Music Cataloging Documentation & Useful Links

Cataloging Resources

• College Park's catalog
  
• Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
  

General

• AACR2 *
  
• Descriptive Cataloging Manual. Z Documentation
  
• Free-floating Subdivisions, 11th ed., 1999 *
  
• LC Call Number Cutter Table
  
• LC Classification Schedules *
  
• LCRIs (3 binders), continually updated *
  
• Library of Congress' catalog
  
• MARC21 Concise Holdings Format
  
• MARC Code Lists
  
• Music Cataloging Bulletin
  
• OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards
  
• OCLC Participating Institutions Search
  
• OCLC Duplicate Record Report Form
  
• Subject Cataloging Manuals including: *
  • Subject Headings, 4 vols. H Documentation
    
  • Shelflisting. G Documentation
    
  • Classification. F Documentation
• Subject Headings (5 vols.) "Red Books" *
  
• Types of Compositions for Use in Uniform Titles
  
• Understanding MARC Bibliographic
  

Music

• Classical Music Archives
• Describing Music Materials, 3rd ed., 1997 (Richard P. Smiraglia)
  
• Grove Music
  
• M Classification Schedule, c1998 *
  
• Music Cataloging, 1989 (Ibid.)
  
• Music Coding and Tagging, 1990 (Jay Weitz)
  
• Music Publishers' Association
  
• Music Subject Headings, 2nd ed., 1998 (Henriette Hemmasi, comp.)
  
• Music Subject Heading Rules List
  
• Notes for Music Catalogers, 1994 (Ralph Hartsock)
  

Local Documentation

• Barcoding Instructions (Coming soon)
  
• Coding holdings & items for Aleph
  
• Guide for USMAI Catalogers
  
• LIMS3 Documentation
  
• Music Cataloging Local Policies
  
• Scores (coming soon)
  
• Sound Recordings (coming soon)
  
• Sublibrary Collection Codes for Use in CatalogUSMAI
  
• UM Libraries Series Policy
  
• UM Libraries Staff Directory
  
• Unicode Character Name Index
  
• USMAI Caption List
  

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Authorities

General Reference Sources

• Atlases
  
• Cataloging User Guide
  
• Dictionaries
  
• Gazetteers
  
• Guide to Searching the Online Union Catalog
  
• NACO Participants' Manual, 2nd ed.
  
• OCLC Participating Institutions Search
  
• USMARC Authority Format, 1 vol.
  
• USMARC Bibliographic Format, 2 vols.
  

Music Reference Sources

• Bakers Encyclopedia
  
• Biographical Sources for Music Name and Uniform Title Headings
  
• Handbook of Examples for Use in Authority Records
  
• MGG (not current)
  
• Musical Biographical Resources on the Web
  
• New Grove Dictionary of American Music
  
• New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
  
• New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
  
• Riemanns
  
• Types of Compositions for Use in Uniform Titles
  
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources
  

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Organizations & Institutional Websites

Organizations

• Internet Library for Librarians
  
• LibDex: the Library Index
  
• Music Library Association
  
• MLA Atlantic Chapter
  
• MLA Listserv Archive
  
• Music OCLC Users' Group
  
• NACO Music Project
  
• OCLC Homepage
  

Institutional Websites

• Music Cataloging at Yale
  

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