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I've also found this discussion useful. In my limited experience with radio collections, I've usually been unable to differentiate between broadcast and non-broadcast (i.e. unedited or working copy) recordings of promos/jingles/etc., and used the term "production elements" to describe both. Just another angle, Franz On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Brandon Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Steve, > > I should have been using the phrase "station identification" all along. > Thanks for specifying. Indeed there are probably other cases of shorthand > getting the best of me in that message as well. My apologies. > > Personally, I like the idea of using broader terms such as "imaging," > "bumpers" or "interstitials" as a container since, as I mentioned earlier, > I also need to account for intro- and outro-music for a number of different > programs ,"Happy Holidays from xxxx," etc. I just want to choose something > that your average researcher will use in the course of performing keyword > searches. > > Of course, it's very likely that the name of the container is less > important than populating the accompanying scope and content note with an > accurate and detailed explanation of what's inside - those are keywords > too, after all. > > Again thanks for your input, > Brandon > > --------------------------- > Brandon Burke > Archivist for Recorded Sound Collections > Hoover Institution Library and Archives > Stanford University > Stanford, CA 94305-6010 > vox: 650.724.9711 > fax: 650.725.3445 > email: [log in to unmask] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Greene" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 1:09:31 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Cataloging term for broadcast jingles/breaks/IDs? > > If they are FCC required (typically at the start of the broadcast day or at > the top of the hour) the term should be "station identification". The less > precise terms of "imaging" or "bumper" probably suffices for those spots > used for branding purposes, but not required by regulators. > > Steve > > Steve Greene > Audiovisual Archivist > Office of Presidential Libraries > National Archives and Records Administration > (301) 837-1772 > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Brandon Burke <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Thanks everyone for your thoughts. > > > > To be clear, I'm not cataloging the items in question so much as I am > > describing them in a finding aid. So repeating fields of subject > headings, > > helpful as they are, would be access points in this case. And, while I > > certainly want to take advantage of controlled vocab, people arrive at > our > > finding aids via Google, Online Archive of California , etc. more often > > than they do by searching the University's OPAC for subject headings. > > > > In the interest of documenting this for folks down the road: So far, I > > have the recorded sound component of the collection separated in to four > > categories (broadcast, monitoring, music, and off-air) with "monitoring" > > describing literally the monitoring of state radio stations during > wartime > > and "off-air" describing raw recordings very likely intended for > broadcast > > but, as yet, unedited or otherwise prepared for that purpose. A fifth and > > final category is needed to describe the content that is the subject of > > this thread: station ID's and opening-/closing-music for multiple > programs. > > The broadcaster in question did/does not play third-party commercials or > > donor announcements so using terms that imply advertising is tricky. > > > > Of the suggestions, "Promos (Radio commercials)" and "Jingles > (advertising > > songs)" are closest to what I'm looking for. I take "interstitials" to > > include, among other things, short-form dramatic and documentary content. > > The Canadian Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-808 , for example, > > defines "interstitials" as " Programs with a running time of less than 5 > > minutes, exclusive of advertising and other interstitial material, > > consisting of material that can be described under categories 2 to 11," > > with categories 2-11 being, among other things, "Religion (4)," "Sports > > (6)," "Drama and Comedy (7)," etc. That sounds like honest-to-goodness > > programming to me, just short in duration. > > > > Leaning towards a "Promos and jingles" series designation and this point > > since it includes two instances of controlled vocab (LC). In addition, I > > like the idea of including "jingles" since it appears to be a > > UK/EU/CIS-friendly term. > > > > > > Thanks again everyone, > > Brandon > > > > --------------------------- > > Brandon Burke > > Archivist for Recorded Sound Collections > > Hoover Institution Library and Archives > > Stanford University > > Stanford, CA 94305-6010 > > vox: 650.724.9711 > > fax: 650.725.3445 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Jennifer Vaughn" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 