Cataloging media collections

2. How is the cataloging and/or bibliographic material for your media collections now being generated or maintained?

a. in-house via popular commercial software packages, such as
Filemaker or Access 23

b. through specialized database management systems, such as
Willoughby or Cinebase 17

c. through printed catalogs maintained by staff and distributed to
the public 6

d. through out-sourcing or periodic hiring of a temporary staff 0

e. This question is not relevant to my position or institution. 6

We converted our paper card catalogues to electronic access over the last 20 years, and have just engaged a new library database management firm, Endeavor... - Carli

WWW access to underlying data in Cuadra Star and Oracle databases.
Metadata is stored in the system we use for validating electronic records and is available for answering public queries. - Conrad

Our members catalog into both RLIN and OCLC, the other bibliographic utility.
Metadata is also placed in the files (e.g., TIFF headers, SGML, or HTML) themselves. - Dale

We roll our own with postgresql. (http://www.postgresql.org/) - Drelinger

We use MAVIS, Merged AudiVisual Information System, developed by Wizard in co-operation wit National Film & Sound Archive in Australia. - Gaustad

Inhouse through online catalogs (in our case, use of OCLC and RLIN to develop cataloging for our SIRSI Unicorn system). - Graham

Probably through a MARC cataloging software, with finding guides generated in paper form for researcher use (until full retroactive conversion of all Special Collections finding aids is complete). - Hadley

Access is my Bible, but a group I'm associated with also utilizes strange little programs, a kind of high-level mix and match potpourri (because we are a strange little group!) - Hamal

All Library acquired media formats are cataloged inhouse via OCLC in Ohio using MARC standards according to AACR2 and Library of Congress policies. - Hebert

Bibliographic data about all media is included in our online public access catalog according to MARC descriptive standards. - Hughes

In general, I'd say we try to make MARC records work in our NOTIS-based online catalog. Beyond that, our Digital Library collections, such as Making of America, are searchable on a more enhanced level due in great part to the wonders of SGML. - Lowe

My particular project is due to generate both a Filemaker database and an EAD-standard finding aid. - Lucas

Also: through custom-designed databases and application-specific metadata (for example: 1. botanical datasets and 2. image feature information - color,texture) - Ogle

Through electronic records in local and national bibliographic utilities (OCLC). - Olley

We also still have a card catalog with the majority of our collection.- Pollock

For online publications we also use ABN for cataloguing, but we are also developing a metadata archive as part of our PANDORA (Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources in Australia) Project. This has linkages with ABN but incorporates much more detailed information required for management rather than access. - Webb

These are treated in accordance with standard bibliographic treatment, with full MARC records entered into the Library's online catalog. - Wilding

MARC cataloging on OCLC and distributed via our statewide on line catalog called PALS. - Wilson

All physical-based items (ie sound recordings and multi-media discs, etc) are catalogued via our Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) which is the national cataloguing system. The records are also included on the Library's own local catalogue. There are other specialised databases we use to record other metadata including preservation management data.
Our largest catalogue (2 GB of text) is a bespoke system based on Informix 4GL. We also use commercially-available library packages (Cuadra, Cairs, Tinlib). For documents we have our own registry system written using DataEase. - Wright