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Chapter 28 Cataloging tips
This chapter briefly covers some common nonbook materials that people often
catalog. More detailed information on cataloging these materials is available at
our Web site at www.fsc.follett.com or from our Marketing department at
1-800-323-3397.
Audiovisual equipment
You may want to create MARC records for audiovisual equipment because you
want to track it and also maintain information on it, such as price, date
purchased, vendor address, serial number, and bulb type and size. See AACR2R,
Chapter 10, for specific cataloging rules for A/V equipment. The chief source of
information is the object itself along with accompanying material. You'll find
most of the information on the manufacturer's placecard or sticker attached to
the item. When creating the record, use the template for ThreeDimensional
Artifacts, Objects, and fill in as needed. Here are some suggestions:
LDR00444nrm 22 a 4500
008
960916s19uu xx nnn rneng d
037 _bName and address of manufacturer or vendor
040 _aCataloging source
_cTranscribing agency
245 00 _aName of item
_h[realia].
260 _aLocation of manufacturer ;
_bName of manufacturer,
_cDate of manufacture.
300 _a# specific name of item ;
_cDimensions
500 _aGeneral note.
590 _aSerial number.
590 _aOther local note.
650 7 _aTopical subject heading.
_2sears
710 2 _aCorporate name added entry for manufacturer.
900 _aCall number
Tip:
Create a copy for each piece of equipment. Then, in the Add Copy dialog,
use the three Description/Enumeration fields to record serial, model, or
replacement part numbers.
Vertical file material
Librarians worldwide are holding an ongoing Internet discussion on the use and
necessity of locally constructed and maintained vertical files because of Internet
access for library patrons. Most material in vertical files is available on the
Internet at a much more reasonable cost and is updated much more frequently.