How to Catalog a Kit
Emily Dust NimsakontNebraska Library Commission
NCompass LiveJune 23, 2010
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What is a kit?
• “An item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item”
• “A single-medium package of textual material”
AACR2, Glossary
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Where do you find the rules for cataloging kits?
• Kits do not have a chapter of their own in AACR2
• Instructions for working with kits are scattered throughout other chapters
• Rule 1.10 is about “items made up of several types of materials”
• Rules in Chapter 10 (Three-Dimensional Artifacts) can apply
Chief source of information
• The chief source of information is the whole item.
• Information can be taken from anywhere on the item.
Bibliographic format
• Visual materials
Title and statement of responsibility area
• Title statement = MARC field 245– Transcribe the title as it appears on the item– If no title is given, supply one in brackets
Title and statement of responsibility area
• Title statement = MARC field 245– General material designation (GMD) is necessary– List of terms found at AACR2 1.1C1– “kit” is on the list
Title and statement of responsibility area
• Title statement = MARC field 245245 00 $a Hats $h [kit].
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Title and statement of responsibility area
Title statement = MARC field 245245 00 $a [Crochet kit] $h [kit].
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Title and statement of responsibility area
• Varying form of title = MARC field 246– Titles found on other areas of the item– Spelling out numbers, abbreviations, etc.
Publication areaMARC field 260
Place of publication : Publisher, date of publication.
260 _ _ $a Madison, Wis. : $b BiFolkal Productions, $c 1988.
Publication areaMARC field 260
• Publication information for a locally constructed kit
Roseville, Calif. : ǂb Roseville Public Library, ǂc 2010.
Physical description area MARC field 300
• Two options– Provide a general description here and a more
specific description in a note– Describe all components of a kit in this area
Physical description areaMARC field 300
300 _ _ $a 1 kit ; $c in container, 33 x 28 cm.
OR
300 _ _ $a 2 masks, 1 visiting card, 1 discussion guide ; $c in container, 33 x 28 cm.
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Common uses for notes– Source of title– Statement of responsibility– Physical description– Contents– Summary– Audience
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Source of title
500 _ _ $a Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Statement of responsibility
500 _ _ $a Developed by the Roseville Public Library in support of Every Child Ready to Read.
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Physical description
500 _ _ $a Kit includes 2 masks, 1 visiting card, and 1 discussion guide.
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Formatted contents
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Formatted contents
505 2 _ $a Kyuuto! Japanese crafts : Amigurumi / Tomoko Takamori -- The happy hooker / Debbie Stoller.
505 20 $t Kyuuto! Japanese crafts : Amigurumi / $r Tomoko Takamori -- $t The happy hooker / $r Debbie Stoller.
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Summary
520 _ _ $a Visiting card and prop (2 cardboard masks) are intended to prompt discussion of hat styles since the turn of the century.
Notes areaMARC fields 5XX
• Audience
521 _ _ $a Grades 1-2.
Main and added entries
• Personal name main entry
100 1 _ $a Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor.245 1 0 $a World history $h [kit] : $b connection
to today / $c Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis, Anthony Esler.
700 1_ $a Esler, Anthony.
Main and added entries
• Title main entry
245 0 0 $a Global education resource kit : $b for educators and community organizers.
710 2 _ Heifer International.
Fixed fields
• Type of record (Type) = o
OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards
Fixed fields
• Type of material (TMat) = b
OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards
006 field
• Elements have the same input standards as the fixed field codes
• This field is used if it is judged important to bring out these aspects of the components of the kit
006 field
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats
006 field
http://www.loc.gov/marc
007 field
• Include 007 field for each component of the kit that requires one (sound recording, videorecording, etc.)
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/
007 field
http://www.loc.gov/marc/
007 field
007 field
007 field
006 and 007 fields
“When to add 006 and 007 fields” - Cooperative Computer Services, Illinois
http://ccslib.org/Catalogers/index.php?title=When_to_add_006_and_007_fields
Resources for cataloging kits
Weber, Mary Beth. Cataloging Nonprint and Internet Resources. New York: Neal Schuman, 2002.– Chapter 6
Olson, Nancy B. Cataloging of Audiovisual Materials and Other Special Materials. DeKalb, IL: Minnesota Scholarly Press, 1998.– Chapter 12
Resources for cataloging kits
Cataloging Kits - Folger Library, University of Mainehttp://library.umaine.edu/techserv/Cataloging/Kits.htm
Cataloging Kits - Lewis & Clark Library System, Illinoishttp://www.lcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/CATALOGING-KITS1.pdf
Thank you!
Emily Dust NimsakontNebraska Library Commission
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