Guide to Cataloging DVD and Blu-ray Discs Using AACR2r ... - OLAC

If the publication date differs from a known recording date or the publication differs from
the phonogram date, byte 6 is coded “p” (distribution/production date).
If the DVD-Audio is an exact reissue of an LP or CD, code the Date type as “r”
(reprint/original).
B. Dates in Field 260
A DVD-Audio may have a single date (2001), a copyright date (c2001), a phonogram
(sound recording copyright) date (p2001), a recording date, or any combination of
these. Dates may be found on the label of the disc, or equally often on the back of the
container, and a single date may perform as both a copyright and a phonogram date.
A single date or phonogram date is recorded in the 260 as the publication date.
260 $a Boston, Mass. : $b Rounder, $c 2002.
260 $a Hamburg, Germany : $b Teldec, $c p2001.
According to LCRI 6.4F1, copyright dates on DVD-Audio literally only refer to the
graphic and textual material, not the audio portion, and therefore can be used only as
an inferred date of publication. It may be used singly or in combination with a p date in
the 260 and is recorded in square brackets.
260 $a New York, N.Y. : $b Nonesuch, $c [2003]
260 $a Hamburg : $b Teldec, $c [2001], p1999.
Note: the “p” preceding the date should be written with the phonogram copyright date
symbol if it is available.
C. Dates in Notes
Recording dates are given in the edition and history note (MARC 21 field 518).
The date is repeated in coded form in field 033.
Physical Description Area
A. Extent of Item
There are two possible ways (plus one variation) to record the extent of item area
according to Rule 6.5B1 of AACR2.
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