Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Cataloging Rules for the Description of Looseleaf Publications with
Special Emphasis on Legal Materials
5E. Accompanying Material (13) (Physical Description Area)
5E1. Give details of accompanying material in one of the following ways:
make a separate
entry or
make
note (see 7B11)
or
give number
of physical units in Arabic numerals and the name of the accompanying
material (using, when appropriate, a specific material designation) at
the end of the physical description.
1 v. (looseleaf) ; 26 cm. + 1 computer disk
5E2. Accompanying software material
Record the extent of a computer file issued on a physical carrier by giving the number and kind of physical carrier. Use Arabic numerals and one of the following terms:
computer
cartridge
computer
cassette
computer
disk
computer
reel
If none of these terms is appropriate for designating the physical carrier, give the specific name as concisely as possible, preferably qualified by the word "computer."
Indicate the type of physical medium of the carrier if this information is readily available and desired.
1 computer
chip cartridge
2 computer
tape cassettes
1 laser optical
disk
3 computer
tape reels.
If the file is encoded for sound or color, give the abbreviations sd. and col. If the carrier is a disk, show the size of the disk by the diameter in inches to the next ¼ inch. If the carrier is a cartridge, measure the length of the side of the cartridge that is to be inserted into the computer. Give the length of this side in inches to the next 1/8 inch up (this applies to both standard and nonstandard size cassettes). If the carrier is a reel, do not give the size. For physical carriers that are newly developed, give the size in centimeters to the next whole centimeter up.
2 v. (looseleaf) ; 26 cm. + 10 computer disks (col. ; 3½ in.)
Give pertinent information about the equipment on which the file runs in a note (see 7B11), unless the information is already given in the physical description.
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