[ARSCLIST] cataloging question

[Brandon Burke <thejosephboys@xxxxxxxxx>]

Friends,

I am in the middle of defining fields for a database of audio (and
video) holdings.  I am trying to base as many physical description
tags as I can on AACR/IASA standards but I am not sure how to handle
sound files that have been saved as data on a DVD-R.

For instance:
* a DVD would usually be a "videodisc" but the contents in this case
are audio files.
* the contents, despite being audio files, are saved as data--in other
words, one cannot simply pop the disc into a player and hear the
matreial.  So do they qualify as "audio"?

I'm inclined to call it a "videodisc" simply because the carrier is a
DVD, regardless of the contents.  Details as to the disc's contents
can be fleshed out in an open text field such as "Summary" or "Notes".
 I should also mention that, since this is a database and not a MARC
record, I'd prefer not to have exceptionaly long phys description
chains a la "1 sound tape reel (20 min.) : analog, 15ips, stereo, 1/4"
tape."

Any thoughts or suggestions?


Thanks as always,
Brandon Burke

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Brandon Burke
Audiovisual Specialist
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010
voice: 650.724.9711
fax: 650.725.3445
email: burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx