Library Cataloging
Martha Yee announced that: The UCLA Film and Television Archive records are available for searching over the Internet, but full MARC records cannot be downloaded.NOTE: Be sure to select the Film and Television Archive database before every search.The UCLA Film and Television Archive was founded in the late 1960s. It is now the largest university-based repository of original film and television materials in the world. Its catalog currently contains nearly 150,000 titles. As part of its mission, the archive collects and preserves motion pictures and broadcast programming, and works to advance public understanding and appreciation of moving image media. The archive also supports scholarly research and media production, explores how new technologies can contribute to preservation and restoration, and educates and trains archivists. As film and television play a greater role in shaping our culture, the work of the archive increases in importance.
- No More Star Wars Films?
Image via WikipediaThe heading Star War films, and all other headings dealing with a series or character might be removed from the lcgft. The recent separation of the genre/form thesaurus from LCSH provides an opportunity to reexamine the genre/form terms...
- Hierarchies For Moving Image Genre/form Headings
LC has requested comments about hierarchies for moving image genre/form headings.In 2007 the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress began an experiment to develop genre/form headings in the area of moving images (films, television...
- Decision Regarding The Final Disposition Of Lcsh Headings For Video Recordings
LC has published Decision regarding the final disposition of LCSH headings for video recordings.In summary, the decisions are:Topical headings (MARC tag 150) denoting a genre or form of video recording will be cancelled in favor of the correlated film...
- Rda/marc Working Group Established
Sent to the MARC email list.Under the auspices of the British Library, the Library and Archives Canada, and the Library of Congress, an RDA/MARC Working Group has been established to collaborate on the development of proposals for changes to the MARC...
- Rights Metadata
ccPublisher 1.0 is now available for Mac OS X and Windows. Both Windows (.msi) and Mac OS X (.dmg) files are available for download.ccPublisher is a tool which allows users to select a Creative Commons license and upload their work to the Internet Archive...
Library Cataloging
UCLA Film and Television Archive Cataloging
Martha Yee announced that: The UCLA Film and Television Archive records are available for searching over the Internet, but full MARC records cannot be downloaded.NOTE: Be sure to select the Film and Television Archive database before every search.The UCLA Film and Television Archive was founded in the late 1960s. It is now the largest university-based repository of original film and television materials in the world. Its catalog currently contains nearly 150,000 titles. As part of its mission, the archive collects and preserves motion pictures and broadcast programming, and works to advance public understanding and appreciation of moving image media. The archive also supports scholarly research and media production, explores how new technologies can contribute to preservation and restoration, and educates and trains archivists. As film and television play a greater role in shaping our culture, the work of the archive increases in importance.
- No More Star Wars Films?
Image via WikipediaThe heading Star War films, and all other headings dealing with a series or character might be removed from the lcgft. The recent separation of the genre/form thesaurus from LCSH provides an opportunity to reexamine the genre/form terms...
- Hierarchies For Moving Image Genre/form Headings
LC has requested comments about hierarchies for moving image genre/form headings.In 2007 the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress began an experiment to develop genre/form headings in the area of moving images (films, television...
- Decision Regarding The Final Disposition Of Lcsh Headings For Video Recordings
LC has published Decision regarding the final disposition of LCSH headings for video recordings.In summary, the decisions are:Topical headings (MARC tag 150) denoting a genre or form of video recording will be cancelled in favor of the correlated film...
- Rda/marc Working Group Established
Sent to the MARC email list.Under the auspices of the British Library, the Library and Archives Canada, and the Library of Congress, an RDA/MARC Working Group has been established to collaborate on the development of proposals for changes to the MARC...
- Rights Metadata
ccPublisher 1.0 is now available for Mac OS X and Windows. Both Windows (.msi) and Mac OS X (.dmg) files are available for download.ccPublisher is a tool which allows users to select a Creative Commons license and upload their work to the Internet Archive...