Cataloging Unusual Sound Recordings

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Cataloging Unusual Sound Recordings

• Robert Freeborn
• Music/AV Cataloging Librarian
• Pennsylvania State University
• rbf6_at_psulias.psu.edu

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CD or not CD??What is the answer??

• Disclaimer
• Problem Areas
• Plan of Attack
• Examples
• Enhanced CDs
• Hybrid CDs
• Encrypted CDs Boo, hiss!!!
• Oddities
• Remote Sound Files

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Disclaimer

• Assuming basic knowledge of AACR and MARC
• Hitting the high points
• Some decisions open to cataloger discussion

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Problem Areas

• GMD (245 h)
• GMDs are generic terms describing the medium of
  the item (OCLC Bib. Formats/Standards, 2.1)
• Physical Description (300)
• Notes (500, 538, etc.)
• MARC Fields
• Type (Leader/06)
• 006
• 007

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Plan of Attack

• Consult Rules (AACR2R Chs. 6, 7 9, LCRIs)
• OCLC Bib. Formats Standards (MARC)
• Create Record
• MOVE ON!!!
• Do not agonize Jay Weitz

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Enhanced CDs
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Tristania -- Ashes Type j ELvl I
Srce d Audn Ctrl Lang
eng BLvl m Form Comp rc AccM
MRec Ctry xx Desc a FMus n
LTxt DtSt s Dates
2005, 006 m u 007 s b d d f e u f n
g g h n i n 007 c b o d c e g f a h a k
u 500 Enhanced compact disc. 500 CD extra
--back of container. 505 0 Libre -- Equilibrium
-- The wretched -- Cure -- Circus -- Shadowman --
The gate (bonus track) -- Endogenisis -- Bird --
Equilibrium (bonus video).
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Hybrid CDs
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Within Temptation -- Stand My Ground Type j
ELvl I Srce d Audn Ctrl
Lang eng BLvl m Form Comp
rc AccM MRec Ctry xx Desc a
FMus n LTxt DtSt s
Dates 2004, 006 g--- vl 007 s b d d f e u
f n g g h n i n 007 v b d d c e g f a g
i h z i k 300 1 sound disc b digital c 4
3/4 in. 500 Title from container. 500 CD content
on one side of disc, and DVD content on the other
side. 538 DVD plus PAL all region stereo. 5.1
Dolby surround. 505 0 Audio side ... -- video
side ...
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Within Temptation -- The Silent Force Type j
ELvl I Srce d Audn
Ctrl Lang eng BLvl m Form
Comp rc AccM MRec Ctry
xx Desc a FMus n LTxt DtSt s
Dates 2004, 006 g--- vl 007 s b d d f
e u f n g g h n i n 007 v b d d c e g f
a g i h z i k 300 1 sound disc b digital
c 4 3/4 in. 500 DualDisc. CD on one side, and
DVD on the other side. 538 DVD side DVD PAL
all region 5.1 Dolby surround. 500 The audio
side of this disc does not conform to CD
specifications and therefore will not play on
some CD and DVD players --back of container. 505
0 Audio side ... 505 0 DVD side ...
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Perils of Packaging
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Emerson, Lake Palmer -- Pictures At An
Exhibition Type g ELvl I Srce d
Audn Ctrl Lang N/A BLvl
m Form GPub Time 060 MRec
Ctry xx Desc a TMat v Tech l
DtSt s Dates 2001, 006 jrcn 007 v b d
d c e g f a g i h z i s 007 s b d d f e
s f n g g h n i n 300 1 videodisc (ca. 60
min.) b sd., col. c 4 3/4 in. 500 Flip
disc. DVD on one side, and CD on the other side.
538 DVD side DVD plus NTSC region 1 Dolby
digital. 538 CD side stereo. 520 DVD side The
film of the original live concert recorded in
1970 digitally remastered for DVD in Dolby
digital. CD side The original sound track from
the film recorded live in 1970.
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Encrypted CDs
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Sarah McLachlan Bloom Remix Album 500 Content
protected compact disc. 538 Compatible with
Playback CD/DVD/PC/Mac, PC Windows
98SE/ME/2000SP4/XP, Pentium II, 128 RAM, IE 5.5,
Mac OK. Ripping PC Windows Media Player 9.0,
Mac OK. Portable devices secure Windows Media.
Children of Bodom Hate Crew Deathroll 500 Con
tent protected compact disc. OR 500 This cd is
copy protected --back of container.
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After Forever Remagine 500 Copy controlled
compact disc.
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This product features copy control technology.
It is intended for use only in standard home CD
players and may not play on other devices,
especially computer drives. The music contained
on this disc is playable on PCs (Windows) by
software also contained on this disc. In case of
problems please contact your dealer or BMG at
www.bmg-copycontrol.info. System requirements at
least MS Windows 95, Pentium II 233 MHz, 64 MB
RAM
Paradise Lost Symbol Of Life 500 Copy
controlled compact disc. 538 MS Windows 95 or
better Pentium II 233 MHz 64 MB RAM.
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Oddities

