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LC CATALOGING UPDATE AJL Convention

Seattle, Washington, July 6, 2010Lenore Bell lbel@loc.gov Joan Biella jbie@loc.gov

Benjamin Fryser bfry@loc.gov Marina Korenberg mako@loc.gov Ela Pelish epel@loc.gov Galina Teverovsky gtev@loc.gov

Aaron Taub atau@loc.gov, with the assistance of Roger Kohn rkoh@loc.gov

Israel & Judaica Section, Asian & Middle East Division (Pt. 2)

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Relations of Faiths

• Part of an ongoing effort by PSD to normalize subject heading practices across religions

• Existing practice for relations of between faithsBuddhism—Relations—JudaismJudaism—Relations—Buddhismbut Christianity and other religions—BuddhismBuddhism—Relations—Christianity

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Relations of Faiths

• Problems: – Christian bias – Asymmetry in assignment pattern contributed to

inconsistent application practices– Incorrect application of geographic subdivision– Ambiguity of term “relations” in religious context– Construction not in “natural language” may not

be understood by users

44

Relations of Faiths• Covered by SHM H1185, pattern heading for

Religions• Use on a free-floating basis

$x Relations $x Relations $x Christianity, [Islam, etc.]

• “Multiple subdivision” allows “Relations” to be further subdivided by any religion without establishing editorially in LCSH

• Exception: Pattern “does not include Christianity or Christian denominations and sects. For variant Christian phrase headings and subdivisions used under Christianity, see the subject authority file”

55

Relations of Faiths• PSD and LC religion catalogers considered but

opted NOT to adopt: – For general relations

Buddhism and other faiths (May subd geog) BT Interfaith relations

– For relations with another faith Buddhist-Christian interfaith relations UF Christian-Buddhist interfaith relations BT Buddhism BT Christianity BT Interfaith relations

66

Relations of Faiths• Revised practice, to appear in weekly list:

– Cancel: Christianity and other religions – Replaced by: Christianity--Relations – Cancel: Christianity and other religions—[Religion

or denomination] – Replaced by: Christianity—Relations—[Religion or

denomination] • Geographic aspects continue to be brought out

with the addition of reciprocal headings for [Religion]—[Place]

• PSD: Topic merits further discussion

77

Scopus, Mount

88

Scopus, Mount (sh2009009300)

99

Scopus, Mount (sh2009009300)

1010

Cooking and Cookbooks• Discussion papers on modernizing the treatment of cooking

and cookbooks http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cooking.pdf http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cooking2.pdf

• Cancel Cookery • Establish Cookbooks as a topical heading (…works about

collections of recipes)• Establish Cookbooks as a genre/form heading (for

collections of recipes)• Establish Cooking (…works about all types of food

preparation, including preparation of those foods that do not necessarily need to be heated)

• SHM H 1475 Cooking and Cookbooks is posted at: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/h1475.html

1111

Cooking and Cookbooks

Cancel: Jewish cookeryCookery in Jewish law Hanukkah cookery Passover cookery Rosh ha‑Shanah cookery Sephardic cookery Cookery, Israeli

Use:

Jewish cookingCooking (Jewish law) Hanukkah cooking Passover cooking Rosh ha‑Shanah cooking Sephardic cooking Cooking, Israeli

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Rosh ha-Shanah cooking

1313

Cooking and Cookbooks• Assign Cookbooks as a genre/form heading…

both to general collections of cooking recipes and to collections focused on specific ingredients, special diets, etc.

• Do not subdivide g/f heading by place (assign additional topical headings instead)

Title: Monday to Friday cookbook. 650 #0 $a Cooking $z United States. 655 #0 $a Cookbooks.

1414

Cooking and Cookbooks• For cooking involving a specific ingredient, PSD has

retained basic structure of such headings, but replaced the term Cookery with Cooking and adopted a new standard reference pattern, e.g.,

Cancel: Cookery (Asparagus) Use: Cooking (Asparagus)

UF Asparagus--Use in cooking UF Cooking with asparagus

1515

Comparative LiteratureOld scope note on Literature, Comparative (sh 85077534):

Subdivided by nationality of literatures compared, with duplicate entry, e.g., 1. Literature, Comparative--English and German. 2. Literature, Comparative--German and English.

