AudioVisuals In Todays Libraries

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Audio-Visuals In Todays Libraries

• Louise Dibble
• Library 180
• Spring 2003

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Audio-Visual materials have been increasing the
popularity of the public libraries. The past few
years has seen a greater demand by patrons for
the usage of audio books, compact discs and
videos.
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• Cahners Business Research conducted a survey of
  486 public libraries and found the following
  information about AV materials.
• Libraries AV budgets have grown 53 in the past
  5 years while the overall budgets have grown 36
  for the same period.
• Sources for choosing AV materials come from
  catalogs, magazines, and patrons suggestions.
• Audio books total 1/4 non-fiction 3/4 fiction.
• Circulation policies vary - audio books/2 weeks,
  music CDs/2 weeks, videos/1 to 2 days or 1 week
  depending on popularity.

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Here is an example of cataloging a video. TITLE
The sandlot videorecording / Twentieth Century
Fox in association with Island World a David
Mickey Evans film written by David Mickey Evans
Robert Gunter produced by Dale de la Toree,
William S. Gilmore directed by David Mickey
Evans. PUBLISHER Beverly Hills, Calif. Fox
Video, c1993. DESCRIPTION 1 videocassette
(VHS)(101 min.) sd., col. 1/2 in. NOTES 1)
Rated PG

2) Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Here is an example of cataloging a compact
disc. AUTHOR Rodgers, Richard, 1902- TITLE
The sound of music and original soundtrack
recording. sound recording PUBLISHER New York
RCA Victor, 1965 DESCRIPTION 1 sound disc
digital 4 3/4 in. NOTES compact
disc. PERFORMER Julie Andrews, Christopher
Plummer, vocals supporting cast arr. And
conducted by Irwin Kostal.
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Here is an example of cataloging an audio
book. AUTHOR Karon, Jan, 1937- TITLE At home in
Mitford sound recording / by Jan
Karon. PUBLISHERPrince Frederick, MD Recorded
Books, p1996. DESCRIPTION 14 sound cassettes
(19.25 hrs.) SERIES The Mitford years book
1 NOTES Unabridged. PERFORMER Narrated by John
McDonough.
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• CATALOGING RULES FOR VIDEOS, COMPACT DISCS,
  AUDIO BOOKS
• CHIEF SOURCE OF INFORMATION
  Video - The item itself
  CD - The
  item itself
  Tape - The item itself and its label(s)
  
• GENERAL MATERIAL DESIGNATION Use GMD as an
  early warning to user
  Video -
  videorecording
  CD - sound recording
  Tape - sound
  recording

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• PERFORMERS List featured performers
• DESCRIPTION
  Video - Give the
  arabic numbers of pieces of the item, the name
  videocassette, length of film, sd. for sound,
  col. for colored, and 1/2 in. film size.
  CD - Give the
  number of pieces, the name sound discs,the word
  digital,and the disc size.
  Tapes - Give the
  number of pieces, the name sound cassettes, the
  word analog,and the length of the recording.
  
• NOTES Other useful information from the item

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The libraries surveyed said they collected the
following type of music CDs. Classical
music 99 Broadway show tunes 91 Country 89
Jazz 89 Rock n Roll 88 Popular 88 Holi
day 17 Ethnic 13 New Age
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Libraries surveyed most popular authors
are Abridged - Unabridged - 21 - John
Grisham 21 - Frank McCourt 11 - Danielle
Steel 21 - John Grisham 11 - Sue
Grafton 16 - John Berendt 11 - Nicholas
Sparks 10 - Tom Clancy 9 - William
Caunitz 8 - Patricia Cornwell 9 - Barbara
Taylor Bradford 9 - John Gray
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Resources Oder, Norman. AV Rising Demand,
Budgets, and Circulation Are All Up. Library
Journal. 15 Nov 1998 p30-31. Gorman, Michael.
The concise AACR2, 1998 revision. Chicago
American Library Association, 1999.