Cataloging of Audiovisual Materials and Other Special Materials:
a
Manual Based on AACR2
4th edition
by Nancy B. Olson
edited by Sheila S. Intner and Edward
Swanson
A Review
Nancy Olson has revised a very useful handbook for AV catalogers. The 4th
edition of Cataloging of Audiovisual Materials
and Other Special Materials came out with important additions and
up-to-date revisions. Changes in this new edition include
the introductions of two new types of AV materials; interactive multimedia
and Internet resources, the additions of the MARC
format for the examples, and informative "Comments" sections at
the end of
each example. Each chapter has been revised to
reflect rule changes for AV cataloging. There are new chapters in the 4th
edition.
Chapter 3 explains format integration, discusses coding and tagging, and
presents a useful checklist that includes 50 note fields
(5xx fields) with AACR2 rule numbers. Chapter 8, part 2 (Internet
resources) is provided according to Cataloging Internet
Resources: A Manual and Practical Guide, Nancy B. Olson, editor, 2nd
ed.;
however, four examples (one example (47.
OLAC Web Page) are not from the Guide. Chapter 8, Part 3 (Interactive
Multimedia) provides "Special Rules for Cataloging"
in combination with the Guidelines for Bibliographic Description of
Interactive Multimedia (Chicago, Il. : ALA, 1994).
In the new edition, there are fewer examples for old types of AV formats,
such as long playing records, etc. and plenty of
examples for the newer types. For example the 3rd edition provided five
sound disc examples and two sound cassette
examples, while the 4th edition provides three sound disc and four sound
cassette examples. Chapters 4-12 include 74
examples, including 23 new examples for talking books, CD-ROMs,
interactive multimedia, and Internet resources. Examples
are very clearly presented and accompanied by images on the opposite
pages. The most notable difference is that a full MARC
record accompanies each example. This is very helpful. In addition, a
"Comments" section for each example acts as a good
guide to help catalogers understand cataloging the individual item
according to AACR2 rules.
As with the 3rd edition, a chart for 007 is included. It has been
reformatted and updated to reflect the changes in AV manual.
This manual will be an extremely helpful resource to both experienced and
beginning AV catalogers. It belongs on every AV
cataloger's desk.
Note: Nancy Olson announced in the OLAC Newsletter (Vol. 18, no. 2, June
1998) that the very day the manual was shipped
from the printer to the publisher, OCLC issued their guidelines on the
choice of type for electronic resources. She is preparing
an update to the 4th edition and will send a copy of the update to those
who request it.
Reviewed by: Sung Ok Kim
Original Cataloging Unit
Cornell University
Library
Last updated: April 8, 2003
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