Cataloging Portfolio
Maria Fierro
Book
On Grief and Reason: Essays by Josephy Brodsky
Fixed Fields:
MARC Record:
007 t ‡b a
040 JDE ‡b eng ‡e rda ‡c JDE
020 0374525099
049 JDEA
100 1_ Brodsky, Joseph, ‡d 1940-1996 ‡e author
245 10 On grief and reason : ‡b essays / ‡c Joseph Brodsky
250 First Noonday paperback edition
264 _1 New York : ‡b The Noonday press : ‡b Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ‡c 1997
264 _4 ‡c copyright 1995
300 484 pages ; ‡c 22 cm
336 text ‡b txt ‡2 rdacontent
337 unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia
338 volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier
500 The Noonday press is a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
505 0_ Spoils of war -- The condition we call exile -- A place as good as any -- Uncommon visage -- Acceptance speech -- After the journey -- Altra ego -- How to read a book -- In praise of boredom -- Profile of Cilo -- Speech at the stadium --Collector's item -- An immodest proposal -- Letter to the president -- On grief and reason -- Homage to Marcus Aurelius -- A cat's meow -- Wooing the inanimate -- Ninety years later -- Letter to Horace -- In memory of Stephen Spender
520 "In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the émigré writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homage to Marcus Aurelius and studies of Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, Horace and others. The second volume of essays following Less Than One, this collection includes Brodsky's 1987 Nobel Lecture, 'Uncommon Visage'." - from Google books
Description:
I had originally wanted to catalog a comic book as part of the assignment, but every single comic book I owned was already in WorldCat. I looked up alternative comics, indie comics, manga, comics I had ordered from Spain , comics I had ordered from France, zines (just out of curiosity at this point), and I always saw the (now dreaded) desc=i, 040 $e rda. In defeat, I ended up going with the book that I am currently reading.
I expected the cataloging process for the book to go fairly smoothly considering that LIS 703 consisted of solely cataloging books. I was mostly right, except that this book had a curveball -- two publishing houses. Most of the editions of this book that are out and circulating showed that it was published solely by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, not the never-heard-of Noonday press (my edition). I compared both the edition I found online and the one I had on hand and I found that the ISBN and the publication date were different. On the title page verso, it was noted that "The Noonday press is a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux." I made the choice to put both of them down in the $b field in 245 since OCLC said that it was repeatable. Since the more popular edition is not Noonday but rather the one that is published solely by FSG, I made sure to include FSG in all applicable fields and I made sure to note Noonday's relationship with Farrar in the 500 note field. I did this to keep in mind the user who might be searching for the book as published by FSG.
Resources Used:
RDA Toolkit (https://original.rdatoolkit.org/)
OCLC Connexion (http://connexion.oclc.org/corc.html)
OCLC Connexion (http://connexion.oclc.org/corc.html)
703 Notes
DVD
Lizard Baby directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Fixed Fields:
MARC Record:
007 v ‡b d ‡d c ‡e v ‡f a ‡g i ‡h z ‡i q
040 JDE ‡b eng ‡e rda ‡c JDE
028 52 79636 ‡b Genius Entertainment ‡q (on container spine)
041 0_ jpn ‡h jpn ‡j eng
049 JDEA
245 10 Hideshi Hino's theater of horror ‡p Lizard baby / ‡c Pony Canyon ; Japan Cablecast Common Wealth Entertainment ; Pal Entertainment ; directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
246 30 Lizard baby
246 10 わたしの赤ちゃん
246 10 Watashi no akachan
257 United States ‡a Japan ‡2 naf
264 _1 Santa Monica, CA : ‡b Genius Entertainment, ‡c [2006]
264 _4 ‡c copyright 2006
300 1 videodisc (50 min) : ‡b sound, color ; ‡c 4 ¾ in
336 two-dimensional moving image ‡b tdi ‡2 rdacontent
337 video ‡b v ‡r damedia
338 videodisc ‡b vd ‡2 rdacarrier
344 digital ‡2 rdatr
344 ‡b optical ‡2 rdarm
344 ‡h Dolby Digital
347 video file ‡2 rdaft
347 ‡e region A ‡2 dare
347 ‡b DVD video
380 Motion pictures ‡2 lcgft
490 0_ Hideshi Hino's theater of horror
500 Originally part of a box set, but not kept with the set any longer
500 Original release date was October 3rd, 2004
500 Film based on Hideshi Hino's horror manga
500 No edition statement found on resource
500 Letterbox presented in a "matted" widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition
508 Executive producers Tsukasa Ariyoshi, Hirofumi Ogoshi, Masatake Yamada, Wataru Suzuki ; producers Takashi Horikoshi, Hiroyuki Tanahashi, Katsuhiko Sakamura, Takashi Ohashi ; casting by Kurume Arisaka, Mansaku Ikeuchi
511 1_ Kurume Arisaka, Mansaku Ikeuchi, Matomu Onda, Yoshie Ootsuka
520 "Horror screenwriter, Umeki, has writer's block. But after going with his pregnant wife, Akiki, to a check-up, he is struck with an incredible idea -- a horror story about a woman who gives birth to a reptile! Despite his wife's disgust, Umeki goes ahead with the screenplay, which the critics love. But the horrible prophecy fulfills itself, as his wife gives birth to a freak of nature. His baby is born half human, half lizard! The reptilian baby slithers on the floor, leaving a wet trail of slime behind. To his horror, his wife, Akiki, holds it lovingly in her arms. His movie has become a mirror image of his own life as Umeki slips slowly into madness... " - from back of the container
521 8_ Not rated
546 Japnaese w. English subtitles
700 1_ Hino, Hideshi, ‡d 1946- ‡e creator
700 1_ Ariyoshi, Tsukasa, ‡e film producer
700 1_ Ogoshi, Hirofumi, ‡e film producer
700 1_ Yamada, Masatake, ‡e film producer
700 1_ Suzuki, Wataru, ‡e film producer
700 1_ Arisaka, Kurume, ‡e actor
700 1_ Ikeuchi, Mansaku, ‡e actor
700 1_ Onda, Matomu, ‡e actor
700 1_ Ootsuka, Yoshie, ‡e actor
710 2_ Pony Canyon Inc., ‡e production company
710 2_ Japan Cablecast Common Wealth Entertainment, ‡e production company
710 2_ Pal Entertainment Productions, ‡e production company
710 2_ Genius Entertainment, ‡e production company
710 2_ Paru Kikaku, ‡e film distributor
Description:
I found this DVD last summer in a Little Free Library in my neighborhood. It wasn't until I selected this DVD to be part of my cataloging portfolio that I realized it was a part of a box set. Most of the cataloging difficulties I stumbled upon were due to the fact that this DVD was originally part of a box set that I did not own.
For example, for a while, I was split on whether I should use "Hino Hideshi's Theater of Horror" or "Lizard Baby" as the main access point. And for field 245, I debated whether to transcribe "$a Lizard Baby" or "$a Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror $p Lizard Baby." In OCLC's bibformats guide, it says that $p is meant to name a "part/section of a work." Technically, Lizard Baby is a part of the box set, so I decided on the latter. But, for fields 130 and 246, I decided to only include "Lizard Baby". I did this because it is no longer in the box set and the user searching for the item would need to know that this is a DVD no longer in its set. I also made sure to make a note of it in a 500 field.
I made a few 500 note fields. In one 500 field, I wrote the original publishing date since it was not found on the container. I had to look it up and I found it important enough to include. I included another 500 field to note that the movie was based on the horror manga written by Hideshi Hino. I think that manga /comic book readers who might be searching for Hino's books would benefit from seeing the movie included in their search results.
Lastly, I was afraid I would miss some of the core elements that needed to be transcribed per OCLC Best Practices because I did not have the box set that it came with. I suspect there is a lot more information on the box. I debated whether to look up the information online, but I decided against it because, again, the DVD is not part of the set anymore. I filled out the core elements as much as I could with the information provided on the container. Two core elements that I was not able to fill out were the 020 field and the 250 field. I did create a 028 field with the only ID number I could find on the container. I could not find an edition statement, even after searching it up online, so I made a note of the lack of edition statement in a 500 note field. I debated whether to have the edition be "DVD," but decided against it since it was already in field 347.
Sources Used:
OCLC Bibformats (https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html)
OCLC Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-Ray Disc (https://www.olacinc.org/sites/default/files/DVD_Blu-ray-RDA-Guide-Version-1-1-final-aug2018-rev-1.pdf)
RDA Toolkit (https://original.rdatoolkit.org/)
OCLC Connexion (http://connexion.oclc.org/corc.html)
Field 336, 337, & 338 (Content, Media, & Carrier)
https://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html
https://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdamedia.html
https://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacarrier.html
Kit
Wolves Howling at the Moon Jigsaw Puzzle
Fixed Fields:
MARC Record:
007 f ‡b d
040 JDE ‡b eng ‡e rda ‡c JDE
024 1_ 77898830153
041 1_ eng ‡a fre
049 JDEA
245 00 Wolves howling to the moon / ‡c Adrian Chesterman
246 30 Wolf jigsaw puzzle
264 _ 1 Long Island City, NY : ‡b Hasbro, ‡c [2020]
264 _4 ‡c copyright 2020
300 1 jigsaw puzzle (500 pieces) : $b color ; ‡c 61 x 46 cm, in box 20 x 20 x 6cm
336 tactile three dimensional form ‡b tdf ‡2 rdamedia
337 unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdacarrier
338 object ‡b nr ‡2 rda carrier
340 cardboard ‡2 rda
340 foil
380 jigsaw puzzles ‡2 lcgft
500 No. 6044646
520 A jigsaw puzzle depicting wolves howling to the moon
521 2_ For ages 8 and up.
