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AACR3: Summary of Part I Draft (and a glimpse into Parts II and III) Kathy Glennan University of Southern California Music Library Association SDC Open Meeting Feb. 18, 2005 Caveat • This summary covers a draft document, which is under consideration by the JSC constituencies right now • CC:DA has substantial comments on the organization and contents of this draft • JSC will meet in April to review all the comments and will direct the creation of a new draft – so specifics may change! Organization of the Rules: Section A • General Rules – General Rules for Description (A1) • Apply to all types of resources – Resources Issued in Successive Parts (A2) • Includes multipart items and serials – Integrating Resources (A3) Introduction to Part I • • • • Scope Structure of the description Organization of the rules Applying general and supplementary rules • Focus for the description • Resources in an unpublished form • Options and omissions Outline of Chapter A1: General rules • Preliminary rules • Rules for each of the 8 ISBD areas – – – – – – – – Title and statement of responsibility Edition Material (or type of publication) specific details Publication, distribution, etc. Technical description Series Notes Standard number and terms of availability • Multimedia resources • “In” analytics and multilevel descriptions Organization of the Rules: Section B • Supplementary Rules Applicable to Specific Types of Content – – – – – – – Text Music Cartographic Resources Graphics Three-Dimensional Resources Sound Moving Images Organization of the Rules: Section C • Supplementary Rules Applicable to Specific Types of Media – – – – – – – Print and Graphic Media Micrographic Media Tactile Media Three-Dimensional Media Audio Media Projected Graphic, Film, and Video Media Digital Media Focus for the Description • Single-part resource • Resource comprising two or more parts issued simultaneously • Resource issued in successive parts • Integrating resource • Separately titled component part • Multilevel description • Assembled collection of resources Chief Source of Information • Part of general rules • Standard list for all resources • Some material-specific sources have been omitted – More bracketing of publication information? Prescribed Sources of Information • Part of general rules • Standard list for all resources • Some areas more restrictive than their AACR2 counterparts General Material Designation • Content – – – – – – – – – – – cartographic resource choreography [notation] data graphic mixed content moving image music [notation] sound software text three-dimensional • Medium – – – – – – – – – – – audio digital film graphic micrographic multimedia print projected three-dimensional tactile video Possible GMDs (Hypothetical) • • • • [text : microform] [music : digital] [multimedia : digital] [text : digital] Unpublished Resources • General rules apply equally to published and unpublished resources – Separate subrules when necessary • AACR2 Ch. 4 rules either: – Recast as general rules, or – Removed if inconsistent with the general rules Assembled Collections • AACR2 rules pertaining to assembled collections (primarily from Ch. 4) – Chiefly incorporated into the General rules – Some moved to Section B, if contentspecific Published Resources • Early printed resources – Where appropriate, AACR2 Ch. 2 “extra” rules now in • General rules, or • Supplementary rules for print and graphic media – Introduction to AACR3 will direct specialists to manuals with more detailed instructions • No use of [S.l. : s.n.] or their equivalents for unknown place or publisher Resources Issued in Successive Parts • AACR2 Ch. 12 rules moved to: – General rules, if they apply to all resources • Numbering area – Chapter A2, covering resources issued in successive parts • Includes continuing and finite resources – Chapter A3, covering integrating resources Technical Description Area • Renamed from “physical description area” • Split between General rules (Section A) and Rules for specific types of media (Section C) • General rules expanded to provide instructions for all types of resources Specific Material Designation • Describe in terms of – Number of physical units – Number of components – Both • Designed for clearer delineation of – Physical units (3 v.) – Presentation units (327 p.) – Logical aggregations of content (score, part) AACR3: Part II (Proposal) • Choice of primary and secondary access points – Choosing headings for the description – Choosing access points for works and expressions • Layout should separate out decision making process – “Rule of 3” – optional? • Editorial tasks – Rework Chapter 21 • Address issues associated with the concept of authorship – Update terminology – Review concept of “collection” AACR3: Part III (Proposal) • Form of access points (AACR2 Ch. 22-25) – Incorporate authority control principles – Rules on related references (integrating AACR2 Ch. 26) • Uniform titles – For collocation • Construct a heading for a Work and its Expression • Expandable • Function like guidecards – For uniquely identifying works • Clearly identify serials and other successively updated resources • Link with variant forms of name, numeric identifiers, etc. End of AACR2 • JSC no longer considering rule revision proposals for AACR2 – Instead, proposals forwarded to General Editor for possible inclusion in AACR3 • 2005 Amendments will be final update – Consists of 6 pages of actual rule revisions, plus the updated preliminary matter, etc. Successor to LCRIs? • Library of Congress will end LCRIs when AACR2 ceases • Will move to a different type of documentation of cataloging decisions – Still will clarify national choices when the rules allow for options – May provide additional examples and procedural information Additional Information • JSC website: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc – Barbara Tillett’s PowerPoint presentation: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/docs/ aacr3pptjan2005.pdf • CC:DA website: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/jca/ccda/ • SDC website: http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/BCC/ Descriptive/Descriptive.html • Upcoming LRTS article by Jennifer Bowen Questions?