 586 Awards • 530 Other formats • 520 Summary • 505 Contents • Video recordings tend to have many notes

8. Field 007 – Physical description • Example 1 • 300 _ _ 1 videocassette (104 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c ½ in. • 538 _ _ VHS ; Hi-fi, stereo. • 007 _ _ v $b f $d c $e b $f a $g h $h o $i s • Example 2 • 300 _ _ 1 videodisc (120 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 4 ¾ in. • 538 _ _ DVD ; Dolby surround 5.1 • 007 _ _ v $b d $d c $e g $f a $g i $h z $i q

9. Field 024 – Other standard identifier • Example – UPC • 024 1 _ 024543034674

10. Field 028 – Publisher number • Example 1 • 028 42 2003467 $b 20th Century Fox • 1st indicator 4 for videorecording number • 2nd indicator 2 to provide note but no added entry • Example 2 • 028 42 1202 $b Kultur

11. Field 245 – Title statement $a • $a Title • PCC practice: When credits for performer, author, director, producer, "presenter," etc., precede or follow the title in the chief source, in general do not consider them as part of the title proper, even though the language used integrates the credits with the title. (In the examples below, the italicized words are to be considered the title proper.) • Twentieth Century Fox presents Star Wars • Steve McQueen in Bullitt • Thief, with James Caan

12. Field 245 – Title statement $a • Exceptions to the aforementioned PCC practice • The credit is within the title, rather than preceding it • CBS special report • IBM—upclose • IBM puppet shows • The credit is actually a fanciful statement aping a credit • Little Roquefort in Good mousekeeping • The credit is represented by a possessive immediately preceding the remainder of the title • Bram Stoker’s Dracula

13. Field 245 – Statement of responsibility $c • Transcribe statements of responsibility relating to those persons or bodies credited in the chief source of information with a major role in creating a film (e.g., as producer, director, animator, or writers) • Performers are never listed in $c, but in a 511 note

14. Field 246 – Varying form of title • Example • 245 10 Bram Stoker’s Dracula • 246 30 Dracula • 1st indicator 3 – no note, title added entry • 2nd indicator 0 – Portion of title

15. Field 250 – Edition statement • Examples • 250 _ _ Special ed. • 250 _ _ Letterbox format. • 250 _ _ 20th anniversary ed.

16. Field 260 – Publication, distribution, etc. • Sometimes publication information is not clear on the videorecordings. • The Internet Movie Database is a useful source of information, on the web at http://www.imdb.com. • Additionally, most film companies now have web sites that may provide useful information about individual films.

17. Field 300 – Physical description • $a give the playing time after the physical units • 1 videodisc (114 min.) • $b orders: sound characteristics, color • Give sd. (sound) or si. (silent) to indicate the presence or absence of a sound track. • Give col. or b&w to indicate whether an item is in color or black and white. • $c dimensions • 4 ¾ in. (DVD) • 12 in. (Laser disc) • ½ in. (Videocassette) • $e accompanying material • + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 ¾ in.)

18. Fields 5XX - Notes • Notes are very important in videorecording cataloging and contain useful descriptive information that does not fit in other areas of the description. When appropriate, combine two or more notes to make one. • Give notes in the order listed in AACR2, Ch.7.7B

19. 5XX Notes - Examples • OCLC 310376557 • 538 __ Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround, BD-50, BD-Live 2.0, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 1080i High Definition). • 538 __ This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. • 546 __ English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. • 500 __ Title from container. • 511 1_ Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco. • 508 __ Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman. • 500 __ Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. • 521 8_ MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief violence. • 520 __ His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977. His election makes him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blamed his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the inspiring true story of Harvey Milk. • 500 __ Special features: "Remembering Harvey:" revealing film clips, photos and stories (in HD); "Hollywood comes to San Francisco:" join the cast and crew (in HD); "Marching for equality:" key figures from Milk's life reflect on the marches of the 1970s (in HD); BD-Live: collect your own movie clips with My Scenes, then send them through an Internet-connected player.

