Milton Katims Audio Collection

Title

Title

Searchable, public/staff field; required field.

Title of audio track.

If the title of the track or recording has been provided, enter it.

If the track is a section or movement of a piece, append that information to the title.

For formulated titles, create a Note: Title supplied by cataloger.

Rhapsodie Espagnole

Rhapsodie Espagnole – Movement I

Other Title/s

Title

Searchable, public/staff field; required field.

Alternate title/s, uniform title, title in another language or translated title, title changes, etc.

If more than 1, separate with <br><br>

Eroica [a common name for Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony]

Composer

Creator

Searchable, public/staff field.

Enter name of composer.

Format of personal name: Last name, First name.

Use the Library of Congress Authority File form of the name, if available. If not, use the most common form/spelling.

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937

Ensemble

Creator

Searchable, public/staff field.

Enter the name of the orchestra.

Use the Library of Congress Authority File form of the name, if available. If not, use the most common form/spelling.

Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Other Contributor

Contributor

Searchable, public/staff field.

An entity responsible for making secondary contributions to the content of the resource.

Use Library of Congress Authority File form of name, if available. If not, use most common form/spelling

Use function term/s, enclosed in parentheses following the name, to indicate the person or organization’s role in creating the resource. Separate each name with <br>

Brain, Dennis, 1947- (soloist)

Date of Recording

Date

Not searchable, public/staff field.

Date on which sound was originally recorded.

Enter as much of the date as you know, in a format that is sensible

If the date is uncertain, prefix it with “Ca.”

November 29, 1965

Ca. 1939

Earliest Date

Date

Not searchable, public/staff field.

ISO form of date, as follows: YYYY-MM-DD.

.

1965-11-29

Latest Date

Date

Not searchable, public/staff field.

ISO form of date, as follows: YYYY-MM-DD.

.

1965-11-29

Dates

Date

Non-searchable, public/staff field.

Year only. Enter a sensible date range for circa dates (common practice is to enter five years on either side of a circa date).

1972

1958 1959 1960 1961

1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

Tape Number

Identifier

Searchable, public/staff field

Enter the number of the tape.

Transcribe the number (and any prefixes or suffixes) from the recording itself.

MK1, MK2, etc.

Disc Number

Identifier

Searchable, public/staff field

Enter the number of the disc.

Transcribe the assigned number.

MK1.1, MK1.2

Physical Description

Format

Searchable, public/staff field

Physical characteristics of the original recording (for digital file details, use Transmission Data).

Provide as many of the following format characteristics as possible, omitting information that is unavailable.

Terms to use:
sound disc (for analog vinyl and shellac discs)
compact disc
audio reel
audio cassette
tape cartridge

Recommended practice: List the following characteristics as known, separating each element with a comma:

–The side of the original physical recording that the audio resource is on (if applicable), plus number and name of the physical item (On 1 side of 1 audio reel, for example)

–Type of recording (analog or digital)

–Playing speed for analog discs, in revolutions per minute (78 rpm, 45 rpm, 33 1/3 rpm)

–Number of sound channels (mono, stereo, quad),

–Dimensions of analog disc or audio reel, stated in inches (discs are generally 10 or 12 in.; audio reels are generally 3, 5, 7, or 10 in.).

1 audio cassette
2 sound discs
1 compact disc

(Analog disc):

1 sound disc, analog, 78 rpm, mono; 10 in.

(Reel-to-reel tape): 1 audio reel, analog, stereo, 7 in.

(Audio cassette):

1 audio cassette, analog, mono.

(Compact disc):

1 compact disc, digital, stereo.

Notes

Description

Searchable, public/staff field

Any remarks or notes that are not covered by the other fields.

Briefly summarize significant information about the item that is not covered in other fields. Separate each note with a <br>

Types of info to enter include: Source of bibliographic information; contextual information about the original recording; useful historical or cultural information, etc. Particularly for unpublished recordings, the place of recording is significant.

Enter a brief summary of the content and/or purpose of the recording, as appropriate.

