A reproducing apparatus for reproducing audio-visual data stored in a
storage medium includes a storage unit which stores metadata used to
search for desired audio-visual data in the audio-visual data stored in
the storage medium, and a search unit which searches for the desired
audio-visual data using the metadata stored in the storage unit, wherein
the metadata includes a volume identifier indicating a volume comprised
of a plurality of discs used to create a disc library stored in the
storage unit. The metadata may further include disc information and title
information common to the discs, and the search unit may create the disc
library using the disc information, the title information, and the volume
information, and search for the desired audio-visual data using the
created disc library.