CATALOGING PHOTOREPRODUCTIONS

A few steps to follow in cataloging photoreproductions (or photocopies) include:

FIXED FIELDS:

Use these:

Form: r (“Form of Item” should be “r” for “Regular print reproduction. Item is a reproduction in regular eye-readable print (e.g., a photocopy).)

DtSt: s (“Type of Date/Publication Status” should be “s” for single date.)

Dates: Use the original date here, not the date of reproduction. (If you have a 1991 photocopy of a 1989 publication, use 1989 .)

VARIABLE FIELDS:

Using the above example for dates:

260  #c 1989.

300   iv, 116 leaves : #b ill. ; #c 28 cm.

If the item is a photoreproduction of a thesis (as they commonly are):

502  Thesis (D.M.A.)— University of Miami, 1989.

Use the 533 note (Reproduction Note) and give reproduction publication information and reproduction date here:

533  Photocopy. #b Ann Arbor , Mich. : #c University Microfilms International, #d 1991. #e 21 cm.

Don Jones
January 23, 2006