CD-ROM Help Sheet
Records for monographic CD-ROMs under AACR2 rules should include:
- Fixed field Form=q (physical electronic resources) or s (an older code, still acceptable for all electronic resources)
- 006 field for Computer Files (c)
- 007 field: c |b o |d m [or c or b] |e g [4 3/4 in. disc. Omit |e if different size]
- 049 field: QEMI or branch [catalog code for QEMI is dm]
- Call number: CD-ROM at end, after date
- 245 |h [electronic resource] before the |b
- 300 field 1 CD-ROM [2 CD-ROMs, etc.]: |b col. [if appropriate]; |c 4 3/4 in. [or other size]
- 500 note Title from:
- 538 note System requirements:
- Workstats example: dccopycfxxx,1 [or 2, etc. if multiple cd-roms in the same case]
- Attach yellow stickie with destination and call number. If destination is Gov Docs, destination on stickie is DMC-GD. (Item record and bib location remains gd.)