Download CD, CD-ROM, and enhanced CD

CD, CD-ROM, and ENHANCED CD
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Incorporates guidelines for COMPACT DISC NOTE in 500 FIELD and ENHANCED CDs .
CD is understood to be an audio compact disc, cataloged as a sound recording. CD-ROM is a
computer medium.
Shortcuts indicated below are for copy cataloging only. Original cataloging requires more detail
including coding and notes for system details and accompanying material.
CD
The GMD (245 |h) is [sound recording]
Use sound disc, digital, and 4 3/4” in the 300 field. Do not use “compact disc” or “CD;” popular
terminology has been approved only for computer media, e.g. CD-ROM.
► For copy cataloging do not bother to change the 300 if other terms appear.
Examples:
1 sound disc (60 min.) : |b digital ; |c 4 3/4 in.
225 p. : |b music ; |c 28 cm. + |e 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
The last line of a call number for a CD separated from a book is compact disc
Almost all CDs have location Music Off. CD and itemtype CD for music or CD Spoken Word for
spoken word. See the various locations guidelines for details.
When cataloging a CD as the main item add a 500 note--usually the first 500 note or combine it
with another note--for compact disc, if the phrase “compact disc” does not appear elsewhere in
the record:
Compact disc. or
Compact discs.
This allows compact discs to be searched more easily than is possible using terminology in the
300 field. Some older records have this information as a 538 system details note--for copy
cataloging it’s okay to leave it as is.
MP3 format
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a digital audio encoding format
used to store a single segment of audio, commonly a song, so that it can be accessed and
transferred via the Internet and stored in computers, portable players, and digital audio servers.
MP3s possess a dual sound recording/computer file nature, but the sound recording aspect is
primary. Catalog MP3-format CDs like regular CDs but add info about the format. When
cataloging MP3 as main item add a 538 note for “MP3” if the term does not appear elsewhere in
the record. Examples:
300
538
538
2 sound discs (230 min.) : |b digital ; |c 4 3/4 in.
Compact discs, MP3 format.
System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software.
But here a note is not needed as the CD is not the main item:
300
342 p. : |b ill., music ; |c 24 cm. + |e 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
CD, CD-ROM, and enhanced CD -- p. 2
CD-ROM
CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) is a compact disc that contains data accessible by
a computer, therefore it is cataloged using the computer format. While the compact disc format
was originally designed for music storage and playback, the format was later adapted to hold any
form of binary data. CD-ROM discs are identical in appearance to audio CDs, and data is stored
and retrieved in a very similar manner, only differing from audio CDs in the standards used to
store the data. CD-ROMs are popularly used to distribute computer software, including games
and multimedia applications, though any data can be stored.
The GMD (245 |h) is [electronic resource]
Use CD-ROM and 4 3/4 in. in the 300 field. The term “digital” is not needed. Older records may
say computer optical disc or computer laser optical disc which is fine.
The last line of a call number for a CD-ROM separated from a book is CD-ROM.
Almost all CD-ROMs have location Olin Media Ctr. or Sci. Circ. Desk CD-ROM. The itemtype is
CD-ROM. Exception: Sci. Current Int. CD-ROMs are given itemtype Current Int. so that they
circulate the same as the books they accompany. See the various locations guidelines for
details.
When cataloging a CD-ROM as the main item make sure “CD-ROM” or “CD-ROMs” appears
somewhere in the record to facilitate searching. If a note it should be a 538 systems details note.
Examples:
3 CD-ROMs : |b sd., col. ; |c 4 3/4 in.
2 v. : |b ill. ; |c 26 cm. + |e 1 CD-ROM.
ENHANCED CD
Slightly revised version of Brown University http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/Catalog/EnhancedCD.html
An "Enhanced CD" (also called a "mixed-media CD") is an audio CD with computer media on the
other side: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, MP3, or links to the web. Nancy Olson gives this definition:
"Enhanced CDs are sound recordings with one or more tracks that are computer files." (p. 209 of
Cataloging of Audiovisual Materials and Other Special Materials, 4th ed.). You can listen to it like
a regular CD, and/or you can access the other side with the appropriate equipment and software.
To access the other side of a CD it may be necessary to have your PC media player open or,
alternatively, bring up the file name and right-click to "Explore." A CD with links to the web is
sometimes called a WebCD, but we don’t use that term in cataloging.
1. Principal format. The first step is to identify the principal format on the CD. Catalog for the
principal format and consider the other secondary. The 008 and 007 will reflect the principal
format.
Assuming audio CD is the primary format include the phrase "enhanced CD" somewhere in the
notes:
500
Enhanced CD.
If not present elsewhere in the record--combined with a general (500) or system detail (538) note,
for example--describe the contents of the entire disc in a note:
CD, CD-ROM, and enhanced CD -- p. 3
500
Enhanced CD has MP3 files on the other side.
500
Enhanced CD has DVD-ROM on the other side.
500
Enhanced CD contains libretto with English, French and German translations in
PDF format.
500
Enhanced CD contains 5 interactive text selections, in Italian with English
translation and simultaneous sound, from Mozart's Lucio Silla, Don Giovanni, and
Idomeneo; biographical notes on Jane Eaglen; portraits and video clips of Jane Eaglen
and Zubin Mehta.
500
Disc 2 is an enhanced CD that includes a slightly different version of the
accompanying slides handout in PDF format (37 p.).
For copy cataloging, system requirement notes (538 field) are not needed as the phase
"enhanced CD” indicates playback complications. But don’t remove these notes if already in the
record. For original cataloging add reasonably extensive notes including a 538 note about
system requirements. This information can usually be found in the program notes:
538
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat to read PDF file.
538
System requirements for CD-ROM side: Macintosh computer; Apple System
software (version 6.0.5 or more); HyperCard (version 1.0 or later); hard disk drive;
videodisc player (Pioneer 2200, 4200, 6000A, 6010A, 8000); RS232 cable connector
(from Macintosh to videodisc player).
2. Secondary format. If the secondary format contains substantial material you may expand the
notes if needed and code the 006 and an 007.
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For DVDs including VCDs (video CD) see guidelines for DVD, DVD-ROM, AND ENHANCED
DVD.