Special Collections or FAC/STAFF
Refer to Special Collections Copy Cataloging for information on handling these materials.
Enhanced CDs
An enhanced CD is a standard music CD that has multimedia CD-ROM files in addition to the music tracks. Usually, the container prominently displays this information, advertising “multimedia,” “software,” “CD-Extra,” “CD-pluscore” or the like.
These CDs should be cataloged as music CDs, with the following additions:
006 makes the record retrievable when searching for electronic resources
- If an 006 field beginning with “m” is already present in the record, then leave it as is.
- To add the 006 field in ALEPH, insert field 006 and type CTRL+F (Open form) and select “Computer Files/Electronic Resources.”
Leave all other boxes as they are.Form of material (00): m
Type of computer file (09): u - To add the 006 field in Connexion, Edit ► Guided Entry ► Insert 006 ► Computer Files. (You can also use the short cut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P.)
Form of material (00): m
Type of computer file (09): u
007 codes the physical characteristics of the computer file aspect of the disc
(note: there should be two 007s, one for a sound recording and one for a computer file)
- If an 007 field beginning with “co” is already present in the record, then leave it as is.
- To add the 007 field in ALEPH, insert field 007 and type CTRL+F (Open form) and select “Electronic Resource.”
Leave all other boxes they are.Category of material (00): c
Material designation (01): o
Color (03): u
Dimensions (04): g
Sound (05): u - In Connexion, just paste in c ‡b o ‡d u ‡e g ‡f u
500 Enhanced compact disc.
538 describes the system requirements for the CD-ROM features
(note: This information can be taken from the disc itself, the container or the container insert.)
Example:
538 System requirements for CD-Extra: PC with Windows 3.1 or greater; at least 4 Mb RAM; 6 Mb free hard disk space; 256 color/640x480 display or better; multisession CD-ROM drive; sound card and mouse.
Smithsonian Folkways CDs
These are reissues of albums that were previously released on Folkways Records.
Please make sure that the records contain the following elements:
028 02 [number on disc] $b Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
028 00 [number on spine] $b Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (if applicable)
260 __ Washington, D.C. : $b Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, $c [ ?] (add the question mark if applicable)
4XX Series as necessary. (Ask the e-resources/media cataloger if you have any questions.)
500 Originally issued in [year on disc] on LP as Folkways Records: [number].
500 __ Program notes by ____ [if applicable] and texts with English translations [if applicable] ( ## p. ; 28 cm.) inserted in slipcase
710 2_ Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings.
710 2_ Folkways Records.