YUL and the BSR (Oct. 1, 2010 Rev.)

CONTENTS. General guidelines -- Fixed Fields (General) -- Variable Fields (General & Books -- Variable Fields (Descriptive: General & Books) -- Access fields (General) -- 852 -- Authority control -- Books 008 -- Rare Books -- Cartographic Materials -- Electronic resources (excluding e-books) -- Graphic Materials (2-dimensional) -- Notated Music -- Sound Recordings -- Video -- RELATED DOCUMENTS

General Guidelines

1. With the implementation of the PCC Bibliographic Standard Record [BSR] Jan. 4, 2009, YUL cataloging revised its standard for printed books and reproductions to be consistent with PCC. As of Oct. 1, 2010, PCC extended BSR guidelines to non-print formats, and the revised YUL guidelines are intended to be compatible with the Bibco extension.
2. Yale BSR is now the default for printed books and reproductions, cartographic materials, printed/manuscript music, sound recordings, rare materials, and video, replacing YUL Core. Because BSR is a "floor" concept, additional data may be added to a given record on a case by case basis, but, at YUL, generally not across the board. Special collections can require additional data across the board to serve the collection's needs. Follow the CONSER Standard Guidelines for continuing resources.
3. Additional cataloging data will be added to the record at the request of users. Catalog Managment Team is expected to receive most requests via CatProblems. If CMT cannot resolve, the problem will be routed to the appropriate cataloger.
4. If all of the access points on the Yale core record are supported by national authority records, contribute the record as a Bibco BSR (042 pcc, Cataloging Source c, Encoding Level blank [I if cataloging on OCLC]). Keep in mind that the BSR requires a 050 _4 classification number.
5. Don't edit down: When upgrading minimal or less-than-full member, vendor, or LC copy to BSR level, you will often find that the record includes fields not required by the BSR that would be required or included in what was formerly considered to be a full record. Leave such fields in the record, provided that the information is accurate & observes standards. Apply the same principle when basing variant edition cataloging on a full level bibliographic record. Do not edit member copy to BSR level from full level.
6. Legacy bibco cataloging copy. Generally make no attempt to upgrade a bibco cataloging copy created according to the previous standard to the new standard. MARS will update any obsolete headings. However, perform additional authority work if necessary.

Fixed Fields

When cataloging on Orbis:

Leader: Encoding Level (ElvL): 4 is the default value for YUL BSR. Retain 4 even if additional fields are added on a case-by-case basis. If variant edition cataloging is derived from a full record, leave the Encoding Level at full if the original record was Cataloging Form:a. If the Encoding Level of the original record was Cataloging Form:_ or i, use Encoding Level 1.

You must change the Encoding Level to blank or OCLC I if the record is contributed as pcc.

NOTE: a record for a reproduction derived from the record for the print original must have a Cataloging Form:a to be contributed as pcc; in other words, the source cataloging for the print original must be coded as AACR2 for the reproduction record to be contributed as pcc.

006 Not required

007 When appropriate (for microfilm, sound recordings, video, etc.). In general, only the Category of Material and SMD are required. [Previous standard required all fixed fields] Special units can define fuller requirements for their units.

008 Use Cataloging Source d. However, if all headings are backed up by authority records, the record has an 050 _4, & the description is current AACR2, use Cataloging Source c (and add 042 pcc and verify that the Encoding Level is blank or I [as in India]). Many 008 character positions are no longer mandatory, but the mandatory fields will differ based on the category of material. EXCEPTION: if the copy source is LC, leave the Cataloging Source as blank, even if you upgrade MLC to the Bibco Standard level..

When cataloging on OCLC: since the template will not recognize the fill character until the next revision of Connexion, continue to enter the appropriate 008 fixed fields.

General Requirements for Variable Fields

Variable fields. Required fields for control numbers and codes:

Tag	Comment	Tag	Comment
010	Retain on record; add if on item	041	NEW with BSR
020	$a only is mandatory, but $a is mandatory for both the set ISBN and the individual volumes if both numbers are on the item. Note that since description is based on the earliest/first volume, only the ISBNs on that volume would be required.	042	If all headings are established, there is a 050 _4, & description follows current AACR2, make a 042 with the pcc code
035	OCLC & YL number, any additional numbers required by the cataloging unit [Local requirement]	050 _4	$a mandatory if record is coded as pcc; mandatory if used for the YUL location; recommended if not. Classification should be at the same level of specificity used for a full record. See also CALL NUMBER
040

Variable fields. Required fields for description:

Tag	Comment	Tag	Comment
245	$a, $b, $n, $p, $c. For parallel titles, transcription of the first parallel title only is mandatory. If neither the title proper nor the first parallel title is in English, any subsequent English language parallel title should be transcribed as well	500	For source of title only; additional requirements for some non-print formats
246 1_	Use cataloger judgment; not required to follow LCRIs. NEW: use 1_ for all 246 fields except parallel title	501	Publisher bound with note
246 31	NEW: Use for parallel titles only	502	Dissertation note
250	Required if applicable	505	"Supply as appropriate for collections, compilations, or for multi-part items with separate titles." Does not extend to TOC
260	NEW: if a publisher statement has multiple locations, only the first location is recorded	533	Reproduction note. 534 is not mandatory except for cartographic materials. YUL local decision: continue to use 534 when appropriate.
		546	Language note; make if language is not clear from the description; use also for alphabets, scripts, symbol systems.
300	YUL will continue to use $c for books [not mandatory in BSR for books]. Mandatory in BSR for non-print $e is not mandatory for books but is mandatory for non-print. YUL: local decision--record accompanying material with books either in $e or in a note.	590	Local note. Follow AACR2 note order and enter the 590 last. Beinecke will continue to enter the 590 as the first note.
4xx	Required if applicable

CAUTION: Table above presents notes in MARC numerical order. The note order following AACR2 should be: 500, 546, 502, 505, 501, 533, 590. LC in-house practice includes 504 for bibliographical references (or combined index/bibliographical references) or 500 for index if there are no bibliographical references. YUL: cataloger judgment.

Notes to justify access (main entry or added entries) are not required for BSR. However, if a heading is not represented by an authority record, and the usage can only be documented by a note, the cataloger should either create an authority record or make a (quoted) note, so that some record of usage is recorded.

Variable fields. Required fields for access.

Tag	Comment
1xx	Required if applicable
1xx/240	Required for music only. For other formats, required if applicable if the uniform title is readily available.
4xx/8xx	Required if applicable. BSR only requires 4xx; YUL requires 8xx if applicable. CONSER standard does not require 4xx for serials
7xx	Required if applicable. Assign the same number of added entries as you would for a full record.

6xx. If applicable, required for primary subjects. Primary subjects should be as specific as the ones that would be assigned for a full level record. Remember that some topics can only be expressed with multiple headings. If there are specific Subject Cataloging Manual (SCM) instructions to assign an array of subject headings, follow SCM. Follow documented local practices for special subject tracings. BUT: what SCM calls "LC practice" is LC's local practice and is not required, e.g. most topical subject headings for belletristic titles.

For 6xx examples see slides 17-22 in the PPT training slides for YUL BSR for books.

852 (CALL NUMBER). Classification should be at the same level of specificity used for a full record. If YUL local practice requires local classification, use local classification in 852; assign an LC class number in 050 _4 if readily available. Absent a 050, the record cannot be coded as pcc. A full call number is required for LSF.

Authority Control

Continue to follow previously established YUL guidelines for heading validation. For documentation, see

http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/authorities/acworkflow.htm#verifywhich

Unlike the PCC BSR, YUL BSR does not require that every heading on the bibliographic record be supported by an authority record. Continue to follow previously established YUL guidelines for when to contribute a new authority record to the national authority file. For documentation, see

http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/authorities/names_policy.htm

Even though YUL guidelines only require authority records to be made for a limited set of conditions, in many cases all headings on a bibliographic record will be supported by a national authority record. In that case, if the record also has a 050 _4, contribute it as PCC core/Encoding Level blank.

Additional Format Specific BSR Requirements

Only differences from the general BSR guidelines are listed. Unless otherwise noted, follow the general BSR guidelines.

