Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Cataloging and Managing Film & Video Collections: A Guide to using RDA and MARC21


Higgins, Colin. Cataloging and Managing Film & Video Collections: A Guide to using RDA and MARC21. ALA Editions, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1299-7

Description
This handbook clarifies the RDA cataloging protocol for DVDs and Blu-ray discs, expanding upon established guidelines for AACR2 and integrating them into the new standard. Along the way, Higgins introduces the fundamentals of filmmaking, including its history and technical vocabulary, providing context that will help catalogers quickly find the information relevant to their bibliographic records.

Table of Contents
Introduction 

1 A Brief History of Film and Its Formats 
2 Production and Distribution, Cast and Crew 
3 Contents 
4 Technical Features 
5 Television 
6 Older and Unusual Formats 
7 MARC 21 Records and AACR2 
8 Managing the Collection 
9 Streaming Video and the Future of the Optical Disc

Further Resources

Appendices
A Sample Records
B Symbols Found on DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and Their Cases