This page contains the most current versions of resources created by OLAC task forces and committees. Older, superseded versions of these resources, as well as additional materials produced by OLAC groups and members, are hosted in the OLAC Institutional Repository (IR).
Best Practices & Guidelines
- Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs, Objects, Streaming Media, and Video Games Using the Original RDA Toolkit and MARC 21 (2023)
- Full MARC Examples to Accompany OLAC Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs, Objects, Streaming Media, and Video Games Using the Original RDA Toolkit and MARC 21 (2023)
- Best Practices for Cataloging Objects Using RDA and MARC21 (2020)
- Best Practices for Cataloging Streaming Media Using RDA and MARC21 (2018, version 1.2 published 2022)
- Best Practices for Cataloging Video Games Using RDA and MARC21 (2018)
- Guidelines for OLAC Video Game Genre Terms (olacvggt) (2018)
- Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs Using RDA and MARC21 (2017)
- Video Language Coding: Best Practices (2012)
- Library of Congress Genre-Form Thesaurus (LCGFT) for Moving Images: Best Practices (2011)
- Guide to Cataloging SlotMusic Based on AAACR2 Chapters 6 and 9 (2010)
- Playaways and RDA: Summary of Relevant Sections from RDA Chapters 3, 6, and 7 (2010)
- Guide to Cataloging Playaway Devices Based on AACR2 Chapters 6 and 9 (2008)
- Introduction to Cataloging Electronic Integrating Resources: An Online Training Presentation (2007)
- Source of Title Note for Internet Resources (2005)
Vocabulary & Authorities
- Alphabetical List of Genre Terms in the OLAC Video Game Genre Vocabulary (2019)
- OLAC Video Game Genre Vocabulary (2019)
- Authority Tools for Audiovisual and Music Catalogers: An Annotated List of Useful Resources (2001)
Recommendations & Task Forces
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials LCGFT Moving Image Genre-Form Terms (2018)
- Final Recommendations of the joint MLA/OLAC 33X/34X Task Group (2018)
- FRBR, Facets, and Moving Images: A Literature Review (2010)
- OLAC CAPC Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, Part I: Moving Image Work Definition and Boundaries, Part II: Core Attributes and Relationships (2009)
- (Previosus Version): OLAC CAPC Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, Part I: Moving Image Work Definition and Boundaries, Part II: Core Attributes and Relationships (2008)
- OLAC CAPC Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, Part IIIa: Operational Definitions: A Thought Experiment (2009)
- OLAC CAPC Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, Part IIIb: Data Sources (2009)
- OLAC CAPC Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, Part IV: Extracting Work-Level Information from Existing MARC Manifestation Records (2009)
- OLAC CAPC Video Language Coding Best Practices Task Force Draft Recommendations (2007)