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Purpose - The aim of this paper is to outline the basic procedures for cataloguing standard gramophone records, focusing on publication date determination. Determining the publication date is a key (and obligatory) step which plays a major role in the correct identification and cataloguing of the sound documents included in the collections of Czech memory institutions. However, the determination of the date of publication of certain types of sound documents, such as historical gramophone records, is a challenging task. This paper presents a case study of various date determination methods and their application in cataloguing practice, using as an example the personal discothèque of R. A. Dvorský, an early 20th century popular music performer and composer, which forms part of the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music phonotheque. Design/Methodology/Approach - The collection of standard gramophone records from R. A. Dvorský's discothèque was catalogued in compliance with the RDA core elements requirements and in the MARC 21 format, based on the publication dates found on the labels of standard gramophone records and using various types of specialised sources (historical catalogues, discographies, electronic databases, reference books etc.). The paper presents examples of ways in which various resource types can be used and publication dates recorded in the catalogue system. Results - The intended outcomes are the following: 1) The application of specialized sources in the determination of standard gramophone records publication dates. 2) A case study of the cataloguing of standard gramophone records from the collections of the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music in compliance with the RDA standards in the MARC 21 format. Originality/Value - The main contribution of this paper is that it demonstrates the process of describing and cataloguing standard gramophone records included in the collections of the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music in compliance with the RDA standards in the MARC 21 format. Another benefit is the overview of ways in which various types of auxiliary sources, which are key for determining the publication dates of standard gramophone records, can be applied. These types of sources can be used by memory institutions' cataloguers and documenters for cataloguing and keeping records of standard gramophone records collections. Retrospective dating of recordings enables incomplete descriptions of sound carriers to be completed, for example within the VISK 5 (retrospective cataloguing) programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - The paper presents an improved version of Mapseries - a tool developed to facilitate working with old maps in the Moravian Library. The tool is used mainly by cataloguers who are creating bibliographic records to individual sheets of extensive map series. The latest adjustments of the tool's layer meant for cataloguers have made cataloguing more efficient. Design/Methodology/Approach - The introduction presents Mapseries and points out how cataloguers can benefit from it. The main body then describes, step by step, how to use this tool from a cataloguer's point of view. Results - Mapseries is an online open-access tool which helps cataloguers standardise bibliographic records and enables them to work faster. Standardisation of bibliographic records is particularly important when working with map series; standardised metadata help find individual sheets in map series across various GLAM institutions. The layer developed for map presentation could be later used in the digital library Kramerius, which would greatly improve the search for digitised maps and thus give the public better and easier access to map collections. Originality/Value - The paper draws on an older text, which was a more general description of cataloguing tools developed in the Moravian Library. This text presents the newest extension and adjustments made in 2022 based on the cataloguers' needs and other experience gained when working with map collections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - This paper deals with the question of finding traces of historical film sound production process in production magnetic tapes. with regards to its material manifestations. Film sound production leaves traces of its development and underlying creative processes in all of its stages. Materials that contain these traces can be used to retrospectively analyse both the development of the film work in question and the creative processes that lie behind its sound and music. Design/Methodology/Approach - As part of the research, magnetic materials, present at the Národní filmový archiv in Prague, that contain the preliminary and final versions of the film sound were analysed. Data contained on their packaging was used in a case study that describes individual types of audio carriers and their contents. Digitized tapes were used for a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the content of the materials. These case studies were further used to describe the relationship between individual generations of the film and non-film material. Quantitative and qualitative analysis is followed by an effort to modify the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) standard in order to create a conceptual model that reflects both the material heterogeneity of film production magnetic tapes and the manifestations of sound of a specific film work in all its available materials (the script, magnetic audio tapes and the film negative and prints). Results - This study presents the main historical, theoretical and practical approaches to film sound research. The text contains an overview of the types of sound recordings found on magnetic carriers connected to film sound production, their classification and distribution of the main sound elements (music, foley, dialogues). Furthermore, the study presents an analytical comparison of the expressions of creative concepts found in the soundtrack of the Czech 1970s film The Little Mermaid across all the available materials, as well as a conceptual model which connects all of the film sound archival sources. Originality/Value - Material manifestations of film sound are key to understanding the period process of film sound production. On the example of the work of Zdeněk Liška, the foremost Czech film music composer, a possible approach to understanding the historical process of sound production was modelled. The conceptual model further serves as a basis of a cataloguing module, which will be used by the Národní filmový archiv (the National Film Archive in Prague) for its emergent film catalogue. This topic is yet to be covered by the Czech scientific literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose -- This paper presents online tools intended to work with old maps developed in Moravian Library in Brno. Virtual map collections have improved access to old maps in the Czech Republic for general public over the last decade. These collections use more efficient search so-called "geographic" or "space-time" search. However, it is necessary to provide basic data about processed map - extent of the territory, detail level of each map, dating - and in case of map series helps also standardization of the bibliographic records. Design/methodology/approach -- The article introduces benefits of geographic search with application in online catalogues of memory institutions. It mainly describes the individual cataloging tools, which simplify processing of old maps. Results -- Described online tools allow users to easily acquire the attributes needed for geographic search - the scope of the map field and scale. BoundingBox tool is used to obtain coordinates to define the map field, Georeferencer (available online at staremapy.cz) provides more accurate georeferencing of digitalized maps. The map scale can be easily calculated with Scale Calculator tool, even though it is not written in the documents or it is expressed only graphically. The Mapseries tool guarantees uniformed record description, and therefore the searchability of individual sections of maps across different institutions. Originality/value -- These tools are based on cataloguing experiences. They do not replace cartometric analysis. They are intended as user friendly online tools to provide convenient and quick access to old maps scattered among various memory institutions in Czech Republic. The Moravian Library in Brno participated in the development of the described tools within its research and development activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]