Cataloging tips: Movies and Music CDs
Many music CDs and videos (especially older VHSs and DVDs) don’t have ISBNs, the identifier that goes into the 020 field of the MARC record. However, there is another numeric identifier for audio and video items that can go into MARC records as unique identifiers: UPC codes.
If you see a UPC code on the CD, VHS or DVD packaging, you can put that into the 024 field of the MARC record. It is an excellent, unique identifier when no ISBN is present.… Read More