update on genre/form projects at the library of congress
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Update on Genre/Form Projects at the Library of Congress. Janis L. Young Cataloging Policy and Support Office Library of Congress January 2008. Agenda. Achievements of the moving image project Issues and problems encountered Future steps. Achievements. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Update on Genre/Form Projects at the
Library of Congress
Janis L. Young
Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Library of Congress
January 2008
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Agenda
• Achievements of the moving image project
• Issues and problems encountered
• Future steps
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Achievements
• Records: Approximately 200 records have been approved and released since September 2007
• Policy: H 1913, Moving Image Genre/Form Headings, has been drafted, revised, and published
• Positive feedback about the amount and quality of information dissemination and opportunities for comment
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Resolved issues:Moving images
• Moving image works for the hearing and sight impaired– Reinstatement of headings Video recordings
for the hearing impaired and Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
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Resolved issues: Moving images
• Geographic subdivision– Arguments against: not part of the genre or the
form; country of production elsewhere in record; possible misinterpretation of meaning
– Arguments for: system limitations; co-produced works may be hard to find; evidence that users utilize geographic subdivision
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Resolved issues: Moving images
• Geographic subdivision– Proposed change in policy: Geographic
subdivision of moving image genre/form headings will be permitted, to denote the country of production
– LC may not apply geographic subdivisions– Should not be interpreted as a precedent for
genre/form headings for other disciplines
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Resolved issues: Moving images
• Headings for language(e.g., Spanish language films; [. . .] films—Spanish)
– Arguments against: not part of the genre or the form of a work; language(s) of work available elsewhere in record
– Arguments for: system limitations; users may find it easier to find works in a specific language by using a heading, rather than limiting a search
– Recommended Policy: There will be no provision for the language of a work
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Moving image issues to be resolved
• “Crossover” terms– The projects are incremental, and LCSH is very
interconnected– When should headings that belong to more than
one discipline be created (e.g., Opera films)?– How far should the BT/NT/RT chains be
followed (e.g., Television adaptations: BT is Television scripts, a literary heading)?
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Moving image issues to be resolved
• Should topical form headings, coded 150, continue to be subdivided in all cases?
Current practice:650 Horror films—History and criticism.655 Horror films.
Future practice?650 Horror films.655 Horror films.
– If change is made, huge database maintenance and training issues will result
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Overarching issue
• Development being done in a live database– Policies may appear to be more stable than they
in fact are, and changes sometimes lead to confusion
– But, allows for community involvement and provides many opportunities for feedback and collaboration, two goals of the project
– Thank you for your patience!
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Future directions• Moving images
– More headings will be submitted and approved
– Revision to H 1913, Moving Image Genre/Form headings, will be released in Update package 1, 2008
• Non-musical sound recordings– SCM memo for radio programs is being drafted and
will be posted for comment
– Headings based on the Radio Form/Genre Terms Guide (RADFG) are being created
• Future projects?
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Future directions
• SACO genre/form proposals are not being accepted yet– 100+ additional headings being prepared in
CPSO– SACO libraries may continue to submit
headings coded 150, and CPSO will create additional genre/form authority records as appropriate