[Yulcat-l] FW: [OLAC-L] Cartographic form subdivisions

[Arakawa, Steven]

FYI

Steven Arakawa 
Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation
Catalog & Metadata Services, SML, Yale University
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240  
(203)432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu


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From: OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers electronic discussion list. [mailto:OLAC-L at OCLC.ORG] On Behalf Of Janis Young
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:13 PM
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Subject: [OLAC-L] Cartographic form subdivisions

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On June 10, 2009 the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library
of Congress requested input from the library community about its
proposal to change the structure of LCSH subdivisions for many
cartographic materials
(http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cartographic.pdf). In brief, the
paper suggested simplifying form subdivisions used for cartographic
materials by removing the adjective (e.g. -Maps, Comparative would be
revised to -Maps). The new genre/form headings would then do the
“heavy lifting” of identifying a particular genre or form of
material.  After reviewing all of the comments it received, PSD has
decided to implement its proposal to simplify the subdivisions.

The full text of the decision, which includes PSD’s responses to
several concerns raised by the correspondents, is available on LC’s
web site at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cartographic2.pdf.

Janis L. Young
Policy and Standards Division
Library of Congress
jayo at loc.gov