Query: LC has applied language and other qualifiers, without establishing these strings editorially, e.g., ‡a Literature, Comparative ‡x Provencal and Hebrew‡a Literature, Comparative ‡x Hebrew and Provencal

Are we to interpret "nationality of literatures" broadly to include various types of language qualifiers?

1616

• Revised scope note to allow subdivision by language

• New “multiple subdivision”: ‡a Comparative literature ‡x English and Latin, [Dravidian and English, Hindi and Gujarati, etc.] (sh2010001795)

• Revised heading to the natural-language, Comparative literature  

1717

Pre- vs. Post-Coordination in LCSH• Pre-coordination: Combining of elements into one

heading in anticipation of a search on that heading• Post-coordination: Assignment of elements to

separate headings, in anticipation of a user combining them, usually through keyword searching

• “PSD’s Progress on the Recommendations made in ‘Library of Congress Subject Headings: Pre- vs. Post-Coordination and Related Issues’” (May 2010)

• http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pre_vs_postupdate.pdf

1818

Genre/Form Headings• Genre/form for moving images and radio programs were

formally implemented in 2009; other projects are under way

• http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genreformgeneral.html

1919

Topical Headings

• Coded MARC field 150 in authority records• Assigned in 650 in bibs, with appropriate subdivisions (although

application of some form & topical subdivisions may be reconsidered)

2020

Genre/form headings describe what an item is, not what it is about

• Coded MARC field 155 in authority record• Assigned in 655 field in bibliographic records, with 2nd indicator of

“0” and only $a is used (current LC practice, but implementation of 2nd indicator ”7” is planned)

2121

LC genre/form headings often combine the two aspects in one heading

“Genre”: Categories of works that are characterized by similar plots, themes, settings, situations, and characters

“Form”: A characteristic of works with a particular format and/or purpose

155 ## $a Horror films

Genre Form

2222

Genre/Form Authority Records

Topical

Genre/Form

Establishing topical and g/f headings with identical strings is preferred & allows for “one-stop searching”

2323

Subject Browse: Results Include Topical & Genre/Form Headings

23

2424

Genre/Form Headings• G/F headings may not be subdivided topically,

geographically, chronologically, or by form (LC)• Genre/form headings cannot be used as topical

headings, but must be proposed separately to establish them as such

• Other libraries may apply a topical heading (150) as a G/F heading, provided the scope note defines it for use for works of a given type– e.g. Constitutions (sh 85031336 ), “Here are

entered collections of constitutions or texts…” • For disciplines not yet covered, proposals may be

made for topical headings (150), to be assigned as G/F in local catalog: – 655 #7 $a [heading]. $2 [local]

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• Apply form subdivisions ($v) to topical headings, even if g/f headings are assigned to the same record; the use of some form subdivisions is being reconsidered

25

2626

• Guidelines in the Subject Headings Manual – H 1913 Moving Image Genre/Form Headings– H 1917.5 Music Form/Genre Headings: Medium of

Performance– H 1969.5 Radio Genre/Form Headings

• Genre/Form Headings are available:– LC Authorities http://authorities.loc.gov– MARC Distribution Service– LCSH (Big Red Books), in a special section– Class Web (updated weekly)

Genre/Form Headings

2727

Genre/Form and MARC• PSD’s intent is to develop a genre/form thesaurus distinct

from LCSH

• However, to date, g/f authority records have been assigned MARC 21 coding as if they are part of LCSH– With 2nd indicator “0” in bib records, as in LCSH– Assigned LCCNs with the same “sh” prefix as in LCSH– Published in Supplementary Vocabularies vol. of LCSH– Instruction sheets appear in SHM

• PSD now plans to separate formally g/f terms from LCSH, in MARC records and printed products

2828

Genre/Form and MARC• New title for LC’s g/f thesaurus: Library of Congress

Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT)

• Thesaurus has been assigned a MARC source code “lcgft”• Authority records for g/f terms will be coded:

008/11: z (“Other”)040$f: lcgft

• In bib records, g/f terms will be coded:655 -7 $a [Term]. $2 lcgft

• LCCNs for g/f terms will have new prefix “gf” • A separate manual will be developed for g/f guidelines

(instructions will remain in SHM until it is produced)http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genreformthesaurus.html

2929

Hierarchies of Moving Image G/F Headings• LC implemented the use of moving image g/f

headings in Jan. 2009• Discussion paper, “Proposed Revision to the

Hierarchies of Moving Image Genre/Form Headings,” proposed explicitly placing headings into either a fiction or a nonfiction hierarchy

