[MinervaCats] Cataloging Graphic Novels and new material type code
Bonnie Collins
bhcollins61 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 25 14:13:18 EST 2008
The Cataloging Standards Committee has decided the following guidelines
should be followed when cataloging graphic novels. Please note that an
individual volume that is part of a multiple volume set and has its own
title it should be cataloged on its own bib record. Naruto, for example, has
numerous duplicate record right now when there really should be just one
record for each title with the same publisher. A great deal of work is
needed before we can get these records "cleaned up" but just following the
guidelines below will be a step in the right direction.
There is also a new material type "h" for graphic novels. Most of the
existing records have had that code added to MAT TYPE but be sure to use it
on new bib record you bring into the system.
*Title and statement of responsibility (MARC 245 field)*
Selecting the form of the title of a graphic novel to enter in the 245 can
often be challenging. Many lack formal title pages and the covers frequently
are so creative that determining the title is difficult.
1. Be sure to look through the item carefully. Check the end of the book
as the publisher's choice of the title proper may be there.
2. One helpful tool is *Graphic Novels : a Genre Guide to Comic Books,
Manga and More* by Michael Pawk (see bibliography for details). This
publication includes the title proper for many graphic novel sets as well as
subtitle information.
3. There are three types of graphic novels to consider:
a. Those complete in one volume
b. Multiple volume sets with only one title on each volume (separate
volumes *do not* have subtitles)
c. Multiple volume sets with one title for the set as well as a
separate title for each volume.
4. Please note that even though "graphic novel" is considered a specific
format, no general materials designator (gmd) subfield is added to the 245
field.
*245 field for a graphic novel complete in one volume*
If the graphic novel being cataloged is self-contained in one physical
volume, enter the title proper in the 245 field the same as you would for
any single volume book. See Figure 8 below.
MARC Leader #####cam 22##### a 4500
001 56953586
003 OCoLC
005 20050223161625.0
008 041111s2004 caua 000 c eng d
020 1582404143 (pbk.)
035 .b58413777
040 IMF|cIMF|dOSU
049 OSU#
100 1 Livingston, Todd.
245 10 Tinnell ; illustrated by Neil Vokes ; lettered by Tim Wallace.
260 Orange, CA :|bImage Comics,|cc2004.
300 95 p. :|bill. ;|c26 cm.
650 0 Comic books, strips, etc.|zUnited States.
650 0 Graphic novels|zUnited States..
655 7 Western stories comic books, strips, etc.|2gsafd
700 1 Tinnell, Robert.
700 1 Vokes, Neil.
*Figure 8. A graphic novel complete in one volume*
* *
*245 field for a graphic novel published in multiple volumes *
1. A multiple volume set without subtitles for individual volumes is
cataloged as follows. See Figure 9 below.
a. The main title (title proper) is entered in the 245 field.
b. There is no 4XX or 8XX field added to the record as this not
considered to be a series.
c. The statement of responsibility is entered following the title.
d. Do not indicate any volume numbers in the 245.
MARC Leader #####cam 22##### a 4500
001 58399483
003 OCoLC
005 20050308024621.0
008 050308m2003 caua d 0 c eng d
020 1591162378 (v.10)
020 1591163331
020 1591163323 (v.11)
020 9781591163336 (v.12)
020 1421500248 (v.23)
020 9781421500249 (v.23)
020 1421501864 (v.24)
020 9781421501864 (v.24)
040 OSUU|cOSU
049 OSUU
100 1 Takahashi, Rumiko,|d1957-
240 10 Inuyasha.|lEnglish
245 10 InuYasha /|cstory and art by Rumiko Takahashi.
246 30 Inu Yasha
250 2nd ed.
260 San Francisco, Calif. :|bViz Media,|c2003-
300 v. :|bchiefly ill. ;|c19 cm.
546 Translated from the Japanese by Mari Morimoto.
500 Title from indicia.
546 Translated from the Japanese by Mari Morimoto.
500 Volumes 1-12 carry 2nd ed. designation; volumes 13-26 have
Action edition designation and volumes 27-, Viz Media ed.
521 8 Rated: T+ for older teen.
