For CD-ROMs and Disks
   Anping Wu (03/01)

 

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Chief source of information
1. Title screen.
2. Disc/Disk labels
3. Documents (user's guide etc.), containers...

        Fixed field 

        Type:     a  = electronic text data
                     g/k = electronic image data
                     e/f = electronic map data
                     c/d = electronic music data
                     i/j = electronic sound data
                     m = electronic programs/services
        Blve:     m
        Desc:    a
        File:      a = numerical data
                    b = computer program (most commonly used)
                    c = representational
                    d = document (purely text)
                    e = bibliographic data (citations, databases...)
                    f  = font
                    g = game (educational software)
                    h = sound
                    i = interactive multimedia
                    j = online system or service
                    m = combination
                    u = unknown
                    z = other

        007 Physical Description Fixed Field (R)

                  CD-ROM:

                       c $b o $d a/c/g/m $e g $f a/blank

        Floppy disk:

              c $b j $d c $e a $f a/blank

    NOTE:  in subfield $d: a (1 color), c (multicolor), g (gray scale), m (mixed)
             in subfield $f: a (sound), blank (no-sound)

049 NXWW

245 Title/Statement of Responsibility (NR)

    1st Indicator
        0    no title added entry
        1    title added entry
     2nd Indicator
        0-9 Number of nonfiling characters present

e.g.    title $h [computer file]  : $b subtitle / $c statement of responsibility.

    NOTE: use GMD $h [interactive multimedia] for interactive computer files with two or more types of audio and/or visual  media.

246 Varying Form of Title (R)

    1st Indicator

        0 Note, no title added entry
        1 Note, title added entry
        2 No note, no title added entry
        3 No note, title added entry

   2nd Indicator

        | No information provided
        0 Portion of title
        1 Parallel title
        2 Distinctive title
        3 Other title
        4 Cover title
        5 Added title page title
        6 Caption title
        7 Running title
        8 Spine title

    NOTE: don't end 246 field with punctuation

250 Edition Statement (NR)

    Use edition statement: ed., issue, version, level, update etc. if the statement is readily available.

256 Computer File Characteristics (NR)

    Use one of the following terms when the information is readily available:

        Computer data (number of files, records and/or bytes may be added)
        Computer program(s) (number of files, program statements and/or bytes may be given)
        Computer data and program(s)

260 Publication, Distribution etc. (Imprint) (NR)

    e.g. Place of publication : $b Name of publisher, $c Date of publication.

300 Physical Description (R)

    $a  For CD-ROM:  x computer laser optical disc(s)

          For 3 1/2 in floppy disk:  x computer disk(s)

    $b  "sd", "col" if applicable

    $c  CD-ROM:  4 3/4 in.
         3 1/2 in. floppy disk:  3 1/2 in.
         5 1/4 in. floppy disk:  5 1/4 in.

5xx Note Field (in order)

    538 System requirements: model of computer; amount of memory; name of operating system; software requirements; peripherals.
            NOTE: repeat 538 if software is PC and Mac compatible. 
                      e.g. System requirements for PC:
                            System requirements for Macintosh:

    546 Language or script of spoken or written content.
    500 Source of title proper.
    500 Production credits/Statements of responsibility.
    500 File characteristics.
    500 Publication/distribution.
    500 Physical description.
    500 Accompanying materials
    500 Other series info.
    500 Dissertations.
    521 Audience.
    520 Summery.
    505 Content.

6xx Subject Access

7xx Added Entries

949 0 $l w $l wa / or wf $m m

949 1 Call # $l wac / or wfr $t 5 / or 2  $z 090 $p price $i barcode $c vol. # $m message $g xx copy 

NOTE: wf, wfr, 2 are for CDs to be stored in Reference. See New Policy for CDs for detail.

Last Update: February 15, 2006

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