• No consensus from respondents• Proposal not implemented at this time• Continued investigation into making fiction/non-

fiction distinction • http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/movingimagehierarchies

decision.pdf

3030

Genre/Form for Video Recordings • May 2009 proposal for the disposition of existing

topical video recording headings: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/videorecheadings.pdf

• Nov. 2009, PSD determined that topical headings (tag 150) denoting a genre or form of video recording should be cancelled in favor of the correlated film headings, e.g., Cancel: Biographical videos; Use: Biographical films

• For exceptions & details: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/videorecheadings2.pdf 

3131

G/F Headings for Cartographic Materials• Library of Congress to Modify Structure of Form Subdivision

s used for Cartographic Materials (Nov. 2009): Simplifying form subdivisions by removing the adjective (e.g. –Maps, Comparative would be revised to –Maps), and using the g/f headings to identify the genre or form http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cartographic2.pdf

• Library of Congress to Approve Genre/Form Headings for Cartographic Materials (Apr. 2010) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cartographic3.pdf

• In May 2010, ca. 60 cartographic g/f headings were approved, and efforts are underway to change the structure of form subdivisions ($v)

• The new system will not be implemented until all of the elements are in place, no earlier than August 1

3232

Genre/Form Subject Authority Proposal Form http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/proposal_forms.html

3333

Genre/Form for Jewish Law

3434

Genre/Form for Jewish Law• JTS and LC proposals are to be considered further by AJL

Cataloging Committee• Issues: G/F terms that …

– Are coextensive with uniform titles were not recommended for inclusion

e.g., "Mishnayot"– Do not represent specifically Jewish law genres/forms,

but rather were translations of "generic" terms, were not recommended for inclusion,

e.g., "Harsha'ot" could be covered by "Permits," if proposed and approved

– Do not represent exclusively legal genres/forms: Do they belong in the law, religion, or both lists?

e.g., "Tannaitic literature"

3535

Genre/Form for Jewish Law– Have corresponding LCSH terms: Must terminology must

be normalized? e.g., "Takkanot" and "Legislation (Jewish law)"

– Are too specific were not recommended for inclusion: Add as upward UFs to broader headings?

e.g., "Peturim“• Terms already in Genre/Form Terms for Law Materials

(AALL)– Codes (Jewish law)– Responsa (Jewish law)– Takkanot?– http://www.aallnet.org/sis/tssis/committees/cataloging/

classification/genreterms/genreformterms200910finaldraft.pdf (not latest)

3636

New Classification Numbers

3737

New Classification Numbers: Jewish Ethics/Judaism

BJ1286.G73 Gratitude BM175.S83 Subbotniki BM538.E38 Eating disorders BM670.S43 She-lo aśani ishah. שלא עשני אשה BM729.H34 HairBM729.N38 Natural disasters BM729.P7 Proselytes and proselyting. Jewish

converts BM645.R44 Religious tolerance. Toleration BM729.T65 Transgenderism

3838

New Classification Numbers: Rabbinical Literature

BM496.9.A55 Animals, Mythical

BM496.9.B38 Biography

BM496.9.D44 Death

BM496.9.E35 Egypt

BM496.9.M28 Mate selection

BM496.9.R37 Raphael (Archangel)

3939

New Classification Numbers: Bible

BS680.A37 Agriculture BS580.L43 Leah (Biblical figure)BS1199.A36 Alcoholism in the Old TestamentBS 1199.G36 Gender Identity in the Old TestamentBS1199.L66 Love BS1199.M25 Man-woman relationships BS1199.S76 Strangers

Z7772.C37 Esther (Book of the Bible) in Subject Bibliography

4040

New Classification Numbers in CJ

CJ5793.J4 Jews (Numismatics. Medals and Medallions. Special Subjects A-Z)

4141

New Class Numbers in DS History of Asia—Israel (Palestine).The Jews—Regions, towns,

etc.

