Weitz, J. (2001). Music coding and tagging: MARC 21 designation for scores and sound recordings, 2nd ed. Soldier Creek Music Series, no. 2. Soldier Creek Press: Belle Plaine, MN.

Though cataloging by example is a practice that is outwardly looked down upon by the cataloging profession, everyone does it. So, it is important that clear, accurate examples be available for this process, especially since the rules and guidelines are purposefully allowing for the ebb and flow of situations.

This is specifically necessary in the MARC coding and tagging format, in which going by example is a lot more practical and possible. And if everyone follows the same examples, then there will theoretically be some standardization. This book does just that. After giving a clear explanation of each MARC tag, indicator, and subfield, accepted examples of each are given to formalize wording, punctuation, and coding, specifically geared for scores and sound recordings, which offer very differing and problematic situations that stray from general cataloging.

Table of Contents:

Fixed Field Elements

Control Fields

Variable Fields: Personal Name Headings; Corporate Name Headings; Meeting Name Headings; Uniform Title Headings; Topical and Geographic Subject Headings; Title, Imprint, and Physical Description Areas; Series Statements and Headings; Notes

Appendices: Obsolete and Pre-AACR2 Fields; OCLC and RLIN Format Differences; Full Record Examples

Internship notes:

I have begun to progress into the meat of the internship. I will be creating original records for items in the Latin American Music Collection that have no pre-existing records in OCLC. Along with this, I will be creating the corresponding authority records for names and titles that do not currently exist in the Name Authority File.