There are some other areas where we employ local cutters because the composers' works are so voluminous. Due to the complexity and special nature of music materials, music never seems to fit into the normal workflow of a general cataloging department. Within URL Cataloging, music scores and parts follow a separate path, bypassing the Rapid Cataloging Section, and going directly to the Music Mini-Team. Special instructions have also been formulated to assist in the binding and special processing needed for music materials. Another general factor influencing the way music differs from other subject areas, is the fact that older materials continue to be retained, acquired currently, and utilized heavily.
Music tends to be issued and reissued over and over again in a multitude of various editions.
See Cataloging Dept. These call numbers fall into several different categories and the recommendations follow each category. Call numbers used in place of sublocations or collection names. These consist primarily of Special Collections materials, such as materials for the Peter Pauper Press Collection which are placed in AC5P4 or the Mexican Pamphlet Collection which are placed in AC971Z5. Using pseudo-LC numbers allows collocation of the materials in these collections without interfering with true classification numbers assigned for other Library materials.