Sound recording cataloging

Biographical sources for sound recordings

MARC tagging

• Fixed field codes: Voyager (008 and Leader)

• Physical description codes: Voyager (007)

• 024: UPC and EAN codes

• 028: Manufacturer's number

• 033: Date and place of capture

  • Geographical area and sub-area codes for the 033 field

Historical information (to aid in music cataloging only)

• Audio time line

• Retro media: memory (and memories) lost (Wayback machine, 2017)

78 RPM recordings

• Cataloging 78 RPM recordings

• DAHR-to-MARC Cataloging Tool: MARC records for over 165,000 master recordings that were issued on over 120,000 78 rpm discs between 1894 and 1941 as documented in the Discography of American Historical Recordings

  • DAHR to MARC: Leveraging Existing Discographic Data to Expedite Cataloging: presentation about the DAHR-to-MARC cataloging tool from the MOUG meeting in Portland in 2018

The history of 78 RPM recordings (a brief guide to aid in music cataloging)

Discographical sources for 78 RPM recordings

LC documentation

• New sound recording formats (PDF)