Special Formats, Familiar Records

Cataloging Reel-to-Reels and 78s in RDA

MOUG Lightening Talks 2014Beth Iseminger

The Items

• Reel-to-reel tape from the Stephen “Lucky” Mosko Collection. Recorded live at a concert at Yale University in April 1972.

• 78 rpm disc of American Communist songs from the early 1930s. Includes music by Hanns Eisler, text by Berthold Brecht, and performance by Mordecai Bauman and Marc Blitzstein.

Hey, That’s Different!

040 HMU ǂb eng ǂe rda ǂc HMU ǂd HMU245 00 O!...opus 27 : ǂb a concert of new music.

no [sound recording] GMD246 03 O opus 27246 03 Concert of new music246 1 ǂi At head of title on program: ǂa miss carfum

alice atkins presents264 0 ǂc [1972]300 1 audiotape reel ; ǂc 7 in., 1/4 in. tape.336 performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent337 audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia338 audiotape reel ǂb st ǂ2 rdacarrier344 analog ǂc 7 1/2 ips ǂf 4 track ǂg stereo ǂ2 rda

Hey, That’s Different!

518 ǂo Recorded live in concert ǂd 1972 April 27 ǂp Branford College, Yale University.

505 0 Sonata in A major [that is, Unaccompanied sonata in A minor] / J.S. Bach (Paul Severtson,

violin) – 700 1 Van Nostrand, Burr, ǂd 1945- ǂe composer, ǂe

narrator, ǂe instrumentalist.700 1 Severtson, Paul, ǂe instrumentalist.700 12 ǂi Contains (work): ǂa Bach, Johann Sebastian, ǂd 1685-1750. ǂt Sonaten und Partiten, ǂm violin, ǂn BWV 1001-1006. ǂp Sonata, ǂn no. 2.

Hey, That’s Different!

100 1 Eisler, Hanns, ǂd 1898-1962, ǂe composer.245 10 United Front ; ǂb The soup song / ǂc Hanns

Eisler. no [sound recording] GMD264 1 N.Y.C. : ǂb Timely Recording Co., ǂc [1936?]300 1 audio disc ; ǂc 10 in.

$b information moved to 344 field336 performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent337 audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia338 audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier340 shellac ǂ2 rda344 analog ǂc 78 rpm ǂd coarse groove ǂg monoǂ2 rda

Hey, That’s Different!

700 1 Brecht, Bertolt, ǂd 1898-1956, ǂe lyricist.700 1 Sugar, Maurice, ǂd 1891-1974, ǂe lyricist.700 1 Bauman, Mordecai, ǂe singer.700 1 Blitzstein, Marc, ǂe instrumentalist.700 1 Adomian, Lan, ǂe conductor.700 12 ǂi Contains (expression): ǂa Eisler, Hanns, ǂd

1898-1962. ǂt Einheitsfrontlied. ǂl English; ǂo arranged.710 2 New Singers, ǂe performer.

Why It’s Different

040 ǂb eng ǂe rda • PCC RDA BIBCO Standard Record (BSR): Always specify language of cataloging and

cataloging source. Place $e directly after $b.

245 O!...opus 27 : ǂb a concert of new music. • RDA 1.7.3 Transcribe punctuation as it appears on the source.

246 ǂi At head of title on program: ǂa miss carfum alice atkins presents • RDA A.4.1. Exception 3, Unusual capitalization: Capitalize titles with unusual

capitalization as found on the source of information.

264 0ǂc [1972] • RDA 2.7: Date of production core for unpublished resources. Other elements

(place and name) are optional.

Why It’s Different

300 1 audiotape reel ; ǂc 7 in., 1/4 in. tape. • RDA 3.4.1.3, Recording Extent: core element. For the type of unit, use a term

from the list of carrier types in 3.3.1.3.

336 performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent • RDA 6.9 Content Type: core element. RDA Table 6.1 lists terms for content type.

337 audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia • RDA 3.2 Media Type: core in LC-PCC-PS. RDA Table 3.2 lists terms for media

type.

338 audiotape reel ǂb st ǂ2 rdacarrier • RDA 3.3 Carrier Type: core element. Types of carriers are listed in 3.3.1.3. • $b and $2 added to 33X fields by the OCLC macro • (Tools—Macros—Manage, open OCLC in list, highlight Add 33x, click Run, select

values from drop-down list)

OCLC 33X Macro

Why It’s Different

344 analog ǂc 7 1/2 ips ǂf 4 track ǂg stereo ǂ2 rda • RDA 3.16 Sound Characteristic includes instructions on which information belongs in

the 344 field. • Not core in RDA, but MLA Best Practices recommends the following:

– For all audio carriers: $a Type of recording, $g Configuration of Playback Channels, $h Special Playback Characteristic

– For certain types of audio carriers when appropriate: $c Playing Speed, $d Groove Characteristic, $f Tape Characteristic

• RDA 3.16.2.3 Type of Recording = 344 $a – analog

• RDA 3.16.4.3 Playing Speed = 344 $c – analog tape in inches per second (ips) Ex. 7 1/2 ips

• RDA 3.16.7.3 Tape Configuration = 344 $f – For tape cartridges, cassettes, and reels, record the tape configuration (i.e., the number of tracks on the

tape)

• RDA 3.16.8.3 Configuration of Playback Channels = 344 $g – mono, stereo, quadraphonic, surround

MLA Best Practices

Why It’s Different

336 performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent337 audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia338 audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier340 shellac ǂ2 rda• RDA 3.6.1.3 Base Material = 340 $a• MLA Best Practices recommends recording for some types of audio

carriers.

