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Neither Fish Nor Fowl Nor Good Red Meat: Using Archival Descriptive Techniques For Special Format Materials

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Abstract

To provide intellectual access to its research-level collections of 78- and 45-RPM sound recordings, the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University combined an in-house item level database with collection level USMARC archival control records in a national bibliographic utility. This article explores the rationale for the development of this access system, examines the system in depth, and discusses the feasibility of employing archival collection management techniques for other forms of published material traditionally cataloged bibliographically.

How to Cite:

Garrison, E., (1996) “Neither Fish Nor Fowl Nor Good Red Meat: Using Archival Descriptive Techniques For Special Format Materials”, Archival Issues 21(1), 61–71. doi: https://doi.org//archivalissues.10537