World premiere; Introductory words by Katims

Dubs from rehearsal tape; Sherwood Hall, La Jolla CA

Subjects

Subject

Searchable, public/staff field

Form and genre terms.

Enter form and genre terms that describe what genre a piece is an example of.

Form/genre terms: If the recorded material is an example of a form or genre of music or spoken word, use keywords or controlled vocabulary terms for those forms/genres. Select terms from LCSH.

Orchestral music

Type

Type

Searchable, public/staff field

General physical nature of original item from which the digitized content was produced.

Use one of the following three values:

Sound: music.
Sound: spoken word.
Sound: music and spoken word.

Contributor, Digital

Contributor

Searchable, public/staff field

Name of digitizing and/or cataloging agency.

University of Washington Music Library.

University of Washington Libraries, Media Lab,

[Name of engineer].

Transmission Data—Preservation Copy

Format

Non-searchable, public/staff field.

Enter the characteristics of the digital sound master file, separating each (optional) element with a semicolon. Include, as known:
–Format of digital sound file/type of compression: [.wav, MP3, RealAudio];
–Duration of audio sound file, such as 3 min. 32 sec
–Bits per sample (bit depth, e.g., 16 bit);
–Sampling frequency

(number of samples per second, such as 22,050 samples per second; state as 22.05 kHz);
–Audio channel configuration (stereo, mono, surround sound, bilingual, etc.);
–File size (byte, kilobyte, or megabyte size of digital file, such as 300 Kbytes, 12 Mbytes).

wav; 2 min, 51 sec.; 16 bit; 22,050 samples per second; 44.1 kHz; mono; 1894262 bytes

MP3; 2 min., 38 sec.; 16 bit; mono; 271208 bytes

Transmission Data—Access Copy

Format

Non-searchable, public/staff field.

Enter the characteristics of the digital sound file available to the public (the downloadable or streaming web file), separating each (optional) element with a semicolon. Include, as known:
–Format of digital sound file/type of compression: [.wav, MP3, RealAudio];
–Duration of audio sound file, such as 3 min. 32 sec
–Bits per sample (bit depth, e.g., 16 bit);
–Sampling frequency

(number of samples per second, such as 22,050 samples per second; state as 22.05 kHz);
–Audio channel configuration (stereo, mono, surround sound, bilingual, etc.);
–File size (byte, kilobyte, or megabyte size of digital file, such as 300 Kbytes, 12 Mbytes).

wav; 2 min, 51 sec.; 16 bit; 22,050 samples per second; 44.1 kHz; mono; 1894262 bytes

MP3; 2 min., 38 sec.; 16 bit; mono; 271208 bytes

Repository

Source

Non-searchable, public/staff field.

Institution where the original item is physically located.

Provide repository name, usually in the form of a department or unit within a larger institution. If a location is needed to better identify the institution, provide it after the name. Separate elements of the repository statement by commas.

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Manuscripts and University Archives

University of Washington, Ethnomusicology Archives

Collection

Source

Searchable, public/staff field.

Collection name and number, if applicable.

If the original recording belongs to a particular collection (library, archives, or private collection), enter the collection’s name. If the item has a collection number assigned, state that, too. Separate collection name and number with a comma.

The Milton Katims Audio Collection

Rights

Rights

Non-searchable, public/staff field.

Use Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code: see example

Restrictions on use of the recording, including copyright information.

State any copyright notices, restrictions or conditions regarding access, restrictions or conditions regarding use, whether imposed for legal or donor/repository reasons.

A sound recording often has more than one rights owner. These include: Rights to the work itself (composer, author of words, arranger, publisher); rights to the recorded performance (performer/s, director); rights to the recorded product (recording company, distributor, artist, etc. for the recording process, artwork, sleeve or booklet text).

Title 17: WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

The copyright law of the United States (Title17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproduction of

copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified

conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.  If electronic transmission of reserve material is used for purposes in excess of what constitutes fair use, that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Users should seek permission from the author or copyright holder for all non-scholarly uses.

Ordering information

None: not searchable, public/staff field

Instructions for ordering.