5JSC/Editor/RDA/Part I/Chapter 14
Chapter 14
Content Description
Contents
14.0 Purpose and scope
14.1 Sources of information
14.2 Type and form of content
[To be added]
14.3 Nature and scope of the content
14.3.0 Basic instructions on describing the nature and scope of the content
14.3.1 Describing the nature and scope of archival collections
14.4 Language and script of the content
14.4.0 Basic instructions on recording language and script
14.4.1 Textual content included with musical works
14.4.2 Programming language
14.5 Intended audience
14.5.0 Basic instructions on describing the intended audience
14.6 Summarization of content
14.6.0 Basic instructions on summarizing content
14.7 Contents list
14.7.0 Basic instructions on listing contents
14.7.1 Listing contents for resources comprising musical works
14.7.2 Listing contents for resources comprising cartographic works
14.7.3 Listing contents for resources comprising graphic works
14.7.4 Listing contents for resources comprising audiovisual works
14.8 Indexes and finding aids
14.8.0 Basic instructions on noting indexes and finding aids
14.8.1 Cumulative indexes to serials
14.9 Related content
14.9.0 Basic instructions on describing related content
14.9.1 Preceding, succeeding, and simultaneously issued resources
14.9.2 Original of a facsimile or reproduction
14.10 Presentation of musical content
14.10.1 Type of score
14.10.2 Form of notation
14.11 Medium of performance for musical works
14.11.0 Basic instructions on recording medium of performance
14.11.1 Recorded performances
14.12 Scale of cartographic content
14.12.0 Basic instructions on recording scale of cartographic content
14.12.1 Additional scale information
14.12.2 Variations in scale
14.12.3 Cartographic content not drawn to scale
14.12.4 Nonlinear scale
14.12.5 Vertical and horizontal scales
14.13 Projection of cartographic content
14.13.0 Basic instructions on recording projection of cartographic content
14.14 Coordinates of cartographic content
14.14.0 Basic instructions on recording coordinates of cartographic content
14.15 Magnitude of cartographic content
14.15.0 Basic instructions on recording magnitude of cartographic content
14.16 Other features of cartographic content
14.17 Digital representation of graphic content
14.17.0 Basic instructions on recording digital representation of graphic content
14.17.1 Other features of digital representation of graphic content
14.18 Dissertations
14.18.0 Basic instructions on recording dissertation information
14.19 Awards
14.19.0 Basic instructions on recording information on awards
14.0. Purpose and scope
The elements covered in this chapter are those that describe the content of the resource.
The elements convey information that users typically rely on when selecting a resource to meet their “intellectual” requirements (form of work, audience, language, etc.).
This chapter also includes elements that reflect content-oriented relationships (e.g., sources on which the content of the resource is based).
For the description of a particular resource, not all of the elements covered in this chapter may be applicable.
14.1. Sources of information
Information used for content description is generally taken from the resource itself. In certain cases the information may be taken from sources outside the resource as well. For further guidance on sources of information for content description, see the instructions under specific elements in this chapter.
14.2. Type and form of content
[To be added] <GMD/SMD WG report> <line 601>
14.3. Nature and scope of the content
Contents
14.3.0 Basic instructions on describing the nature and scope of the content
14.3.1 Describing the nature and scope of archival collections
14.3.0. Basic instructions on describing the nature and scope of the content
Contents
14.3.0.1 Definition
14.3.0.2 Sources of information
14.3.0.3 Describing the nature and scope of the content
14.3.0.1. Definition
o The nature of the content is the specific character of the content of a resource (e.g., interim report).
o The scope of the content is the general scope of coverage of the content of a resource (e.g., geographic or chronological coverage).
14.3.0.2. Sources of information
Ø Take information to be used in describing the nature and scope of the content from any source.
14.3.0.3. Describing the nature and scope of the content
Ø Make a note describing the nature and/or scope of the content of the resource unless that information is given elsewhere in the description. [1.7B1] C* <line 601√> <line 604√>
Field recording of birdsong
Cross-cultural survey
Combined time series analysis and graph plotting system
Spreadsheet, with word processing and graphic capabilities
Shows all of western Europe and some of eastern Europe
(Resource entitled: Germany)
Shows the routes of Amundsen, Byrd, and Gould
Shows southernmost extent of the midnight sun
Shows the main battles of 1944-1945
(Resource entitled: The Asian struggle)
Shows dioceses
Based on 1981 statistics
14.3.1. Describing the nature and scope of archival collections
[To be added] <LC/3-14.2> <line 605>
14.4. Language and script of the content
Contents
14.4.0 Basic instructions on recording language and script
14.4.1 Textual content included with musical works
14.4.2 Programming language
14.4.0. Basic instructions on recording language and script
Contents
14.4.0.1 Definition
14.4.0.2 Sources of information
14.4.0.3 Recording language and script of the content
14.4.0.1. Definition
o Language is the language in which the content of a resource is expressed.
o Script is the script in which the content of a resource is conveyed.