20. 5XX Notes - Examples • OCLC 52770128 • 538 __ DVD; Dolby Digital. • 500 __ Title from container. • 511 0_ Natalia Makarova, Anthony Dowell, Gerd Larsen, Derek Rencher; Royal Ballet, Norman Morrice, director; Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Ballet, Ashley Lawrence, conductor; artists of the Royal Ballet Company. • 508 __ Senior cameraman, Peter Shaw; scenery, costumes, Leslie Hurry; videotape editor, Camilla Keenan; narrator, Michael Hordern. • 500 __ Original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov; additional choreography by Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev. • 518 __ Recorded July 28, 1980 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. • 520 __ Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their death thus destroying the evil power of the magician.

21. Choice of main or added entries • AACR2Rmakes no specific rules regarding videorecordings • Follow the general guidelines • In most instances, numerous people and many different groups contribute in various ways to the creation of the intellectual or artistic content • Main entry for most videorecordings will be entered under title • Straightforward concert videos may qualify for entry under a performing group or individual • Be liberal when adding added entries. Remember that all added entries must be justified in the body of the record

22. Mixed and Shared responsibility • Mixed responsibility - different people doing different tasks (author, illustrator, editor) • Shared responsibility – 2 or more people doing the same work – “Rule of 3” applies (if 3 or less all names listed, if more than 3 first name only listed followed by … [et al.])

23. Subject analysis - LCSH • LCSH has remained the main source for subject headings because of a strong interest in integrating nonprint resources into the catalog, the benefit of record sharing, and LC’s ongoing effort to revise and augment the LCSH tool • Follow the guides in LC Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings in Cataloger’s Desktop: H 2230  Visual Materials and Non-Music Sound Recordings

24. Subject analysis - LCSH • Feature films can be assigned: • topical headings with $v Drama or $v Juvenile films • topical heading Feature films (40 minutes or longer) • topical heading Short films (less than 40 minutes) • Documentaries can be assigned: • topical headings appropriate to the subject of the film • topical heading Documentary films • Educational films can be assigned: • topical headings appropriate to the subject of the film • topical heading Educational films (appropriate for pre-K-High school) • Music videos can be assigned: • topical headings appropriate to the musical form

25. Subject analysis – Genre headings • Add genre headings as appropriate to the film • The LOC Moving Image Genre-Form Guide can be found at http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/miggen.html • Examples: • 655 _ 7 Dark comedy $2 migfg • 655 _ 7 Fallen women $2 migfg • 655 _ 0 Spaghetti westerns

26. OCLC examples • Feature films • Examples 1-2 • Documentaries • Examples 3-6 • Locally produced • Examples 7-8 • Educational • Examples 9-12 • Music • Examples 13-16

46. The future of cataloging - RDA • May or may not happen • No more abbreviations • Example of a videorecording in AACR2 and RDA • http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/BCC/Presentations/RDA_in_Practice_2009_Iseminger.pdf

47. Additional reading • Maxwell, Robert L. “Improving Access to Audio-Visual Materials by Using Genre/Form Terms.” Paper presented at the Online Audiovisual Catalogers Conference, Montreal, Quebec, October 1-3, 2004 • http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/conferences/2004.html#maxwell • Guidelines for  Subject Analysis of Audiovisual Materials • http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/598/01/guidelinessubject.htm • Nonprint media preservation: A guide to resources on the Web • http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2003/september8/nonprintmedia.htm • Olson, Nancy B. Cataloging of audiovisual materials and other special materials : a manual based on AACR2 and MARC 21. With the assistance of Robert L. Bothmann and Jessica J. Schomberg. 5th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2008. • Ashley, Lowell E., ed. Cataloging musical moving image material. Canton, Mass.:Music Library Association, 1996.

48. Help for music video cataloging • Videorecordings Cataloging Workshop by Jay Weitz • http://www.trincoll.edu/mla2008/docs/VideoWks.pdf

49. Special thanks to: • Hweifen Weng • Mac Nelson • Jay Weitz

50. Exercise • Get with a partner (there will be one group of 3) and catalog one of these music videos. You can select from: • Verdi’s Il Trovatore • Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor • Puccini’s Turandot • Verdi’s Aïda