[yul-naco] Fwd: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PRACTICE FOR GOVERNMENT-DESIGNATED PARKS, FORESTS, ETC

[Manon Theroux]

NACO catalogers:

LC has decided to implement the change in policy for establishing headings 
for government-designated parks and forests that was proposed last fall. 
Please read below. Yale did not support the proposal but of course we will 
follow the new instructions when establishing these headings.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

-Manon

>In September 2004, the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support 
>Office (CPSO) announced a proposed change in policy regarding the 
>establishment of headings for government-designated parks and forests. The 
>proposal was intended to address the fact that these headings are most 
>often needed as subject headings for works about these parks and forests, 
>but are occasionally needed as main or added entries for works emanating 
>from the administrative entities that manage or oversee them. The 
>essential point of the proposal was that any such park or forest could 
>potentially be represented by two separate headings, one designating the 
>physical, geographic entity (established as a subject heading tagged 151, 
>usually with a geographic qualifier), and one designating the corporate, 
>administrative entity (established as a name heading tagged 110, with the 
>qualifier (Agency)). CPSO invited comments on the proposal for a 
>ninety-day period, with a deadline date of December 31, 2004.
>
>After reviewing and evaluating the comments that were received, CPSO has 
>decided to proceed immediately with implementation of the original "two 
>heading" proposal.
>
>Full details of the proposal and its implementation can be found at the 
>CPSO website:
>
>http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/parks2.html
>
>Anthony R.D. Franks
>Team Leader, Cooperative Cataloging Team
>Library of Congress
>202-707-2822 (voice)
>202-252-2082 (fax)

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Manon Théroux
Authority Control Librarian & NACO Coordinator
Catalog Department, SML, 2-8376
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