520 Junior high schoolgirl Kagome Higurashi travels to the
distant past through a well in her own backyard and ends up in a
fictionalized Sengoku period in Japan.
650 0 High school students|vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0 Time travel|vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0 Quests (Expeditions)|vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0 Legends|zJapan|vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0 Comic books, strips, etc.|zJapan|vTranslations into
English.
650 0 Graphic novels|zJapanvTranslations into English.
655 0 Fantasy fiction comic books, strips, etc.
*Figure 9. Multiple volume graphic novel with no subtitles on individual
volume*
2. A multiple volume set with individual titles that look like subtitles
for each volume is cataloged as follows. See Figure 10 below.
a. Enter the main title (title proper) for each set in the first
subfield of the 245 field followed by a period.
b. Add the volume number if there is one in the subfield "|n." The first
word for this subfield is capitalized, e.g. |nVolume one, (the number of the
volume is followed by a comma.).
c. Next enter the subtitle preceded by "|p", e.g. |pOrigins. Subfield
|p is followed by the statement of responsibility.
d. Do not add a 4XX or 8XX field. When the number and part of an item
are entered in the 245 field it is not appropriate to also enter this
information as a series.
MARC Leader #####nam 22##### a 4500
001 52262518
003 OCoLC
005 20030522134404.0
008 030516s2003 caua 000 c eng d
020 1569318824
040 ORX|cORX
041 1 eng|hjpn
049 UUPD
100 1 Watase, Yu.
245 10 Fushigi yugi :|bthe mysterious play.|nVolume 8,|pFriend
/|cstory & art by Yû Watase.
246 30 Mysterious play.|nVolume 8,|pFriend
246 30 Fushigi yugi|nVoume 8,|pFriend
246 30 Friend
260 San Francisco :|bViz Communications,|cc2003.
300 187 p. :|bchiefly ill. ;|c21 cm.
500 "This volume contains the Fushigi yugi installments from
Animerica Extra, Vol. 5, no. 12 through Vol. 7, vol. 6, no. 1 in their
entirety."--page opposite t.p.
546 Translated from the Japanese.
650 0 Graphic novels|zJapan|vTranslations into English..
650 0 Comic books, strips, etc.|zJapan|vTranslations into
English.
655 0 Fantasy fiction comic books, strips, etc.
730 0 Fushigi yugi (Television program)
*Figure 10. Multiple volume set with each volume having its own individual
title*
* *
*Variant titles (MARC 246 fields)*
It is very important that variant forms of the title as it appears in the
245 field be entered in a 246 field. There is no punctuation at the end of
this field. Graphic novels may have variant titles in several places: on the
spines, title page, cover, in subtitles, etc. Fans of this format may search
any of these variations. Check "MARC tag info" for possible indicators. See
Figure 10 above for examples.
If a title begins with the author's name, enter the title proper in the 245
field and the title with the author's name in a 246 field.
100 1 Miller, Frank,|d1957-
245 10 Sin City.|pHell and back.
246 30 Frank Miller's Sin City.|pHell and
back.
246 30 Hell and back.
250 2nd ed.
260 Milwaukie, Or. :|bDark Horse Books,|c2005.
300 296 p. :|bchiefly ill. (some col.) ;|c23 cm.
500 "This volume collects issues one through nine
of the Dark Horse comic book series Sin City: Hell and back"--Indicia.
520 Wallace is a nice man who's very good at killing people. Out for
an evening drive, he meets the woman of his dreams trying to kill herself.
Why? And who are the shadowy cabal of power brokers who wrench her from him?
6500 Artists|vComic books, strips,
etc.
650 0 Organized crime|vComic books,
strips, etc.
650 0 Prostitution|vComic books, strips,
etc.
650 0 Violence|vComic books, strips,
etc.
650 0 Graphic novels|zUnited States.
650 0 Comic books, strips, etc.|zUnited
States.
655 7 Mystery comic books, strips,
etc.|2gsafd
*Figure 11 Entry containing the author's name at the start of the title*
--
Bonnie H. Collins
Maine InfoNet Training Consultant
bhcollins61 at gmail.com
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