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Cataloging Manga: an approach. Oregon Library Association April 3, 2009 Darcy J. Nebergall King County Library System. Monograph or monographic set?. Translator, adapter may change over time. Lack of title-level details, e.g., summaries. Circulation issues? Problems with holds?
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Cataloging Manga:an approach Oregon Library Association April 3, 2009 Darcy J. Nebergall King County Library System
Monograph or monographic set? • Translator, adapter may change over time. • Lack of title-level details, e.g., summaries. • Circulation issues? Problems with holds? • Ease of cataloging subsequent vols. • Simplicity in the catalog.
What is the chief source? • Where is the title page? • T.p. verso? • Information on the colophon? • Cover?
One Piece – cover p. [1] Spine
One Piece – t.p. Series statement?
One Piece – p. facing t.p. Edition statement Additional statements of responsibility Original publication information
One Piece – cover p. [4] Spine Audience recommendation. Read from right to left.
Fixed fields and 0XXs • Language and country 0XXs. 041 1_ eng ‡h jpn 043 _ _ a-ja--- • Ills = a • LitForm = c • Audience.
Main entry • For author? • For artist (if different)? • For adapter (AACR2 21.10)? But, not translator (AACR2 21.14). • Could have corporate body main entry. • 110 2_ CLAMP (Mangaka group)
Uniform title • For original title, if known. 100 1_ Kamio, Yōko. 240 10 Hana yori dango. ‡l English 245 10 Boys over flowers …
Title and statement of responsibility • Transcribed from chief source. • May have to bracket some information. • Volume number on spine. • Translator/English adapter from colophon. • Individual volumes may have unique titles. 245 10 xxxHolic. ‡n [6] / ‡c Clamp ; [translated and adapted by William Flanagan ; lettered by Dana Hayward]. 245 10 Appleseed. ‡n 3, ‡p The scales of Prometheus / ‡c story and art by Shirow Masamune.
Edition statement • If applicable. 250 _ _ Shōjo ed. • Rarely 2nd ed. or Rev. ed., though there are exceptions. • One-pound gospel / by Rumiko Takahashi. 2nd ed.
Publication information • Be careful to transcribe information pertaining to this work only. • Mention original publication information in a note.
Physical description • Manga is often unpaged. • Or, pagination ends about 20 p. from the end. • “Chiefly” in 300 ‡b. 300 _ _ 1 v. (unpaged) : ‡b chiefly ill. ; ‡c 19 cm. 300 _ _ 233 p. : ‡b chiefly ill. (some col.) ; ‡c 20 cm.
Series • Could use unique title in 245 and series title in 490/830. • Meaningful series statements are rare. Usually use 490 0_. • Shonen Jump manga.
Notes • Translation note. Sound effects? • “Translated from the Japanese, with katakana sound effects.” • Original publication date/publisher. • “First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan in 1996.” • Format. • “This book is read from right to left.” • Note for Shōnen? Shōjo ? Manga/Manhwa? Yaoi/Yuri? • Audience note. • “Rated T+ for older teen”--Cover p. [4]. • Summary. • Contents note, if cataloging as a monographic set.
Sound effects Katakana sound effects Hangeul sound effects
Example subject headings 650 _0 Teenagers ‡z Japan ‡v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 _0 Bullying ‡v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 _0 High schools ‡z Japan ‡v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 _0 Cliques (Sociology) ‡v Comic books, strips, etc.
Example genre headings 655 _0 Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Erotic comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Horror comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Romance comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. 655 _7 Superhero comic books, strips, etc. ‡2 gsafd 655 _0 Underground comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Western comic books, strips, etc. 655 _0 Comic books, strips, etc. ‡z Japan. 650 _4 Manga. 655 _7 Graphic novels, Japanese ‡v Translations into English. ‡2 local
7XXs • Artist • Translator • English adapter
Processing issues with manga • Where do you place the barcode? • Should you have them bound? Laminated?
Classification A very local decision. But… • KCLS classes teen manga in English in fiction. • Adult and foreign language manga in 741.59+ • -52 (for Japan) • -519 (for Korea) YGN 791.5952 TAKADA TAK V.3 V.1
Questions Mary Thompson Darcy Nebergall Dragons Who Read King County Library System mt_dwr@msn.comdjnebergall@kcls.org