[SAC-FAST] more on FAST sample

[O'Neill,Ed]

Hi Stephen,

1) The Operas heading is an interim solution.  This is a case where the
entire heading is a form so it might make sense to convert it to:

	655 Operas $v Vocal scores with piano.

However, there is a lot of activity by various groups (MLA, ALA via
SAC's form/genre Subcommittee, and LC) that are looking at the question
of how to treat form/genre headings, particularly those for music.  As a
result, for FAST we wanted to keep the main heading and subdivision
together and opted, as an interim solution, to keep them as topical
headings until there is a general agreement on how they be dealt within
LCSH.

2) The period for the popular music would depend on the judgment of the
cataloger and the recording itself.  If the recording was a collection
of popular music from the 60s, then a period of 1960 - 1969 might be
better. Generally, I don't believe the issue date should be used as the
period. [If someone more knowledgeable in music cataloging disagrees,
please share your views].  

3) You are correct but this is an issue we are reconsidering.  It seems
to make sense to bring these headings into FAST. 

Thanks, Ed	

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Subject: [SAC-FAST] more on FAST sample

Mostly the sample FAST set shows FAST performing to spec. A few more 
oddities to add to the ones Sherman's noted:

01002ccm        LCSH "650 Operas $v Vocal scores with piano" becomes 
FAST "650 Operas $x Vocal scores with piano" Why the $v-to-$x change? 
Any chance of "655 Operas" and "655 Vocal scores with piano" instead? 
(It is on an opera recording.)

00763njm        LCSH "Popular music $z New Zealand $y 1961-1970" 
(another recording) yields (among others) "648 1961-1970"--if one 
were manually entering FAST headings, would the year of issue be used 
instead of the span? The 260 $c has "[ca. 1970]"--if yes to the 
above, is that just "648 1970"? Or would FAST done originally not add 
a 648 date in this case?

00736nam        FAST misses LCSH headings "655 Historical fiction" 
and "655 Love stories"--presumably because LC hasn't issued the 155 
authorities yet?

Stephen



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