588 0_ Title from back of the box
700 1_ Chesterman, Adrian, ‡e artist
710 2_ Milton Bradley Company., ‡e production company
710 2_ Harsbro, Inc., ‡e production company
Description:
For the 337 field, I debated whether to put down three-dimensional form or tactile three-dimensional form. I looked up some records on WorldCat and on the Chicago Public Library OPAC to see what other catalogers decided on. Most records showed three-dimensional form but a few also chose tactile dimensional form. I decided on the latter because the former seems to suggest that it is an object that is ready to be used/is complete without touching.
For the edition statement, I wasn't sure what to write since there was no mention of an edition on the container. I decided on MB Puzzles since it is a branch of Hasbro Inc. that focuses on puzzles.
Lastly, for the variant field, I decided to add "wolf jigsaw puzzle," since I think that it would be the most common way that the puzzle would be searched for.
Sources Used:
OCLC Bibformats (https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html)
OCLC Best Practices for Cataloging Objects (https://www.olacinc.org/sites/default/files/OLAC_Objects_BestPractices_22Jan2020.pdf)
RDA Toolkit (https://original.rdatoolkit.org/)
CPL OPAC (https://www.chipublib.org/)
Field 336, 337, & 338 (Content, Media, & Carrier)
https://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html
Video Game
Chibi-Robo! Park Patrol by Nintendo
Fixed Fields:
MARC Record:
007 c ‡b b ‡d c ‡e z ‡f a
040 JDE ‡b eng ‡e rda ‡c JDE
041 eng ‡h jpn ‡g eng ‡j eng
049 JDEA
245 00 Chibi-Robo! : ‡b Park patrol ‡h [electronic resource] / ‡c Nintendo
246 31 Sakasete! Chibi-Robo!
246 31 咲かせて!ちびロボ!
250 Nintendo DS
264 _1 Redmond, WA : ‡b Nintendo of America, Inc., ‡c [2007]
264 _4 ‡c copyright 2007
300 1 computer chip cartridge : ‡b sound, color ; ‡c 4 cm + ‡e 1 instruction booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 10 cm)
336 computer program ‡b cop ‡2 rdacontent
337 computer ‡b c ‡2 rdamedia
338 computer chip cartridge ‡b cb ‡2 rdacarrier
344 digital ‡2 rdatr
344 ‡b optical ‡2 rdarm
347 region A ‡2 rdare
380 Video game
500 Title taken from the cartridge
508 Director, Hiroshi Moriyama ; programming, Masahiko Kikuchi, Tsukasa Namba, Yu Muto ; design and animation, Fumikazu Tanaka ; music and sound director, Eishin Kawakami ; project manager, Keisuke Terasaki ; supervisor, Kenshiro Ueda ; producers, Kensuke Tanabe, Hiroshi Suzuki
520 "Noxious supervillain Sergeant Smogglor is destroying parks worldwide, so it's up to Chibi-Robo to save the day in this green new adventure! With the touch of a stylus, Chibi can pedal a bike, blast a boom box, and squirt down enemies on his way to victory." - back of container
521 8_ ESRB rating: E for Everyone (comic mischief)
538 System requirements: Nintendo DS
546 Information on container and instruction booklet in English
700 1_ Moriyama, Hiroshi, ‡e director
700 1_ Kikuchi, Masahiko, ‡e programmer
700 1_ Namba, Tsukasa, ‡e programmer
700 1_ Muto, Yu, ‡e programmer
700 1_ Tanaka, Fumikazu, ‡e designer ‡e animator
700 1_ Kawakami, Eishin, ‡e music director ‡e sound director
700 1_ Terasaki, Keisuke, ‡e project manager
700 1_ Ueda, Kenshiro, ‡e supervisor
700 1_ Tanabe, Kensuke, ‡e producer
700 1_ Suzuki, Hiroshi, ‡e producer
710 2_ Nintendo of America, Inc., ‡e production company
Description:
The 028 fields were tricky to me because they required me to research what each number/code meant in the container, sometimes to no avail. I inscribed the only two codes I found.
