8.0A. Preliminary rule

8.0A1. Scope.

Sound recordings are defined as any media on which sound has been recorded and may be played back. The rules in this chapter may be used to describe sound recordings which constitute a fonds or a part thereof. For multiple media fonds, see chapter 2. For film sound track, see chapter 7.

8.0A2. Multilevel description.

For instructions on the use of multilevel description for preparing descriptions of a fonds and its parts, see 1.0A2.

8.0B. Sources of information

8.0B1. Chief source of information.

The chief sources of information for sound records are as follows: 1

  1. for a fonds, all of the material in the fonds;
  2. for a series, all of the material in the series;
  3. for a file, all of the material in the file, including including the material accompanying it;
  4. for an item, prefer in this order,
    1. the item itself, including any labels, etc., that are permanently affixed to the item or a container that is an integral part of the item;
    2. the container itself (e.g., a box);
    3. accompanying material (e.g., lyrics).

8.0B2. Prescribed sources of information.

The prescribed source(s) of information for each area of description of sound records is set out below. Enclose information taken from outside the prescribed source(s) in square brackets unless instructed to do otherwise in specific rules.

AREA PRESCRIBED SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Title and statement of responsibility Chief source of information
Edition Chief source of information
Date(s) of creation, including publication, distribution, broadcast, etc. Chief source of information
Physical description Any source
Publisher’s series Chief source of information
Archival description Any source
Note(s) Any source
Standard number Any source

8.0C. Punctuation

For the punctuation of the description as a whole, see 1.0C. For the prescribed punctuation of elements, see the following rules.

8.0D. Levels of detail in the description

For the levels of details see 1.0D.

8.0E. Language and script of the description

See 1.0E.

8.0F. Inaccuracies

See 1.0F.

8.0G. Accents and other diacritical marks

See 1.0G.

  1. For all levels of description other than the item (fonds, series, file) the chief source of information for a sub-division is the same as the chief source for that level. ↩

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