14.3.0.2. Sources of information
Ø Take information to be used in recording the language and script of the content from any source.
14.3.0.3. Recording language and script of the content
Ø Make a note on the language(s) and/or script(s) of the content of the resource unless this is apparent from the rest of the description. [1.7B2] C* <line 621> <line 623>
Commentary in English
Spanish version of: Brushing away tooth decay
Latin text; parallel English translation
Place names in Italian
Legend in English and Afrikaans
Some items in English; some in French
English with typewritten French translation
Latin with English marginalia
English words; includes principal melodies
Sung in French
French dialogue; English subtitles
Dubbed into English
Captions in Spanish
Sound tape in Spanish and English
14.4.1. Textual content included with musical works
Ø Make a note indicating the language of textual content included in the resource separately from the music. [5.7B2] <line 622√>
Latin words printed as text
French words; English translation on p. v-xxii
14.4.2. Programming language
Ø Record the programming language as part of the system requirements note (see 13.7. [9.7B2]
14.5. Intended Audience
14.5.0. Basic instructions on describing the intended audience
Contents
14.5.0.1 Definition
14.5.0.2 Sources of information
14.5.0.3 Describing the intended audience
14.5.0.1. Definition
o Intended audience is the class of user for which the content is intended, as defined by age group (e.g., children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or other categorization.
14.5.0.2. Sources of information
Ø Take information to be used in describing the intended audience for the content from any source.
14.5.0.3. Describing the intended audience
Ø Make a brief note of the intended audience for, or intellectual level of, the resource if this information is stated on the resource or is readily available from another source and is considered to be important. [1.7B14] C* <line 724√>
Intended audience: Elementary grades
For children aged 7-9
Intended audience: Clinical students and postgraduate house officers
14.6. Summarization of the content
14.6.0. Basic instructions on summarizing the content
Contents
14.6.0.1 Definition
14.6.0.2 Sources of information
14.6.0.3 Summarizing the content
14.6.0.1. Definition
o A summarization of the content is an abstract, summary, synopsis, etc., of the content of a resource.
14.6.0.2. Sources of information
Ø Take information to be used in summarizing the content from any source.
14.6.0.3. Summarizing the content
Ø Provide a brief objective summary of the content of the resource (other than one that consists entirely or predominantly of music) unless another part of the description provides enough information. [1.7B17] C* <line 727> <line 728> <line 730>
Summary: Pictures the highlights of the play Julius Caesar using photographs of an actual production
Summary: Episodes from the novel, read by Ed Begley
Summary: A brief historical account up to the introduction of wave mechanics
Ø Provide a summary for all resources designed for use by persons with disabilities. <line 729√>
14.7. Contents list
Contents
14.7.0 Basic instructions on listing contents
14.7.1 Listing contents for resources comprising musical works
14.7.2 Listing contents for resources comprising cartographic works
14.7.3 Listing contents for resources comprising graphic works
14.7.4 Listing contents for resources comprising audiovisual works
14.7.0. Basic instructions on listing contents
Contents
14.7.0.1 Definition
14.7.0.2 Sources of information
14.7.0.3 Listing contents
14.7.0.1. Definition
o A contents list is a listing, either selective or full, of the contents of a resource.
14.7.0.2. Sources of information
Ø Take information to be used in a contents list from any source.