Textual Monographs (Books)

008

Mandatory	No Longer Mandatory
06 Type of date	18-21 Illustrations
07-10 Date 1	22 Target audience
11-14 Date 2	24-27 Nature of contents
15-17 Place of publication	28 Government publication
23 Form of item	29 Conference
35-37 Language	30 Festschrift
38 Modified record code	31 Index
39 Cataloging source	33 Literary form
	34 Biography

Variable Fields. See General Requirements for BSR above.

Link to Textual Monographs BSR MAP:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRTM-Revised.pdf

Rare Books

Follow BSR for textual monographs, but with the exceptions listed.

040 $e dcrmb

245-4xx. Follow DCRMB for transcription; abbreviation of the fields should be guided by DCRMB

260 [General] "DCRM(B) has careful guidelines about providing imprint and manufacturer information; following those guidelines, it would be possible to supply the full array of subfields; however, for the BSR for Rare Books, use manufacturing information only when lacking parallel publishing information. For items with only one publisher but multiple places presented, catalogers should follow DCRM(B) 4B6.2."

260 $e $f $g "Lacking substantive information for $a and/or $b, supply useful information in manufacturer subfields."

5xx In addition to the mandatory textual monograph notes, base mandatory notes on DCRM(B) "in particular situations." Note that 505 is not mandatory for Rare Books.

Link to Rare Book BSR MAP:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRRB-Final-Report.pdf

Non-Book Formats

Cartographic materials

007 In addition to Category of Material (00) and SMD (001), the BSR for cartographic materials has the additional mandatory 007 fixed fields: Color (03), Physical Medium (04), Type of reproduction (05), Production/Reproduction Details (06), Positive/Negative Aspect (07)

008 For BSR for cartographic materials, all defined 008 fixed fields are mandatory (undefined fixed fields are 24, 26-27, 30, and 32).

Variable fields

034. Coded cartographic mathematical data:

mandatory: $a

mandatory if applicable: $b, $d, $e, $f, $g, $h, $j, $k, $m, $n, $p, $r, $s, $t, $x, $y, $z, $2

052 Geographic classification is mandatory

240 is mandatory if readily available but "rarely used in sheet map cataloging"

255 Cartographic mathematical data. Mandatory: $a. Mandatory if Applicable: $b, $c

5xx. In addition to the basic BSR mandatory notes, the following format-specific notes are required:

500: Relief note

500: Other mathematical data

534. In cartographic cataloging, 534 is used for both republications and reproductions. 533 is used for microform.

6xx. "Include at least one topic subdivided geographically OR one geographic subject access field at a minimum."

Link to Cartographic Materials BSR MAP

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRCART-Final-Report.pdf

Electronic Resources

Apply only to monographic software, numeric data, multimedia & computer systems [Leader code "m"] -- but not to e-books or other textual resources online or on CD-ROMs coded in Leader 06 as "a" [language material]. For the latter, continue to apply the Provider Neutral e-Monograph Guidelines.

008 Basic 008s are mandatory plus Type of computer file (26)

Variable Fields

041 $a and, in addition, $b are mandatory

300 Direct access: $a, $c. Remote access: $a 1 online resource

520 Mandatory if not evident from the description.

538. "In direct access electronic resources use a system requirements note including, if appropriate, any software requirements necessary for processing the file types"

856. "Remote access: $u; do not include institution-specific URLs."

Link to electronic resources BSR:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRER-Final-Report.pdf

Graphic materials

008

Mandatory	No Longer Mandatory
06 Type of date	18-19 Form of composition
07-10 Date 1	21 Music parts
11-14 Date 2	21 Undefined
15-17 Place of publication	22 Target audience
18-20 Use nnn	23-27 Undefined
29 Form of item	28 Government publication
33 Type of visual material	30-32 Undefined
34 Technique	33 Transposition and arrangement
35-37 Language
38 Modified record
39 Cataloging source

Variable data fields

037 Source of acquisitions. " Minimally, supply readily available publisher number(s) (i.e. numbers appearing on the item, container, etc.) If used, also include the assigning agency."

245 $a $h only are mandatory. But, parallel title guidelines are the same as general level.

300 $a, $b, $c mandatory

520 "Use if the content of the item is not apparent from the rest of the description."

