Shab, sheet music collection project, 12/4/2015

Today I cataloged 94 more cards of drawer 7 of the sheet music collection project.  Here are the questions I have:

1) The music upstairs needs to be checked for the cards for rows 282-284 - there is a discrepancy in the spelling of the composer's name.

2) For the card for row 287, it says something strange in the 245 field, "words usually ascribed to", which I've never seen before in a statement of responsibility field.  I'm not sure what to make of it so I typed it in exactly as is.  (I thought that if a cataloger is uncertain about a piece of info, it goes in brackets?)

3) For the card for row 291, the title field has the name in lower-case.  I typed it in that way but I'm wondering if it needs to be capitalized since it's a proper noun?

4) The card for row 332 has what appears to be a table of contents for that piece in the title field.  I put it in the contents note (505) for that reason - if it doesn't belong there, please let me know.

Everything else was routine.  

Shab, sheet music collection project, 11/13/2015

Today I cataloged 81 cards of drawer 7 of the sheet music collection project.  Most everything was routine.  The cards for rows 272 and 273 need to be checked against the sheet music upstairs - there is a spelling discrepancy for the composer's first name.  Could you please also check the card for row 240 - it said on the card "based on..." and I'm not sure where that goes.  For now I've put it in the general note field (500).  Thanks.

Shab, sheet music collection project, 10/30/2015

Today I cataloged 51 more cards of drawer 7 of the sheet music collection project.  No real issues, except once again I am wondering if "Songs, German" belongs in the language field or somewhere else?  (row 175)  I also had a card where the band's name (Kansas) and one of the band member's name were both on there.  I put the band name under composer and the member's name under co-composer, though I'm not sure if that's the best place to put the band member's name.  Jeanette, please let me know your thoughts on this (card for row 190).  Otherwise, the only question I have - which I believe I've asked before - is what "n.p." means (it doesn't mean unpaged because the page number was on the card).  If there's been any info on what this could mean, please let me know (card for row 191).  Thanks!  

Shab, sheet music collection project, 10/23/2015

Today I managed to catalog 70 cards of drawer 7 of the sheet music collection project.  I have several issues to discuss:

1) the card for row 72 had the words "a ragtime two step" next to the title; some cursory research reveals that this is a subtitle, however, I'm not sure if it should go into the alternate title field so for now I've left it in the title field (highlighted in red); please let me know if this should be changed

2) the card for row 77 has an issue I mentioned in my last blog post, the words "at head of title..." on the card; I'm not sure what this is or where it belongs so for now (like last time), I've put it in a note field (highlighted in red); please let me know your thoughts on this

3) please check the cards for rows 83-84 because I have several issues here (all highlighted in red); I'm not sure where the genre (type of music like ballad or lullaby) should go (or if it needs cataloging at all?); I'm also not sure what to do about notes about where the music appeared or where it's filed (for now, they're also in the note fields highlighted in red but I have a feeling this isn't necessary to catalog - still, I didn't want to leave it out till I've checked with you)

4) row 88 - can't remember if "Songs, German" should be in the note or instrumentation or language field?  I put it in the language field since it seems the most logical for now?

5) the card for row 116 also has an issue brought up previously - what to do with a title or music piece that seems to have different titles and/or part of the title is in brackets?  also an editor listed on this card and I wasn't sure what statement of responsibility field (if any) an editor should be listed in or needs to be listed at all?  I thought the name should be included somewhere so for now it's also in the note field but that's probably wrong.  I don't know if anyone really searches for music with the editor's name?

Please let me know what you think when you can.  Thanks!  

Shab, sheet music collection project, 10/16/2015

Today I cataloged 70 cards of drawer 7 of the sheet music collection project.  Most everything was routine with just a few questions.

Jeanette, could you please check the following rows/fields: row 11 had some strange information all over the card (please check the fields I highlighted in red because I'm not sure if they're all correct - the title field, and instrumentation and note fields).  The card for row 49 had "parts 1 and 2" next to the title field; I put it in the title field but I'm not sure if it should be there (or anywhere else?)  Could you also please let me know about the note field highlighted in red for row 69 - it had what looked like a note about the sheet music in it but I don't know if I've put it in there correctly or if it belongs somewhere else (or anywhere at all?)  Thanks for your input!

World Language Catalogue Project - 9/14

Last week I completed 400 records. the names of the catalogue in Hindi and Marathi were changed in devnagri - 4 hours.

Shab, sheet music collection project, 8/14/2015

Today I finished cataloging the rest of the cards in drawer 6 of the sheet music collection project.  Here are the issues that came up.  For the cards for rows 1178 and 1182, there was a note(?) on the card in quotes saying something about the music being the negro national anthem.  I guess my confusion is why this was written in quotes on the card (did it come from a review or something else that was directly quoted?)  I wasn't sure where to put it on the card so for now I've put it in the note (500) field.  Jeanette, please let me know your thoughts on this.

The other issue was seeing "popular song club" on the card for row 1188.  I've never seen that phrase on any card before and it doesn't sound like it belongs in instrumentation?  I really didn't know where to put it (it preceded the date like a publisher would).  For now I've put that in the note field too.  Please let me know what you think it could be and where it needs to go on the spreadsheet, if anywhere.  Thanks!