4242

New Classification Numbers in DS

DS109.8.S36 Mount Scopus

DS110.B297 Bat Shelomoh

DS110.B395 Bet Yerah, Tel

DS110.K397 Kefar Pines

4343

New Class Number in DS History of Asia. Israel (Palestine)—The Jews—Special Topics—Jewish

Diaspora—By region or country A-Z

DS135.M95 Mozambique

4444

IRAQ WAR

• New range for Iraq War: DS79.757- DS79.769 to address the volume and variety of published works (formerly classed in DS79.76-DS79.769)

• Limited space for expansion in the schedule resulted in the need to repurpose some numbers and to consider reclassification of some materials

4545

New Classification Numbers: Miscellaneous

HF5415.332.J49 Jews (Consumers)

KBM717 Mortgage. Hypotheca

TX739.2.R67 Rosh ha-Shanah (Cooking)

Personal bibliographyZ8303.55 Fleischer, E. (Ezra), 1928-2006 Z8305.286 Fondane, Benjamin, 1898-1944

4646

New Classification Numbers: Language and Literature

PJ5012.G47 Gesture (in Hebrew literary history & criticism)

PJ5012.Z55 Zionism (in Hebrew literary history & criticism) PN1991.8.H63 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) (in radio

broadcasts)

PN1995.9.Z56 Zionism (in motion pictures)

PR478.P33 Palestine (in English literary history 20th century)

4747

Judeo-Persian

Syriac

4848

Judeo-Arabic; Judeo-Persian and Persian in Cyrillic (Tajik) Script

These documents were published the Cataloging Service Bulletin no. 123 and to the CC:AAM last year. We revised them in accordance with comments we received, and they were reviewed at ALA last week.

The new Judeo-Arabic table >>has been accepted<<, and will soon be posted with the other ALA/LC romanization tables online.

CC:AAM is still seeking reviewers for the Persian in non-Arabic script documents; we’ll keep you informed on the progress of these tables.

4949

To see the Judeo-Persiandocuments or the Judeo-Arabic

romanization table in its new form,please go to the AJL RAS Wiki at:

https://lib.stanford.edu/files/Judeo-Arabic%20LC%20Draft.pdf

Scroll down to “Cataloging” andclick on the appropriate links.

5050Site Still Under Construction

Syriac…

5151

PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSED NEW OR REVISED

ROMANIZATION TABLES(Draft)

http://www.loc.gov/aba/

These guidelines apply to the creation of new tables and the revision of existing tables.

Principle/Goals:The ALA/LC Romanization Tables should be transliteration schemes rather than replicating pronunciation. Pronunciation is variable around the world. Another goal of this principle is to enable machine-transliteration whenever possible and preferably reversible transliteration … .

5252

…Choose a Latin script equivalent for a non-Latin letter, not necessarily based on pronunciation of the letter, but so as to maximize clarity and minimize confusion with the transliteration of other letters. The resulting Latin script equivalents should allow for the reversal of romanization as systematically as possible, without the application of special algorithms or contextual tests.

…

5353

The draft will be posted on the Cataloging and Acquisitions Web site (http://www.loc.gov/aba/) with a request for comments usually within 90

days of the posting;the draft table will be published in Cataloging Service Bulletin with a request for comments

within 90 days;the draft will be sent to identified stakeholders with the same 90 days request for comments;

the availability of the draft will be noted in a posting to various electronic lists according to

the language.

5454

more new romanizations!!

האלפים

5555

5656

More about France …

Tsa-refat, Tsa-refati

5757

But now …

Tsarfat, Tsarfati

5858

And what about …

ברסלב?

5959

ס�ל�ב �ב �רhas to be Breslev

but …ברסלב

could be Braslav, Braslev, Breslav, Breslev

6060

Shall we have a vote on the standard romanization

of ברסלב?

We could hold it via theHeb-NACO listserv.

6161

Romanization of Names for Multilingual Collections

Romanization of the forename is based on:The language of the text with which the name is

associated.

Romanization of the surname is based on:A. The language of the text with which the name

is associated.B. The orthography of the surname.

6262

Romanization of Names

6363

Romanization of Names

6464

Romanization of Names

6565

Romanization of Names

6666

6767

RDA Toolkit Coming June 2010The resource to help you navigate from AACR2 to RDA—the new, unified

standard for resource description and access.

RDA Toolkit highlights:RDA instructions that are searchable and browseable AACR2 Rule Number Search of RDA instructions Workflows, mappings, examples: tools to customize the RDA instruction

set to support organizational training and processes Two views of RDA content—by table of contents and by RDA element set What you need to evaluate and implement RDA; to make cataloging

decisions based on principles; to increase efficiency; to facilitate collaboration; and to help position the community for the future

by making bibliographic data accessible on the Web Full text of AACR2 with links to RDA

http://www.rdatoolkit.org/home

6868

The Toolkit “went live” on Wednesday, June 23, 2010.