344 analog ǂc 78 rpm ǂd coarse groove ǂg monoǂ2 rda• RDA 3.16.5.3 Groove Characteristics = 344 $d• MLA Best Practices recommends recording for some types of audio

carriers.• Analog disc = coarse groove or microgroove.

Why It’s Different

518 ǂo Recorded live in concert ǂd 1972 April 27 ǂp Branford College, Yale University.

• RDA 7.11 Place and Date of Capture: not core in RDA. • MLA Best Practices recommend recording this information if

readily available. • PCC BSR recommends including date of capture for audio

recordings.

505 0 Sonata in A major [that is, Unaccompanied sonata in A minor] / J.S. Bach (Paul Severtson, violin) • No Latin abbreviations; “that is” used instead of “i.e.”

Why It’s Different

700 1 Van Nostrand, Burr, ǂd 1945- ǂe composer, ǂe narrator, ǂe instrumentalist.

700 1 Severtson, Paul, ǂe instrumentalist.700 12 ǂi Contains (work): ǂa Bach, Johann Sebastian, ǂd

1685-1750. ǂt Sonaten und Partiten, ǂm violin, ǂn BWV 1001-1006. ǂp Sonata, ǂn no. 2.• The PCC guidelines for relationship designators recommend using

repeating $e for multiple designators, and listing them in WEMI order (composer=work, narrator/instrumentalist=expression).

• The PCC guidelines forbid using Appendix I relationship designators in 7XX and 8XX name/title access points.

Why It’s Different700 1 Brecht, Bertolt, ǂd 1898-1956, ǂe lyricist.700 1 Sugar, Maurice, ǂd 1891-1974, ǂe lyricist.700 1 Bauman, Mordecai, ǂe singer.700 1 Blitzstein, Marc, ǂe instrumentalist.700 1 Adomian, Lan, ǂe conductor.700 12 ǂi Contains (expression): ǂa Eisler, Hanns, ǂd1898-1962.

ǂt Einheitsfrontlied. ǂl English; ǂo arranged.710 2 New Singers, ǂe performer.• Relationship designators are from RDA Appendix I (for names) and Appendix J (for

works). • Not required by RDA, but recommended by MLA Best Practices for all

persons/corporate bodies and works/expressions which are given in access points. Relationship designators for creators are required by PCC, and designators for other contributors are strongly encouraged.

What’s Familiar?The rest of the record!007 s ǂb t ǂd o ǂe s ǂf n ǂg c ǂh m ǂi c ǂj i ǂk c ǂl n ǂm n ǂn e040 HMU ǂb eng ǂe rda ǂc HMU ǂd HMU033 00 19720427245 00 O!...opus 27 : ǂb a concert of new music. no [sound recording] GMD246 03 Concert of new music264 0 ǂc [1972]300 1 audiotape reel ; ǂc 7 in., 1/4 in. tape.-----500 The 1st work for vocalist, flute, violin, guitar, percussion, and piano; 546 Vocal works sung or spoken in English.511 0 Various performers.518 ǂo Recorded live in concert ǂd 1972 April 27 ǂp Branford College, Yale University.505 0 Side 1. Pyramus and Thisby. Aria / Humphrey Evans III (Burr Van Nostrand (Pyramus) ;

Robert Dick, flute ; Paul Severtson, violin ; Geoffrey Fuller, guitar ; Lucky Mosko, percussion ; Humphrey Evans ; piano) --650 0 Songs with instrumental ensemble.650 0 Operas ǂv Excerpts.650 0 Sonatas (Violin)655 7 Live sound recordings. ǂ2 lcgft

What’s Familiar007 s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe u ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl u ǂm n ǂn u 040 ARSC ǂb eng ǂe rda ǂc RLINP ǂd HMU 028 01 528 ǂb Timely Recording Co. 028 00 525 ǂb Timely Recording Co. 100 1 Eisler, Hanns, ǂd 1898-1962, ǂe composer. 245 10 United Front ; ǂb The soup song / ǂc Hanns Eisler. 264 1 N.Y.C. : ǂb Timely Recording Co., ǂc [1936?] 300 1 audio disc ; ǂc 10 in. -----500 American Communist songs with music by Hanns Eisler. Texts by Berthold Brecht (side 1) and Maurice Sugar (side 2). 546 Sung in English. 511 0 Mordecai Bauman, baritone (side 1) ; Felix Groveman, baritone (side 2) ; Marc Blitzstein, piano ; New Singers ; Lan Adomian, conductor. 650 0 Songs (Medium voice) with piano. 650 0 Communism ǂv Songs and music. 650 0 Popular music ǂz United States ǂy 1931-1940. 600 10 Brecht, Bertolt, ǂd 1898-1956 ǂv Musical settings. 600 10 Sugar, Maurice, ǂd 1891-1974 ǂv Musical settings. 700 1 Brecht, Bertolt, ǂd 1898-1956, ǂe lyricist.

Resources CitedRDA• Available via the RDA Toolkit, and also in static printed form.

MLA Best Practices• http://bcc.musiclibraryassoc.org/BCC-Historical/BCC2014/RDA%20Best%20Practic

es%20for%20Music%20Cataloging.pdf

PCC RDA BIBCO Standard Record (BSR)• http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/scs/documents/PCC-RDA-BSR.pdf

PCC Guidelines for the Application of Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records• http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/PCC%20RDA%20guidelines/Relat-Desig-Guideline

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Thank You!

Questions?

Beth IsemingerMusic and Media Catalog Librarian

Loeb Music Library, Harvard Universitybeth.iseminger@gmail.com