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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good move by LC, I think.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> yulcat-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:yulcat-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sarcia, Richard<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:45 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> yulcat-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Yulcat-l] FW: "Dept." to "Department" -- Library of Congress decision<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>--Rick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kuhagen, Judith<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:38 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BIBCO] "Dept." to "Department" -- Library of Congress decision<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>[Forwarding to multiple lists; please excuse duplication]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Library of Congress will not undertake changing headings with the abbreviation “Dept.” to the fuller form at this time. Between August 20-October 1, 2010, the Library requested comments from the library community on changing “Dept.” to “Department” to follow the longstanding <i><span style='font-style:italic'>AACR2 </span></i>provision (which is also incorporated into <i><span style='font-style:italic'>RDA: Resource Description and Access</span></i>) of not abbreviating "department" in headings unless it is abbreviated by the body on the resource from which the name has been taken.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The few comments received by the Policy and Standards Division, Library of Congress, via email showed a clear preference for making this change but the limited response did not constitute a mandate. In addition those opposed to the change had solid reasons for not undertaking the change at this time. Consequently, the Library’s Policy and Standards Division will NOT proceed with implementing the change now. The issue will be reviewed again, following a decision regarding implementation of RDA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Questions may be sent to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> Policy and Standards Division<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> Email: </span></font><font size=3 color=blue><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>policy@loc.gov<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></body></html>