• Custom CDs
• Shaped CDs
• Stand-alone Devices (e.g., PlayAway)

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Custom CDs
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Robert B. Freeborns Custom CD 245 00 Robert
B. Freeborns custom CD h sound
recording. 260 S.l. b Arista Records b
CustomDisc.com b CD Universe distributor
c p1999. 500 Compact disc. 500 Contains
previously released material. 511 0 Sarah
McLachlan various performers. 505 0 Prayer for
Saint Francis (203) Black (William Orbit mix)
(431) Plenty (325) I will not forget you
(528) / Sarah McLachlan.
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Shaped CDs
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MOUG Newsletter no. 74 (November 1999) p. 12 and
was reprinted in "Cataloger's Judgment as QA
2.56 Question  I recently purchased a "shaped"
CD, the shape of which isn't the standard 4 3/4
in. circle, and it got me to thinking about how
these things should be described.  How do you
reflect its dimensions in the 300 c?  Would you
still give its diameter in inches (as for any
other sound recording), or would you use
centimeters?  The container mentions that this
type of disc is "Not playable in CD changer or
car CD player. Would you put this information
in a 538 note, or just a standard 500? The disc
is (very) roughly triangular in shape.  At its
widest, the CD's diameter is about 4 1/2 in.  The
disc (for want of a better term) is an interview
CD featuring the British heavy metal group Iron
Maiden.  It was published in 1997 by Sonotec for
their Private Talks line, manufactured by Cuba
GmbH, Berlin (in fact, they've trademarked the
term "Shape CD"), and distributed by DA Music,
Germany.  The disc itself features a lineup
picture of the band with their cadaverous mascot
"Eddie" looming over them.  The CD is shaped so
that it's broad at the bottom and tapers off
towards the top.  For fans of "Star Trek 
Deep Space 9," it looks very much like a top-down
silhouette of the USS Reliant.  (How do you like
that for an analogy?).  The digital information
itself is still in circular rings, but takes up
only 1/2 to 3/4s of the disc's surface.  For an
actual picture of this "disc" (as well as
others), take a look at the following Web
site http//members.xoom.com/shapecdclub/shapecat
9.htm (mine is in the upper left corner of Seite
9). Actually, it was the USS Defiant.
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Answer  Presumably, even though the shape is a
bit odd, the CD is still designed to play in most
standard CD players (with the exceptions noted). 
That means that its widest diameter should still
be considered the standard 4 3/4 in. and should
be so described in the 300 subfield c (not that
6.5D2 gives us much choice in the matter).  I am
guessing that the actual playing surface (with
the pits and spaces to be read by the laser)
remains circular within the odd shape.  In
accordance with 6.7B10, try to describe the
physical shape, perhaps something like 500    
Disc is roughly triangular in shape. Optionally,
as you describe the shape, you could also
describe the illustration and how it defines the
shape of the CD, for example 500     Disc is
roughly triangular in shape, with portrait of the
band across the base and its mascot Eddie at the
apex. If the term "Shape CD" appears on the
item, it would be a logical quoted note (500). 
Additionally, include the statement about the
disc not being playable in certain types of
machines, either in quoted form or in paraphrase,
whichever is appropriate.  I think this note fits
into the definition of, and could properly be
coded as, 538.  One also wonders if this is some
sort of limited or otherwise special edition,
with a standard round disc also being available. 
If there is some indication of that on the item,
you can transcribe an edition statement or
optionally formulate one as per 6.2B3.
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Stand-alone Devices
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Remote Sound Files

