BDC -- Bibliography of Chartography

The Bibliographic Database of Chart Monographs,
Serials, and Periodicals.

Edited and compiled by Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz

Special Release 0.97.1 (25.09.1995)

Title:


The title given on the title page. If a different title is given on the cover, spine or any source other than the t.p., these differences are given in the Notes section. Some parts of a title are disregarded for the alphabetic sequence: a) the first word if an article; b) the title starts with an introductory note mainly consisting of the author's name (e.g. Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard pop charts).
An index by Title appears in the Index Section of the non-HTML versions.

Sub-title / Additional Title:


Same as for Title, except the disregards. Additional information may be given in the Notes section. The sub-title is separated from the title by "  :  ", the additional title from the sub-title by "  ;  ".

Description of Authorship:


The expression identifying the authorship given on the t.p. Additional information from sources other than the t.p. are marked with square brackets. A status as editor, compiler or contributor is always noted (if known), but this may also be derived from secondary sources. These are separated from the proper authors by "  ;  ".
An index by authors appears in the Index Section of the non-HTML versions.

Place, Publisher, Year:


Place of publication is always given before the name of the publisher, separated by "  :  ". If more than one place / publisher are given, they are separated by "  ;  " within their respective sections. Place names in the USA, Canada and Australia include an abbreviation of the state or province name. These abbreviations may differ from the 'official' codes as used by the US Postal Service (e.g. Wisc. instead of WI for Wisconsin).
For periodicals, the place name is followed immediately by the publisher's address in parentheses.
The year of publication is separated by ",  ".
Where information is not known or given, the following abbreviations are used:

Collation:


Collation information has been simplified and includes binding type. Instead of the six different forms of illustration, only ill. is used, covering all other forms.

ISBN / ISSN, Price:


ISBN and ISSN are used in their standard formats, followed by "  :  " and the price information.
The International Standard Book Number (introduced only in the late 1960's by Whittaker) consists of five parts: the initials ISBN:, a country code, a publisher code, a title/item code, and a check digit. The parts are separated by hyphens. An index by ISBN appears in the Index Section of the non-HTML versions.
The International Standard Serial Number (for periodicals) consists of the initials ISSN: and two other parts, separated by a hyphen; the third part includes the check digit.
For technical reasons most ISSN's are dealt with as ISBN's, in addition to their inclusion in the Serial Title. This will be rectified with Rel. 0.98.
The given price is that current when an item is published.

Serial Title:


The title of the series that this work is part of. If an ISSN is allocated to that series, the actual title is preceded by the ISSN and " = ".

Classification:

Source(s), Original Classification:
The source(s) on which this edition's data is primarily based. Additional sources that revised the original information may also be given.
A list of sources appears in Appendix 5.
The original classification refers to the classification/class number used by the precedent classified source. For technical reasons, this field can be placed just behind the serial title. This will be rectified in Rel. 0.98.
An index by DDC appears in the Index Section of the non-HTML versions.
These fields and codes are included on a preliminary basis only and might be reorganised in the future. Not all codes are used and many entries aren't fully classified yet. The codes are fully compatible with the chart database (DBCS).

Country: Country of origin for the charts that the work is based upon. If a book deals with charts from more than one country (with no single country clearly outstanding), the next higher level is used [e.g. UU, EU, INT]. A list of codes appears in Appendix 1.
Genre: Genre of the chart(s) concerned. When a chart deals with no specific or more than one genre, POP is used. A list of codes appears in Appendix 2.
Format: The format(s) covered by the chart. A list of codes appears in Appendix 3.
Language: The language used in the work. If an introduction or part of the work is in another language, this may be noted in the Notes section. A list of codes appears in Appendix 4.

Notes:

Note 1 refers to the inclusion of:
Note 2 gives comments, such as different title, frequency of periodicals, language, content of the work, etc., that refer to the whole entry.
Note 3 dito., but refering only to the specific volume or edition.
Note 4 indicates the type of publication:
Note 5 lists citations of reviews in the music press and from other sources. Entries in {braces} refer to a mention of the work only. This section has been derived exclusively by autopsy.

Annotation:

This section consists mainly of direct quotes from annotations, reviews, critiques etc. All are clearly marked as quotes and include sources (cf. Note 5). In a few cases I included my own comments & observations, but I haven't even started to write! full reviews of chart books, not even for those I own myself. I plan to do this in the coming years, but it's a massive task.
[Created 25.09.1995, last revised 12.04.1997]