This study uses the framework of domain analysis to suggest a model by which modern studies of catalog use might be approached. Future studies using this model may provide a tool for evaluating and developing cataloging codes based on empirically-assessed user needs. A survey of music students at a small liberal arts college was followed by interviews and a focus group from the same population. Content analysis of the data was used to determine the elements of bibliographic information needed by this particular domain of users, and those needs were then compared to the elements of bibliographic information provided by "Resource Description & Access" (RDA) cataloging. The questions to be explored included: What attributes of information should be represented in a library catalog to serve the needs of music students at a small liberal arts college? To what extent do catalog records created according to RDA include sufficient representation of those needed attributes? And what changes, if any, would need to be made to RDA to accommodate the needs of users in this particular domain? [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]