Music Materials

The Music Library catalogs only M-class (M, ML, MT) materials for all SUL libraries, that is, all material (except serials & electronic resources) with music-related topics. M class includes materials about music or consisting of music. They do not catalog any non M-class material, regardless of the library it is to be shelved in, including the Music Library, ARS or CCRMA. In cases of doubt whether an item is really about music, send it to Music and they will decide.

The Music Library catalogs:

All scores in all languages
All musical sound recordings in any carrier. This includes movie soundtracks. (Non-musical sound recordings go to MARC).
All music video recordings in any carrier (e.g., musical performances and documentaries about composers). Non-music video recordings go to MARC.
All music microforms (in either book or score format, but not serial format).
All M-class books for any location that do not meet current criteria for copy cataloging of M-class books. (See current criteria below.)
All M-class books with accompanying materials where the accompanying material is NOT in PAPER format. Paper formats include errata, addenda, maps, charts, plans). The book is the main work.

Routing to Music:

Follow all standard receipt and bibliographic steps.

Create MHLD and change Pieces, if appropriate.
Prepare Campus messenger flag in pencil: Today's date at top; TO: MUSIC. Place flag in center of book along with approval slip if present.
Place book in outgoing mail bin

The Music Library does not catalog:

Non M-class materials of any type for any SUL location
Books written in the Cyrillic alphabet, with or without copy (they do catalog Cyrillic scores & musical sound recordings)
Books written in the Hebrew alphabet, with or without copy (they do catalog Hebrew scores & musical sound recordings)
Serials in any format
Non-musical sound recordings
Non-musical video recordings
Electronic resources (including CD-ROMS)
Added volumes
Added copies
Books for Special Collections
Books with cataloging records that meet our current criteria for copy cataloging of M-class books (see below)

Copy Cataloging

The Monograph Receiving Unit is responsible for copy cataloging all Music materials with ML or MT call numbers, using the same standards as we use with all other copy cataloging.

Size Designation

Miniature (add "m" to the end of the call number)
books and scores = 19 cm. or less in height
Folio (add "f" to the end of the call number)

books = 30-49 cm. in height and/or 29-49 cm. in width

Flat folio (add "ff" to the end of the call number)

books and scores = 50 cm. and greater in height or width

There are no tinies in the Music Library.

Locations

The following item type/locations are valid for the Music Library:

STKS STACKS

STKS MINIATURE

STKS FOLIO

STKS FOLIO-FL

NH-MUS7DAY R-STACKS

NH-MUS7DAY R-MINIATUR

NH-MUS7DAY R-FOLIO

NH-MUS7DAY R-FOLIO-FL

REF REFERENCE

LCKSTK LOCKED-STK

Please do not use the current location READY-REF unless specifically requested by the bibliographer.

Last modified: April 18, 2007