Oddly, this video game came with a pamphlet. Most video games coming out today don't have one. I found it fascinating and I made sure to mention it in the 300 field. The pamphlet had illustrations, character pictures, instructions, and credits. The credits in particular made it so that I was able to fill out the 508 field nicely, followed by the 700 fields. The relationship designators listed in RDA were not as extensive as the ones found in the credits, and many of their "relationships" were not found in the appendix. As a result, I had to write them in myself as found on the container. I also made the choice to omit some of the people who are found in the credits, mostly due to the size of the MARC record. It was getting too large and I wondered whether putting in every single piece of information found in the credits would be useful to the user, or make the item more findable. It seemed to be that it wouldn't.
I also wasn't sure whether to count this game as a series. There have been other Chibi-Robo games made, but that didn't necessarily make it a series. When I was researching for more information on the game, the opening line in Wikipedia read: "Chibi-Robo! (Japanese: ちびロボ!) is a series of adventure video games developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo." I started filling out the series fields in the MARC record, but then I went on Nintendo's website and they described their Chibi-Robo games as being more of a franchise. I also found no series authority record for the game. I decided to omit the series fields from the MARC record.
Sources Used:
OCLC Bibformats (https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html)
Guidelines for OLAC Video Game Genre Terms (https://www.olacinc.org/sites/default/files/Guidelines%20for%20OLAC%20video%20game%20genre%20terms-revised.pdf)
Best Practices for Cataloging Video Games Using RDA & MARC 21 (https://www.olacinc.org/sites/default/files/Video%20Game%20Best%20Practices-April-2018%20Revision-a.pdf)
RDA Toolkit (https://original.rdatoolkit.org/)
Field 336, 337, & 338 (Content, Media, & Carrier)
https://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html
CD
Paulina by Paulina Rubio
Fixed Fields:
MARC Record:
007 s ‡b d ‡d f ‡e u ‡f n ‡g g ‡h n ‡i n ‡j m ‡k m ‡m e ‡n e
040 JDE ‡b eng ‡e rda ‡c JDE
024 1_ 731454331920
049 JDEA
100 1_ Rubio, Paulina $e singer
245 00 Paulina / ‡c Paulina Rubio
264 _1 Miami Beach, FL: ‡b Universal Music Latino, ‡c [2000]
264 _4 ‡c copyright 2000
300 1 audio disc (49 min.) : ‡b CD audio, digital ; ‡c 4 3/4 in.
336 performed music ‡b prm ‡2 rdacontent
337 audio ‡b s ‡2 rdamedia
338 audio disc ‡b sd ‡2 rdacarrier
344 digital ‡2 rdatr
347 audio file ‡2 rdaft
347 ‡b CD audio
505 0_ Lo hare por ti -- El último adiós -- Tal vez, quiza -- Y yo sigo aqui-- Sin aire -- Tan sola -- Sexi dance -- Cancun y yo -- Mirame a los ojos -- Yo no soy esa mujer -- Vive el verano -- Baby Paulina
511 0_ Performed by Paulina Rubio
710 Universal Music Latino, ‡e manufacturer, ‡e distributor
Description:
In the year 2000, when this CD came out, I was only in 1st grade. I was a young child who loved pop and, of course, Paulina Rubio. My dad would often go to record stores back then so one day I asked him to please buy me this CD. It was one of the first CDs I owned. After all these years, it's still a great album! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it again while working on the MARC record.
Anyway, I digress. Out of all the items we had to catalog, I felt that this item was the "easiest" to catalog. I didn't use my judgment too much. It might have been because it was the last item that I cataloged and, by this point, many fields were familiar to me. Yet, despite this, I also feel the least confident about how I cataloged this item. My lack of confidence stems from the lack of guidance the RDA Music Best Practices gave. I did have to look at other MARC records for guidance a lot, more so than with the other items. I don't trust other people's records though (no offense people), hence my slight lack of confidence. I used and relied on the other resources (RDA and OCLC) a lot for this record. Not that I didn't for the others. I definitely did! But for this one, they were my sole guidance.
Sources Used:
OCLC Bibformats (https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html)
Supplemental 1 to Best Practices for Music Cataloging (http://cmc.blog.musiclibraryassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/10/Supp_RDA_Best_Practices1_20200921.pdf)
OCLC Connexion MARC records for other CDs
RDA Toolkit (https://original.rdatoolkit.org/)
Field 336, 337, & 338 (Content, Media, & Carrier)
https://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html