Re: [ARSCLIST] More on cataloging

[Green Richard <richard.green@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

An image of the label is part of the cataloguing records on the VG site.
Audio files of the discs are also attached (if the recording is in public
domain in Canada) and there are also links to artist biographies and other
information.  If you haven't checked out the Virtual Gramophone site, you
should http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone/ some 14,000 (as complete
as we could make them with over 50 fields) cataloguing records, 11,000 label
scans, 4000 audio files (MP3 and RealAudio) - more being added every month -
end of shameless promo plug!

There have been several attempts to develop a comprehensive field list
including our own efforts for the VG, LC did one, and there is a European
one that I saw last summer - each has a lot of similarities but there are
differences.

Richard.

-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karl Miller
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] More on cataloging

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Steven Smolian wrote:

> Given present technology, some of this- label varieties, for instance, can
> be attached to the catalog record.  This could apply to anything
> photographicable and which doesn't require searching on the data.  This
> could simplify the data input.

Am I understanding correctly that you are suggesting that an image of the
disc label, and perhaps the run off grooves, with matrix number visable,
could be part of the catalog record?

If so, what would then be the minimal amount of information that would
need to be keyed into a system? With shellac...would Rigler Deutsch be
enough?

I also wonder about the source for digital files...broadcasts discs that
are line checks, versus off air, versus recuttings, etc...might that
suffice?

Karl