6xx. "As appropriate, assign a complement of headings that provides access to at least the primary/essential subject, genre, and/or form of the work at the appropriate level of specificity."

Link to graphic materials BSR:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRGM-Final-Report.pdf

Notated Music (printed or manuscript) and Sound recordings

008

Mandatory	No Longer Mandatory
06 Type of date	18-19 Form of composition
07-10 Date 1	21 Music parts
11-14 Date 2	22 Target audience
15-17 Place of publication	28 Government publication
20 Format of Music	24-29 Accompanying material
23 Form of item	30-31 Literary text for sound recordings
35-37 Language	32 Undefined
38 Modified record	33 Transposition and arrangement
39 Cataloging source	34 Undefined

Notated Music Variable Fields

024 2_ ISMN is mandatory [as it was in core], but in addition, 024 3_ EAN (International Article Number) is required. 024 4_ UPN is only required in the absence of a 024 3_.

028, 041, and 546 are still mandatory [as they were in pcc core]

240 is mandatory (i.e., not "mandatory if readily available")

260 $a Supply if readily available, otherwise use $a [S.l.]

260 $b Supply if readily available; otherwise use $b [s.n.]

300 Unlike books, $c and $e are mandatory--a 500 note may be substituted for $e.

5xx. Only the following notes are mandatory:

546 "Give the language(s) of the spoken or sung text(s) if not apparent from the rest of the description. Also describe alphabets, script, or other symbol systems appearing in the resource."

500 Form of composition/Medium of performance. "Include if not stated or implied elsewhere in the record (including subject headings). A note on original medium may be made if applicable to the entire resource."

500. Publisher/plate number. "Make only when an intelligible note in accordance with AACR2 cannot be generated from the 028 field."

Link to Notated Music BSR MAP:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRSCOREC-Final-Report.pdf

Sound Recordings

007 In addition to Category of Material & SMD, Speed (06) and Dimensions (06) are required

008 See table above for music

024-028. Same as Music

041 only $d subfield is mandatory (language of the song)--subfields for language of the notes, original language of the notes, language of the lyric sheets are not required.

240 Uniform title--same as music: always mandatory; unlike other formats, 240 is not "mandatory if readily available"

245.-300. Same as music.

5xx. Same as music but in addition:

500 Label name and issue/matrix number "Make only when an intelligible note in accordance with AACR2 cannot be generated from the 028 field."

546 "Give the language(s) of the spoken or sung text(s) if not apparent from the rest of the description. Also describe alphabets, script, or other symbol systems appearing in the resource." But note that 041 only requires coding for $d.

No longer mandatory: 511 (Participant/performer). Added entries do not have to be justified by 511.

518 Event note mandatory for SML cataloging (no change from YUL core)

505. Differs from books & music--no limitations on contents.

Link to Sound Recordings BSR MAP (second half of Notated Music BSR):

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRSCOREC-Final-Report.pdf

Video (Projected Visual Materials)

007 In addition to the standard Category of Material & SMD, Color (03) and Dimensions (07) are mandatory

008

Mandatory	No Longer Mandatory
06 Type of date	21 Undefined
07-10 Date 1	22 Target audience
11-14 Date 2	23-27 Undefined
15-17 Place of publication	28 Government publication
18-20 Running time	24-29 Accompanying material
29 Form of item	30-32 Undefined
33 Type of material	34 Technique
35-37 Language
38 Modified record
39 Cataloging Source

028 "Publisher number and source, if readily available"

041 $a $j [language of subtitles] only are mandatory

300 $e Significant accompanying material if applicable; or use a note

Notes:

500 Edition and history. "Give the date of production if different from the publication date."

511. Required (somewhat inconsistently in comparison to sound recordings & "non-justifying" principle). [No change from video core]

518. Event note mandatory (local YUL decision)

520. "If content is not apparent from the rest of the description." [no change from video core]

Link to Visual Materials BSR MAP:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSRPVM-Final-Report.pdf

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RELATED DOCUMENTS

Bibco BSR Page (MAPS)

BSR FAQ

Introduction to Yale Standard (PPT Slides on SharePoint)

OCLC Guidelines for Full, Core, and Abbreviated-Level Cataloging

 

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