This document discusses establishing the logical focus of work records according to CCO Principle #1. It provides an example of cataloging a stereocard collection depicting the Taj Mahal with individual stereocards each having their own image record as parts that depict the overall work of the Taj Mahal building. The focus of the cataloging is the stereocard collection work record and its relationship to individual stereocard image records and the subject of the Taj Mahal building work record.

1. Cataloging Cultural Objects
CCO in Action
Collection Context

2. CCO Principle #1
Establish the logical focus of each Work Record, whether it
is a single item, a work made up of several parts, or a
physical group or collection of works. Clearly distinguish
between Work Records and Image Records. (CCO pages 3-
6)

3. What is Your Work? Cataloging and Context in CCO

7. Relationship of object to images

8. What is the Focus?

10. Determine Relationships with Work “at hand”
Taj Mahal
Built 1631-1648
Agra, India
Stereocard Collection,
Smith College
Part of Depicts
Work Record
Collection Record
Image Record
Image of
The Taj Mahal is applied as a
controlled Subject
Individual
Keystone
Stereocard, circa
1900
Work Record
The cataloging is directed only
towards the stereocard collection

12. WORK
Image
Record 2
Image
Record 3
Image
Record 1
Reverse view of Stereograph
Card of The Taj Mahal
Stereoscope Card of The Taj Mahal 3-D View of Stereoscope Card
of The Taj Mahal

21. Watch more of this series on VRA’s Vimeo channel:
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Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO):
vraweb.org/resources/cataloging-cultural-objects/
VRA Core:
core.vraweb.org/
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22. Cataloging Cultural Objects
This video series was developed by the
CCO Sub-committee of the
VRA Cataloging and Metadata Standards Committee
 Arden Kirkland, sub-committee chair
 Jonathan Cartledge
 Sheryl Frisch
 Susan Jane Williams
Credits