• Naxos Music Library
• Classical Music Library

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• Type j ELvl I Srce d Audn
  Ctrl Lang N/A
• BLvl m Form Comp zz AccM efh
  MRec Ctry cc
• Desc a FMus n LTxt DtSt s
  Dates 2004,
• 006 m h
• 007 s b z d u e u f n g n h n i n m e n
  d
• 007 c b r d n e n f a
• 040 NAXOS c NAXOS
• 028 02 554527 b Naxos Music Library
• 033 20 199202-- b 6290
• 048 ka01
• 090 b
• 049 MAIN
• 100 1 Chopin, Frédéric, d 1810-1849.
• 240 10 Piano music. k Selections
• 245 00 Complete piano music. n Volume 1 h
  electronic resource / c Fryderyk
• Chopin.
• 246 18 Chopin piano music
• 260 Hong Kong b Naxos Music Library, c
  2004
• 500 Streaming audio.

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Questions???
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006

• Sound Recordings
• T006 j (or i)
• Comp
• FMus
• Audn
• Form
• AccM
• LTxt

• Electronic Resources
• T006 m
• Audn
• File u
• GPub

Possibilities include h (sounds) i
(interactive multimedia) m (combination) u
(unknown) z (other).
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006 (Cont.)

• Visual Materials
• T006 g
• Time
• Audn
• GPub
• Form
• TMat
• Tech

Most commonly coded v (videorecording) a
(animation) c (animation and live action) l
(live action) n (not applicable) u (unknown) z
(other)
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007 -- Sound Recordings

• a (007/00) Category of material s (Sound
  recording)
• b (007/01) Specific material designation d
  (Sound disc)
• z (Other)
• d (007/03) Speed f (1.4 m per sec.)
• z (Other)
• e (007/04) Config. of playback channels m
  (Mono.)
• s (Stereo.)
• u (Unknown)
• f (007/05) Groove width pitch n (Not
  applicable)
• g (007/06) Dimensions g (4 3/4 in.)
• n (Not applicable)
• h (007/07) Tape width n (Not applicable)
• i (007/08) Tape configuration n (Not a tape)
• m (007/12) Special playback char. e (Digital
  recording)
• n (007/13) Capture/storage technique d
  (Digital storage)
• e (Analog electrical storage)
• u (Unknown)

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007 -- Electronic Resources
a (007/00) Category of material c (Electronic
resource) b (007/01) Specific material
designation o (Optical disc) r (Remote) d
(007/03) Color n (Not applicable) e (007/04)
Dimensions g (4 3/4 in.) n (Not
applicable) f (007/05) Sound a (Sound) g
(007/06-08) Image bit depth nnn (Not
applicable) h (007/09) File formats a (One
file format) m (Multiple file formats) k
(007/12) Compression level a
(Uncompressed) d (Lossy) m
(Mixed) u (unknown)
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007 -- Videorecordings

• a (007/00) Category of material v
  (Videorecording)
• b (007/01) Specific material designation d
  (Videodisc)
• d (007/03) Color b (Black-and-white)
• c (Multicolored)
• m (mixed)
• e (007/04) Videorecording format v (DVD)
• f (007/05) Sound on medium a (Sound on
  medium)
• g (007/06) Medium for sound i (Videodisc)
• h (007/07) Dimensions z (Other. Use for all
  videodiscs)
• i (007/08) Configuration of playback k
  (Mixed)
• m (Monaural)
• q (Multichannel, surround, or quad.)
• s (Stereophonic)
• u (Unknown)
• z (Other)