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Music Cataloging Standards and Resources

Music Cataloging at UIUC processes the original and copy-cataloging of current acquisitions and some gift materials in all formats except serials. (Serials cataloging is performed by the Serials Cataloging Team of the Technical Services Division at the Main Library.) In 1999 the Music Library began a long-term retrospective conversion project that will ultimately result in all of the card-catalog bibliographic records being converted to electronic form. In addition, all materials that had been classed in Dewey will be re-classed in LC. Bibliographic maintenance for the music collection is handled electronically at the Music Library.  

Richard Burbank  Music Catalog Coordinator
Andy Bendel  Senior Library Specialist
Jane Menkhaus  Senior Library Specialist
Robin Hess Senior Library Specialist
 

The music cataloging staff use a wide range of electronic and print music cataloging tools including the Library of Congress Cataloger's Desktop. The following web sites are used in our work and will provide visitors to this web site with an overview of our tools. Viewers of this web site might wish to consult the document Understanding MARC Standards for an explication of how bibliographic records are coded in our Voyager on-line catalog.

MUSIC CATALOGING STANDARDS & RESOURCES

Library of Congress
Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Cataloging Rule Interpretations
 

MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging)
Understanding MARC Standards

MARC Concise Format
Bibliographic Format
Initial Definite and Indefinite Articles
Authority Format

MARC Code Lists
Country
Language
Geographic Areas
MARC Mappings (Dublin Core)

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
Bibliographic Formats and Standards
Technical Bulletins
Diacritics & Special Characters
Cataloging Internet Resources
PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) Core Bibliographic Record for Printed and Manuscript Music
Core Bibliographic Record for Sound Recordings

NACO (Name Authority Cooperative)
Music Project: Handbook of Authority Record Examples

ISMN (International Standard Music Number) User's Manual

Chronology Resources
Renaissance and Baroque Music Chronology
Necrology Database (Washington University)
MLA Obituary Index
Social Security Death Index

Reference Works in the MCB (Music Cataloging Bulletin)

The following seven links are sections of the "Music Cataloging at Yale" web site, created by Michelle Koth (Catalog Librarian, Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale University). These tools are also used here at UIUC.

Music Cataloging Resources
Uniform Titles
AACR2 music essentials
Subject Cataloging
Language Tools
Biographical Sources
Major On-line Catalogs

For comments on this page contact: Music and Performing Arts Library

Last modified by: Camilla Fulton on 4/1/08