Music Videos

Call Numbers

'M'	Music Double-cuttered 1st cutter: composer 2nd cutter: title of work
ML	Literature on music Single-cuttered
MT	Instruction & study Single-cuttered

Operas	bF5 2003
Musicals (created orig. for stage/theatrical productions)	M1500 Example: Damn Yankees (Adler, composer) M1500.A4|bD3 1993
Musicals (created orig. on film)	bM3 1993
Ballet (filmed dance performances)	GV1790 Double-cuttered Title of ballet name of choreographer Example: Cinderella (Ashton, choreographer) GV1790.C55|bA84 2000
Ballet (filmed as orchestral works--no dance)	M1520 Example: Lebedinoe ozero [Swan Lake] (Tchaikowsky, composer) M1520.T33|bL4 1990
Symphony Performances	Class & cutter like the score Example: Ceremony of carols (Britten, composer) M2080.7.B862|bC4 1943
Jazz Performances	M1366 Double-cutter 1st cutter for performer 2nd cutter for title. Example: Solo tribute (performer Keith Jarrett) M1366.J25|bS6 2002
Popular Music	M1627-1853 Choose appropriate number for country (e.g., M1630 = U.S.)

Miscellaneous Call Number Information

• Do not add D or V after date.
• If we have several versions of same musical work, keep same call number; differentiate by year. If duplicate years, add b, c,d, etc. after year to differentiate.
  • For example, search Midcat for M1500.P97 T7 [Tosca]

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Additional Cataloging Guidelines

General Reminders

• Always trace directors, producers, & screenwriters even if they're in 508 and not in 245 $c
• 508 vs. 511
  • Narrators: put in 511, not 508
  • Format:
    • 508 Editor, John Smith
    • 511 John Smith, tuba
• 500 note about accompanying materials: format
  • Program [etc] in English and German (12 p. : ill.) inserted in container

Operas

• Title main entry (change 100/240 to 700 12 with $t if necessary)
• Use uniform title for 700 $t (e.g., Nozze di Figaro, not Marriage of Figaro)
• Trace writer/librettist, producer, directors (usually 2 directors: stage and TV)
• 511: generally include all performers in this field; but only trace the most important (e.g., names that are on box/container)
• 130: rarely used in operas - mainly for documentaries with titles that have already been used for different items
• Add 650 Operas
• Add 655 Operas
• Do not add 650 Musicals or 655 Musical films.

Ballets

• Title main entry
• Add 650 Ballets
• Add 655 Ballets
• 700: Composer & $t
  • Example:
    • 700 12 Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,|d1840- 1893.|tLebedinoe ozero.
• 730: Title of choreographed dance (not necessarily the uniform title)
  • Example:
    • 730 02 Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa)

Musicals

• Catalog similar to operas: [#operas see above ]
• Call numbers: usually M1500 or M1527 ([#musicals see above])
• Add 650 Musicals
• Add 655 Musical films

Popular/Rock Music Videos

• Musical groups (generally): give names of performers in 511, but trace only the musical group
• Add 650 Popular music (or Rock music)$x [Country] &y [date]
• Add 655 Concert films or Rock concert films (if appropriate)
• Add 655 Music videos:
  • For MTV-type videos, either singles or collections (Occasionally, a music video may include portions of a filmed performance. Do not add Concert films to the record in this situation)
  • Even if the main feature is a straightforward film of the performance, add the 655 Music videos if it includes 1 or more complete MTV-like music videos (e.g., as a bonus feature)
• Add 655 xxx language films if music/soundtrack is in a language other than English.

Performances of Musical Works

(1 or more composers)

• Title main entry
• 518: always add date of performance
  • Example
    • Recorded on Aug. 20, 1997, Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y.
    • Filmed at a production on . . .
• 700: composer & $t
  • Example:
    • 700 12 Nielsen, Carl,|d1865-1931.|tSymphonies.

Subject headings

Is the video a music performance (needs 'performance headings'), or is it about the music -- or both?

Performance heading examples (650, not 655, except for Opera, Ballet, Zarzuela -- add both 650 & 655 for those)

• Jazz
• Piano music (jazz)
• Symphonies
• Popular music
• Operas
• Ballet
• Zarzuelas

"About" headings/Documentaries

• Add $x History and criticism.
  • Example: 650 0 Reggae--History and criticism
  • Do not add a music genre without $x unless these live performances are substantial. See record b1818926x (Miles Davis) for an example of a documentary that has both substantial documentary and substantial live performance to merit both kinds of headings.

Genre headings (655) : Add when appropriate

• Concert films
• Rock concert films
• Musical films
• Music videos
• Documentary films [etc.]

Genre subdivisions:

• $v Drama (operas/ballet)
• $v Songs and music (for non-dramatic work)

Processing

• Item Location: mudd
• I-type: 11 (DVD)
• Call # : post-it on front of container
• Green slip: Music

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Helpful links

• Online Film Dictionary (film terms in various languages)
• General [/academics/lis/about/library_info/departments/collection_management_division/catalog_department/formats/videos/docs_local/videos_rev.htm video quickguide ]