6:13:31 AM > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Cataloging term for broadcast jingles/breaks/IDs? > > > > There is the LCSH: > > Jingles (Advertising songs) > > > > Used for things about jingles and the jingles themselves in our current > > hybrid system. > > > > Jennifer Vaughn > > Cataloging and Acquisitions > > Syracuse University Libraries > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Thom <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > I suppose a new term could be proposed that would be a narrower term to > > > Promos (Radio commercials) > > > > > > Thom > > > On Aug 2, 2014 1:34 PM, "Nelson-Strauss, Brenda" <[log in to unmask] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > This form/genre term appears to be geared towards spoken > announcements. > > > It > > > > does seem as though a separate term should exist for Jingles, which > at > > > > least in my mind specifically relates to musical promos. Or at the > very > > > > least Promos (Radio commercials)should be broadened to include > Jingles > > > (in > > > > 455 and 670). Or is the broader term Radio commercials perhaps a more > > > > accurate place to include jingles? Hmmmmm . . . > > > > > > > > Brenda Nelson-Strauss > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto: > > > > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thom > > > > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 11:06 AM > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Subject: Re: Cataloging term for broadcast jingles/breaks/IDs? > > > > > > > > What exists currently in the radio/sound recording terms for the > > Library > > > > of Congress Genre/Form Thesaurus for such a form/genre is: > > > > Promos (Radio commercials). That should fit what you're talking > about. > > > > Add the terms as a term (if you're making a MARC record, code it 655 > > > > _7 and add $2 lcgft after the term in a bibliographic record. > > > > > > > > 155__ |a Promos (Radio commercials) > > > > 455__ |a Promo announcements, Radio > > > > 455__ |a Promotional announcements, Radio 455__ |a Promotional spots, > > > > Radio 455__ |a Radio promo announcements 455__ |a Radio promos > > > > (Commercials) 455__ |a Radio promotional announcements 455__ |a Radio > > > > promotional spots > > > > 555 _ |w g |a Radio commercials > > > > > > > > > > > > USAGE: > > > > 670__ |a The concise encyclopedia of American radio, 2010: |b p. 7 > > > > (station promotional announcements (promos)) 670__ |a About.com: > Radio > > > WWW > > > > site, Apr. 22, 2010 |b (Promo: an announcement, live or pre-recorded, > > > which > > > > promotes an upcoming event, promotes the station image, promotes the > > > > results of a past event, or promotes any other event which benefits > the > > > > station’s image or > > > > activities) > > > > 670__ |a LC database search, Apr. 22, 2010 |b (promos; radio promos; > > > promo > > > > announcements; promotional announcements) SCOPE NOTE: > > > > 680__ |i This heading is used as a genre/form heading for radio > > > > announcements promoting a particular radio station, upcoming > > programming > > > > from a station, or events sponsored or supported by a station. > > > > > > > > Thom Pease > > > > Library of Congress > > > > (not an official message thereof) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Chuck Howell <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > I believe the term "bumper" is still used in radio to describe > these > > > > short brand-building bits. They aren't as common on TV as they once > > > were. > > > > > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > Chuck Howell, CA > > > > > Collection Leader > > > > > Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture Hornbake Library North, > > RM > > > > > 3210 University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 > > > > > > > > > > phone - 301-314-0401 > > > > > fax - 301-314-2634 > > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > > > > > [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Brandon Burke > > > > > [[log in to unmask]] > > > > > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 4:18 PM > > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Cataloging term for broadcast > jingles/breaks/IDs? > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Question for the catalogers in the room: is there a term for the > > short > > > > jingles/breaks/IDs used by broadcasters? I'm in the middle of a > finding > > > aid > > > > right now and need to account for these as a category. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance and have a great weekend, Brandon > > > > > > > > > > P.S. You may see this on more than one listserv. Apologies for > > > > cross-posting. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------- > > > > > Brandon Burke > > > > > Archivist for Recorded Sound Collections Hoover Institution Library > > > > > and Archives Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6010 > > > > > vox: 650.724.9711 > > > > > fax: 650.725.3445 > > > > > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > >