Absolutely catalogue each part as a separate entity. Apprecaite your cataloguer who agrees with this. It is more work, yes, but remind the cataloguers that a DVD or any format cannot be browsed without the technology to view it. No Table of contents (like a book) unless a good cataloguer has done the work to list the contents, do proper subject analysis, good summary with keywords that are searchable. All those things lead to an item that can be found, not just put on a shelf as a box. If the item has separate titles, then the item stands alone. The fact that the vendor put it in a series is a marketing issue. The contents and description of the item are essential to that items' use. If you thought enough of the item to spend money on its purchase, do the right thing and describe it fully.
Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanton, Kim" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 10:19 am Subject: Re: [Videolib] Quick Question re: Cataloging Media Sets To: "Meghann Matwichuk ([email protected])" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Hi Meghann, > > We go the way of option B, separate bib records for each part. > We're academic. Our cataloger has indicated separate records will > work better in the future when & if we move to federated/ FRBF > search displays. > > Best, > Kim > > Kim Stanton > Head, Media Library > University of North Texas > [email protected] > P: (940) 565-4832 > F: (940) 369-7396 > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:videolib- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 3:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Videolib] Quick Question re: Cataloging Media Sets > > Hello All, and happy 2011! A quick, one-question survey for you > all as you begin packing for ALA in sunny San Diego: > > I am curious to know what your general approach is to cataloging > movies which are packaged in sets, such as the Criterion Eclipse > Series; for example, The First Films of Samuel Fuller, which > contains three individual films. Would you catalog this as: > > A) One record with three parts, e.g. The First Films of Samuel > Fuller (set, parts 1-3) > > or > > B) Three individual records, e.g. The Steel Helmet, The Baron of > Arizona, and I Shot Jesse James? > > If you have an extra second and could let me know what kind of > library you represent (academic / public / etc.), I'd appreciate it. > > Cheers, > > ************************* > Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. > Associate Librarian > Instructional Media Collection Department > Morris Library, University of Delaware > 181 S. College Ave. > Newark, DE 19717 > (302) 831-1475 > http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ > Susan Weber, Librarian Langara College Library 100 W. 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 Tel: 604 323-5533 email: [email protected] http://langara.bc.ca/library VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
