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

Changing Times, Changing Libraries [DVD]

Changing Times, Changing Libraries [DVD]. Library Video Network, 2012. 75 minutes. 

ISBN: 1-566-41-124-6

Description:

Changing Times, Changing Libraries features the Sacramento Public Library’s move to a “one desk” system, the Houston Public Library’s “Express Library” model, and the Rangeview (CO) Library District’s “Anythink” model. The Sacramento Public Library has had a great deal of success and monetary savings by combining its service and information desks into a “one stop shopping model” and this program shows how they did it. The program also gives a look at the Houston Express Library model that relies heavily on technology resources and is to be placed in existing buildings, reaching new customers. In Colorado, the Anythink system has turned the traditional library model upside down, replacing Dewey and changing job titles and responsibilities for starters. All of these systems have achieved success in their communities by adapting to the changing needs of their communities with these new models and Changing Times, Changing Libraries show viewers how they succeeded.