The Great RDA Test is beginning.

From July through September, trainees will practice cataloging with RDA,

using books from their regular workflows.So YOU may see a few RDA Hebrew records

from LC.

6969

An RDA tester:

7070

LC RDA CORE ELEMENTS FOR THE RDA TESThttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatraining2.html

7171

How to recognize RDA test records:

Ldr/18 will have the value “i” for “ISBD punctuation”

The 040 will have ╪b eng and ╪e rda

Each record will have at least one of each of these:

336 field (content type: ╪2 rdacontent)337 field (media type: ╪2 rdamedia)338 field (carrier type: ╪2 rdacarrier)

>>There will be no RDA authority work<<>>before October, 2010<<

7272

EDGAR ALLAN POE

Favorite Short Stories

The Gold BugMurders in the Rue MorgueThe Pit and the Pendulum

Edited by Radnor Oglethorpe and Hyacinth Wackenroder

Baltimore, MarylandMystery House Publishing Company

2009

an RDAexample

7373

100 1 Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849, author.240 10 Short stories. Selections245 10 Favorite Short Stories / EDGAR ALLAN POE ; edited

by Radnor Oglethorpe and Hyacinth Wackenroder.260 Baltimore, Maryland : Mystery House Publishing

Company, 2009.300 135 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.505 0 The Gold Bug – Murders in the Rue Morgue – The

Pit and the Pendulum.700 1 Oglethorpe, Radnor, editor.700 1 Wackenroder, Hyacinth Laurelia, editor.700 12 Poe, Edgar Allan. Gold bug.700 12 Poe, Edgar Allan. Murders in the Rue Morgue.700 12 Poe, Edgar Allan. Pit and the pendulum.

Lots of options included

7474

100 1 Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849, author.240 10 Short stories. Selections245 10 Favorite Short Stories / EDGAR ALLAN POE ; edited by

Radnor Oglethorpe and Hyacinth Wackenroder. 260 Baltimore, Maryland : Mystery House Publishing

Company, 2009.300 135 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.505 0 The Gold Bug – Murders in the Rue Morgue – The Pit

and the Pendulum.700 1 Oglethorpe, Radnor, editor.700 1 Wackenroder, Hyacinth Laurelia, editor.700 12 Poe, Edgar Allan. Gold bug.700 12 Poe, Edgar Allan. Murders in the Rue Morgue.700 12 Poe, Edgar Allan. Pit and the pendulum.

Optional features italicized in red

7575

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

7676

item 1The only thing you can ever >>SEE<< is an item!

7777

item 2or some other item—which may be

the exemplification of some other embodiment!

7878item 3

Arthur Rackham, original illustration for the 1908 Heinemann edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania!”

7979item 4

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8080

manifestation 1A specific edition of the work, with a specific title,

publisher, date,and illustrator. You can make

a bibliographic record that stands for thewhole “embodiment” or “manifestation”

but this you can’t see …

8181

manifestation 2And you can’t see this Hebrew one either …

8282expression 1

8383

expression 1You can’t see an “expression” either.

The 400s here represent various embodiments(i.e. manifestations)

of the abstract English realization(i.e. expression)

of Shakespeare’s work

8484

8585

expression 2This 400 is an embodiment

(i.e. manifestation)of the Hebrew realization

(i.e. expression)of Shakespeare’s work,

which is equally abstract

8686

8787

I don’t think a record for a “work” would have a 670 at all

work

8888

ShakespeareMidsummer night’s dream

English

ShakespeareMidsummer night’s dream

Hebrew

ShakespeareMidsummer night’s dream

Hebrew/Karmi’64 Hebrew/‘Oz’87

English/Rackham’77 Hebrew/Daṿidovits’42

English/First Folio’23

English/Lamb’s Tales’11

WORK

ITE

M

ITE

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EXPRESSIONS

MANIFESTATIONS

painting’08 sculpture’32

8989

LCRI 22.19

Attributes for personal names

9090

In RDA things are not so tight:

9191

9292

Geronimo Stilton

Snoopy

Miss PiggyFictitious Entities

“Relationships”

9393Socks (Cat)

and also Real Non-Human Entities …

9494

AACR2:

RDA:

“Access”

9595

O.T. and N.T.If RDA is adopted these will always be spelled out:

Old Testament and New Testament

and they won’t be interposed between

Bible and Book of the Bible

notBible. O.T. Genesis

butBible. Genesis

“Internationality”

9696

Webcasts:

“Resource Description and Access”http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc/php?rec=4320

“Cataloging Principles and RDA” http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc/php?rec=43207

“FRBR: Things You Should Know, But Were Afraid to Ask”http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc/php?rec=4554

“RDA Changes from AACR2 for Texts”http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc/php?rec=4863

many, many test-related documents at:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatest.html

Including: RDA testing and the PCChttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-testing-PCC.pdf

9797

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBJECT AUTHORITY DATA (FRSAD)

• IFLA Working Group on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR) submitted the final version of the FRSAD report in May 2010

http://nkos.slis.kent.edu/FRSAR/FRSAD-Report.pdf• Addresses subject authority data issues and investigates

uses of subject authority data by a wide range of users• Builds on the FRBR conceptual model’s “Group 3 Entities,”

i.e., subjects of works: concept, object, event, and place, as well as on the limited aspects of subject data covered by the Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR) in its report, Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD)

9898

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP 3.0

98http://desktop.loc.gov/

9999

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP 3.0 ENHANCEMENTS

• Fuzzy matching• Search relevancy• Search history• Query federation• Personal searching• Customizable interface & display of

resources• Intuitive structure• Drag & drop icons

100100

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP 3.0

101101

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP: QUICK TASKS

102102

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP: QUICK TASKS

103103

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP: QUICK TASKS

104104

CATALOGER’S DESKTOP: QUICK FILTERS

More info at , , including Quick Tasks tutorial http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/web-faqs.html

105105

CLASSIFICATION WEB ENHANCEMENTS:Name Authorities, Expanded Correlations

http://classificationweb.net/Menu/names.html

106106

107107

108108

Approved “Marked-Up” Subject Listhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/

109109

Approved “Marked-Up” Subject List

• Shows changes made to the tentative subject list at the LC editorial meeting

• Access to amended lists may serve as guide to those doing subject analysis and making proposals

• Posted weekly

110110

Subject Cataloging Manual (SCM) “D” Memos

• PSD’s efforts to update or eliminate unnecessary sections of policy documentation are now focusing on SCM: General Cataloging (“D” Memos)

• Many became obsolete since implementation of ILS and the ABA reorganization

• Some were replaced by DCMs; others are valid, but require revision

• Will be incorporated into the new Subject Headings Manual (“H” Memos) or the Classification & Shelflisting Manual (“F” & “G” Memos)

111111

SCM “D” Memos: New GAC Practice

• For example, D 155 Geographic Area Codes (043) will move to SHM Appendix E–Current LC practice: Limit addition of no

more than 3 GACs to any record–Proposed revision: Assign as many GACS

as needed to reflect subject assignment; if a work deals with a large number of places, consider assigning broader GAC

112112

SCM “D” Memos: Contents Codes• LC did not apply “newer” and certain “older” MARC codes for

the nature of contents (fixed field 008/24-27) • To eliminate confusing exceptions from procedural guidelines,

PSD has authorized assignment of all codes, including:– Codes already authorized (a,b,c,d,e,f,g,i,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,w)– Codes established after the issuing of SCM D 145 j - Patent document

u - Standards/specificationsz - Treaties2 - Offprints5 - Calendars6 - Comics/graphic novels

– Codes previously prohibited per SCM D 145v - Legal cases and case notesy - Yearbooks

• No plans to add missing codes to bib records retrospectively• D 145 guidelines will be moved to SHM Appendices

113113

LC ALA Update

• Update on initiatives undertaken at the Library of Congress since the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Jan. 2010

http://www.loc.gov/ala/an-2010-update.html

114114114114

Feature Presentation:The Assyrian Connection

• Written and directed by Peter Kearney• Videography by Henry Lefkowitz• Featuring: Joan Biella, Aaron Taub, Gail Shirazi,

Lenore Bell, Roger Kohn, Galina Teverovsky, Marina Korenberg, Benjamin Fryser, Carolyn Sturtevant, Peter Kearney, and the LC Core-Us

• Costume & Props: Joan Biella• Continuity: Edie Creeger• Audio: Lilya Pekarskaya