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An example of a SCIS record for a television program recorded on cassette (VHS)

How does SCIS catalogue taped off air videorecordings?

Guidelines have been established for the cataloguing of taped off air videorecordings in the SCIS Standards for Cataloguing and Data Entry. Section 5C of the Standards provides instructions for treating taped off air videorecordings. More information is available at http://www.curriculum.edu.au/scis/resources/section5_2008.pdf

SCIS uses the general material designation (GMD) videorecording, which appears after the title in brackets. The GMD is a broad designation. There has been no change to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules and SCIS uses terms from these rules for the GMD. Cassette (VHS) and DVD are both treated as a videorecording, just as CDs and sound cassettes are both sound recording.

You can search SCIS OPAC to find records for television programs. In a Guided search, type the title or series name as a Title and include ‘videorecording’ as a GMD. The search result will retrieve records for DVDs and cassettes.

Use SCIS OPAC to locate and order television program records for your library system. The SCIS No. appearing at the top of a record can be used to order the record from Create orders.