AACR2 Pt. 1, Monographic Description LIS Session 2

2 Standards in North America MARC LCSH CSH Sears LCC DDC AACR2R (including ISBD) Encoding Subject Cataloguing Descriptive Cataloguing

3 Anglo-American Cataloging Rules Is a description standard Contains rules used for the construction of OPACs Covers the description and assignment of access points for all library materials Includes rules for the establishment of headings (i.e., personal, corporate, uniform titles, geographic) and references

4 Access to AACR2 Hard copies are available in Henderson Hall Electronic ed. is available through Cataloger’s Desktop AACR2 Rules Interpretations from Library and Archives Canada Library of Congress Rules Interpretations (available from Cataloger’s Desktop)

5 Contents of AACR2 Introductory material Part I. Description Part II. Headings, Uniform Titles, and References Appendices (capitalization, abbreviations, numerals, glossary, initial articles) Index

6 PART I. Description 1 General Rules for Description Books, Pamphlets, and Printed Sheets Cartographic Materials Manuscripts (incl.Manuscript Collections) Music Sound Recordings Motion Pictures and Video recordings Graphic Materials Electronic Resources Three-Dimensional Artefacts and Realia Microforms Continuing Resources Analysis (description of parts) 13-1

7 Ch. [0] and ch. 1 General Introduction 0.7 Options (alternative rules or optional additions) 0.9 Cataloguer’s judgment 0.14 Examples General Rules for Description 1.0A Sources of information 1.0B Organization of the description 1.0D Levels of description

8 Organization of the Description 1.0B Title and statement of responsibility Edition/version Material (or type of publication) specific details Publication, distribution, etc. Physical description Series Note Standard number and terms of availability

9 Edmonton, a history / by J. G. MacGregor. 2nd, rev. ed. Edmonton, Alta. : Hurtig, p. : ill. ; 27cm. (McGraw-Hill series in history ; vol. 14) Includes index. ISBN (pbk.) Title proper (245)Stmt. of responsibility (245) Edition statement (250) Publication (260) Physical description (300) Series (490/830) General note (500) Standard number (020)

10 Levels of description (1.0D1) Level 1 Title proper First statement of responsibility Edition statement Material (or type of publication) First publisher Date of publication Extent of item : other physical details Notes Standard number

11 Levels of description (1.0D2) Level 2 Each subsequent statement of responsibility First place of publication, Edition or version statement. Extent of item : other physical details ; dimensions Title proper of series ISSN of series Numbering within the series Title of subseries

12 Levels of description (1.0D3) Level 3 “For the third level of description, include all elements set out in the following rules that are applicable to the item being described.”

13 Making Decisions about Level of Description Levels of description may vary from item to item, collection to collection, and institution to institution. Base the choice of level of description on type of material, user needs, cataloging resources available, the purpose of the catalogue, and institutional goals

14 Chapter 2. Books, Pamphlets, and Printed Sheets 2.0A1 Scope “The rules in this chapter cover the description of separately published monographic printed items other than cartographic items … and printed music. These … comprise books, pamphlets, and single sheets.”

15 What is a monographic description? A monograph is a bibliographic resource that is complete in one part or intended to be completed within a finite number of parts. Description refers to the identification and recording of the bibliographic elements of an item. Source: Appendix D

2.0B Sources of Information 2.0B1 “The chief source of information for printed monographs is the title page or, if there is no title page, the source from within the publication that is used as a substitute for it.” 2.0B2 Contains prescribed sources for each element in the description. “Enclose information taken from outside the prescribed source(s) in square brackets.” 16

17 Edmonton, a history / by J. G. MacGregor. 2nd, rev. ed. Edmonton, Alta. : Hurtig, p. : ill. ; 27cm. (McGraw-Hill series in history ; vol. 14) Includes index. ISBN (pbk.) Title proper (245)Stmt. of responsibility (245) Edition statement (250) Publication (260) Physical description (300) Series (490/830) General note (500) Standard number (020)

18 Title and Statement of Responsibility Area 1.1B1/2.1B1 Title proper Edmonton, a history / 1.0C Punctuation 1.1F1/2.1F1 Statements of responsibility by J.G. MacGregor.

19 Edition Statement 2.2B1/1.2B1 “Transcribe a statement relating to an edition of a work that contains differnces from other editions of that work, or to a named reissue of a work, as instructed in 1.2B” 2nd, rev. ed.

20 Material Specific Details Area General materials designator not generally applicable to books

21 Publication, Distribution, etc. Area 1.4C1/2.4C1; 1.4C5 Place Edmonton : 1.4D1/2.4D1 Publisher Hurtig, 1.4F1/2.4F1; 1.4F8 Date 1975.

22 Physical Description Area 2.5B1 Number of volumes and/or pagination 340 p. : 2.5C1; 2.5C2; 2.5C3 Illustrative matter ill. ; 2.5D1 Dimensions 27 cm.

23 Series Statement 1.6B1/2.6B1 Title proper of series ( McGraw-Hill series in history ; vol. 14 ) Note: Parentheses are NOT entered in MARC21. They are system-generated.

24 Notes Area See 1.7 and B18 Contents Includes index.

25 Standard Number 1.8B1/2.8B1 International Standard Book Number (ISBN) (pbk.) Note: Standard numbers are generally entered in MARC21 fields 020, 022, 023.

26 OXXControl information, identification and classification numbers, etc. 02X Standard numbers AACR2, pt.1 1XXMain entriesAACR2, pt.2 2XX Titles; Publication AACR2, pt.1 3XX Physical description AACR2, pt.1 490/830 Series statementsAACR2, pt.1 5XX NotesAACR2, pt.1 6XX Subject access fieldsLCSH, etc. 7XX Added entries and linking fieldsAACR2, pt Series added entries, etc.AACR2, pt.2 9XXOther, including local

27 MARC21 Coding 020 bb $a (pbk.) $a Edmonton, a history / $b by J.G. MacGregor $a History of Edmonton 260 bb $a Edmonton, Alta : $b Hurtig, $c bb $a 340 p. : $b ill. ; $c 27 cm b $a McGraw-Hill series in history ; $v vol bb $a Includes index. 830 b0 $a McGraw-Hill series in history.