A Walk in the Park?

A Walk in the Park?

Descriptive Cataloging from scratch

LIB 630 Classification and CatalogingSpring 2010

AACR2 Cataloging Areas1. Title and Statement of

Responsibility AreaIncludes:

Title Proper [GMD] = Parallel title ; Other titles /Statements of responsibility

2. Edition Area3. Special Area for serials, maps, etc, and music4. Publication, Distribution, etc. Area5. Physical Distribution Area6. Series Area7. Notes Area8. Standard Number Area

A simpler way of organizing this information

Area 1Title proper = Parallel title : Other title information [GMD] / Statement of responsibility

Area 2 Edition area

Area 3 Special area for serials, maps, music

Area 4 Publication area

Area 5 Physical description

Area 6 (Series information)

Area 7 Notes area

Area 8 Standard number

Starting the walk

What with?

Where do we get the information from?

Does it make a difference?

Compare cover and title page

Dilemma• Is “Today vegetables . . . Tomorrow

the World!” part of the title information?–AACR2 says the chief source of

information for books, pamphlets and other printed information is the titlepage, not the cover

So, what is the title?• The title of the book is:

–Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery

So, what’s the first area?

What’s the title proper, again?• Title proper:

–The chief title of a publication in the form in which it appears on the title page (or substitute), along with any alternative title or any other titles or title information appearing ahead of the chief title on the title page. This definition excludes parallel titles and other title information following the chief title . . . See also Chief title.

http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/rare0018.htm




That’s easy this time!!!!

So, what do we do with it?

Other title information• Rule 1E1: Transcribe other title

information (for example, a subtitle) appearing in the chief source of information

• Rule 1A1: Precede other title information by a space, colon, space ( : )

Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery

OK—who’s responsible?• Statement of responsibility

–Does the title page tell us about anyone who might have something to do with creating the work?

Yes!There are two statements that tell us this!

Rules?Rule 1F2:

Give other statements of

responsibility that

appear in the chief source of

information in the

form and the order

in which they appear there

Notice something?• The rule for first statement of responsibility

(1F1) doesn’t say it explicitly, but the rule for other statements (1F2) does:– “Give other statements of responsibility . . . in the

form . . . in which they appear there . . .” (emphasis added).

• The convention is also to do so for first statements of responsibility, so that we write:– Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery / by Deborah

and James Howe ; illustrated by Alan Daniel

Complete Area 1?

Area 1

Title proper = Parallel title : Other title information [GMD] / Statement of responsibility

Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery / by Deborah and James Howe ; illustrated by Alan Daniel

Compare BCCLS’ version:Title: Bunnicula : a rabbit tale of

mystery / by Deborah and James Howe ; illustrated by Alan Daniel.

http://www.bccls.org/

What’s next for Bunnicula?

Area 1



Area 2 Edition area





Area 7 Notes area


Edition statement

Edition information from Bunnicula

Verso (reverse) of Title Page

Writing the edition statement

• Therefore:– 1st Aladdin paperbacks ed., August, 1996

The story so far . . .

Area 1



Area 2 Edition area1st Aladdin paperbacks ed., August, 1996

OK, Bunnicula, where do we go from here?

Area 1



Area 2 Edition area 1st Aladdin paperbacks ed., August, 1996





Area 7 Notes area


This is neither map, magazine nor music

Publication area

What publication info is there here?

Place of publication: New YorkName of publisher: Aladdin paperbacksDate of publication: Good question!!

What do we do about the date?• Rule 4E1:

–Give the year of publication of the edition named in the edition area

Therefore:1996

Some might write:1996, c1979

Putting it all together to this point:

Area 1


Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery / by Deborah and James Howe ; illustrated by Alan Daniel.

Area 2 Edition area 1st Aladdin paperbacks ed., August, 1996.


Area 4 Publication area New York : Aladdin paperbacks, 1996.

OK, Bunnicula, what’s next?

So, what do we do?• Rule 5B2. Extent of books, atlases, and other printed

items.– Record the number of pages in the main numbered

sequence– If there is more than one numbered sequence, give the

number of pages in the order in which the sequence appears in each item.

– Ignore unnumbered sequences and minor sequences.• For Bunnicula, there is an editor’s note numbered xi

and xii (it starts on the 11th page from the cover), and then the main story is from 3-98 (the first page of the story is on the 3rd page from the end of the note).– Some might therefore write: xii, 98 p. – Concise AACR2 would say simply: 98 p.

Other details• What other details?

– Any illustrations? Yes, Bunnicula has several.• Rule 5C1) says:

“If the bibliographic resource contains illustrations, give ‘ill.’.”

–Dimensions• Rule 5D 1) says: “Give the outside height in

centimetres (cm.) to the next centimetre up.”– Outside height? Measure the height of the front cover.

Bunnicula measures 19.5 cm., so round up to 20!

Get out your ruler!

This is the

vertical height!

Punctuation (Oh, oh! Here we go!)

Ignore this! It’s only for catalog cards!Rule 0D says: “if the description is to appear in an online catalogue in which each area is labeled, use only the punctuation that is internal to each area.”

What is the physical description, then?

• Pagination, illustration, dimensions:–Bunnicula?

xii, 98 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Rule 5A1:“Precede the other

details (i.e., other than extent and dimensions) by a space, colon, space

( : ).”

Rule 5A1:“Precede the

dimensions by a space, semicolon, space ( ; ).”

Almost home!

Area 1





Area 4 Publication area 1st Aladdin paperbacks ed., August, 1996.

Area 5 Physical description xii, 98 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.


Area 7 Notes area


Is this part of a series?• Well, yes, in one sense, because there are

several Bunnicula books• On the other hand, there is no specific

title for the whole series–Concise AACR2 definition:

Series. A group of separate bibliographic resources related to one another by the fact that each bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole.

Nothing in Area 6, then?What about Area 7?

What is “useful descriptive information”?• Frequency

– if a serial, i.e. magazine, etc.• System requirements, etc.

– if electronic• Nature of the item

– if it is not obvious from the rest of the description

• Language– if not English

• Adaption of another work– who did it? or who did the

original?• Contents, cast list, credits,

etc.

• Audience– grade level, age, a specific

group, e.g. graduate students, etc.

• Summary– This does not have to give

away the end of the story—just be enough to give a sense of what happens!

• Any special information about this specific copy– Location, missing parts,

restrictions on use, etc.

Possible notes here?• For children’s books, summaries are

often provided:–Though scoffed at by Harold the dog,

Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

What’s left, Bunnicula?

Standard Number?• ISSN for serials:

–Magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.

• ISBN for books–This edition of Bunnicula?

• ISBN 0-689-80659-0

Remember also ISBN-13• Does the ISBN-13 have any meaning imbedded in the

numbers? The five parts of an ISBN are as follows:

1. The current ISBN-13 will be prefixed by “978”2. Group or country identifier which identifies a national

or geographic grouping of publishers;3. Publisher identifier which identifies a particular

publisher within a group;4. Title identifier which identifies a particular title or

edition of a title;5. Check digit is the single digit at the end of the ISBN

which validates the ISBN.• Frequently Asked Questions about the ISBN

http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/isbnqa.asp

http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/isbnqa.asp

http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp

Our matrix is complete!Area 1





Area 4 Publication area 1st Aladdin paperbacks ed., August, 1996.

Area 5 Physical description xii, 98 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.


Area 7 Notes area

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

Area 8 Standard number ISBN 0-689-80659-0

Here’s how Louisville does it

http://pac.lfpl.org/polaris/default.aspx

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

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Fayette County Schools

http://library.fcps.net/

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