14.7.0.3. Listing contents
Ø List the contents of the resource, either selectively or fully, if they are considered to be important. [1.7B18] C* <line 734> <line 736> <line 737> <line 738> <line 739>
Partial contents: Introduction / Howard H. Brinton — William I. Hull : a biographical sketch / Janet Whitney — George Fox as a man / Frank Aydelotte
Contents: v. 1. Plain tales from the hills — v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales — v. 4. In black and white — v. 5. The phantom ’rickshaw and other stories — v. 6. Under the deodars. The story of the Gadsbys. Wee Willie Winkie
Bibliography: p. 859-910
With musical extracts from the works of the composer
Includes petition to the King from the citizens of London, 1783, in scroll form
Also contains two short prose pieces dated 1937
Contains letters to Mrs. Wells and Gabrielle Gissing
Contents: Surrey – Kent – Middlesex – Essex
Includes: Bibliography of Northwest materials
Issues for 1922-1931 include: The woman voter : official organ of the League of Women Voters
Ø When using a comprehensive description to describe a resource comprising two or more parts, etc., issued successively, make notes on the state of the resource at the time of description and indicate the composition of the complete resource if possible. Record variations between parts, etc., of the resource. Complete this note when the resource is complete. [3.7B18] <line 735√>
Complete in 174 sheets. Set includes various editions of some sheets including some reissued by the U.S. Army Map Service. Some sheets, prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, have series designation “Provisional G.S.G.S. 4145”
14.7.1. Listing contents for resources comprising musical works
Ø List contents for a resource comprising musical works following the basic instructions in 14.7.0. Add to the titles recorded in a contents list opus numbers (if they are necessary to identify the works named) and statements of responsibility not already recorded (see 12.3). If the works in a collection are all in the same musical form and that form is named in the title proper of the resource, do not repeat the musical form in the titles in the contents list. [5.7B18]
Contents: Sailing homeward — People call me the Pied Piper — The piper’s theme
Contents: The matron cat’s song / words by Ruth Pitter — My cat Jeffry / words by Christopher Smart — The song of the Jellicles / words by T.S. Eliot
Contents: Komm Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott = Come, O Holy Ghost, God and Lord / by Lucas Osiander ; text by Lucas Osiander — Psalm 121 / by Heinrich Schütz ; freely translated by Cornelius Becker
Contents: Sonata in D major, op. 6 — Three marches, op. 45 — Variations in C major, op. 23 — Variations in C major, op. 34
Contents: v. 1. No. 1 (op. 1, no. 1b) E minor. No. 2 (op. 1, no. 2) G minor. No. 3 (op. 1, no. 5) G major. No. 4 (op. 1, no. 7) C major — v. 2. No. 5 (op. 1, no. 11) F major. No. 6 (op. 1, no. 9) B minor. No. 7 (op. 1, no. 4) A minor. No. 8, A minor
Ø For recorded performances of musical works, add the duration of the piece (see 13.2.X). [6.7B18] <line 734> <line 742>
Contents: The golden age of rock’n’roll — Born late 58 — Trudi’s song — Pearl’n’Roy — Roll away the stone — Marionette — Alice — Crash Street kids — Through the looking glass
Contents: The fourth millennium / Henry Brant (9 min.) — Music for brass quintet (14 min.)
Contents: Louise. Depuis le jour / G. Charpentier (Mary Garden, soprano, with orchestra) — Tosca. Vissi d’arte / Puccini (Maria Jeritza, soprano, with piano)
14.7.2. Listing contents for resources comprising cartographic works
Ø List contents for a resource comprising cartographic works following the basic instructions in 14.7.0. List the contents of the resource, either selectively or fully, including: insets; maps, etc., printed on the verso of a map, etc., sheet; illustrations, etc. Make notes on maps, insets, etc., on the recto before those on the verso of a sheet. Record the scale of insets, etc., if it is consistent. If the insets, etc., are numerous and/or minor, make a note in general terms. [3.7B18]
Includes index
Includes “Glossary”
Includes key to 140 place names
With two additional unnumbered parts: The stars in six maps. 1830 — The terrestrial globe in six maps. 1831
Includes an index and illustrations of the Wangapeka Track
Maps, text, and col. ill. on verso
Insets: Connaught Place — Chanakyapuri — Delhi & New Delhi City. Scale [ca. 1:23,000]
Insets: Political and economic alliances — Air distances from London — Membership of international organisations
On verso: New map of South Hadley, Mass. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]
On verso: Indiana — Iowa — Missouri. Scale 1:600,000
Insets: Harrow — Wembley — Ruislip. On verso: Map of N.W. London
Includes 7 insets
Contents: The world in 3000 B.C. — The world in 1500 B.C. — The world in 500 B.C. — The world in A.D. 1
Contents: Ancient Orient before the rise of the Greeks. Scale 1:4,752,000 — Palestine about 860 B.C. Scale 1:506,880
Contents: Colonial organization of the world 1937 — Achievement of independence 1958-1966
14.7.3. Listing contents for resources comprising graphic works
Ø List contents for a resource comprising graphic works following the basic instructions in 14.7.0. List the titles of individually named parts of a graphic resource. Add to each title any statements of responsibility not already recorded (see 12.3), and the number of cards, frames, slides, etc., when considered to be important. [8.7B18] <line 734> <line 740> <line 741√>