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SubdivisionsIn LCSH

Find appropriate heading in

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Is your subject heading

sufficientlyprecise?

Search for appropriatesubdivisionin SCM:SH

Add geographicsubdivision

ifappropriate

Yes – go to geog. subdiv.

No

Providing specificity—Types of subdivisions

Geographic Chronological (time period) Topical Form

Geographic subdivision permissions—two ways

Church and state (May Subd Geog)

— Austria

Church and state — Austria

Courts — Alabama — Baldwin County

Courts (May Subd Geog)

Heading:

Heading:

Church and state (May Subd Geog) — Austria

In the big red books

Online at http://authorities.loc.gov

Constructedheading

“Authorized Heading” tells you that Austria has been authorized as a geographic subdivision for

“Church and state”

Courts (May Subd Geog)

How do we know we are allowed to subdivide a heading geographically?

Authority record

008 860211i| anannbabn |b ana

i in this position means that the subject heading can be subdivided geographically

Courts

http://www.loc.gov/marc/

http://www.loc.gov/marc/

008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS (NR)Forty character positions (00-39) that contain positionally-defined data elements …Character positions…06 - Direct or indirect geographic subdivisionIndicates whether the 1XX heading may be subdivided geographically when used as a subject heading and, if so, the method of subdivision used.

# - Not subdivided geographicallyThe heading may not be subdivided geographically.…i - Subdivided geographically--indirectThe name of the larger geographic entity is interposed between the heading and the subdivision for the specific place to which the heading is limited.

Authority record

008 860211i| anannbabn |b ana

Courts

Pos.No.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Position no. 6

MARCtag

Corless family (Not Subd Geog)

008 860211 | anannbabn |a ana

blank in this position means that the subject heading cannot be subdivided geographically

Corless family

Authority record

008 860211 | anannbabn |a ana

cannot be subdivided geographically

Corless family (Not Subd Geog)

Courts (May Subd Geog)

008 860211i| anannbabn |b ana

can be subdivided geographically

Geographic subdivision collecting levels

Perfumes (May Subd Geog)

Perfumes — France — Paris

Headings

Perfumes — Oregon — Portland

Collecting level

Geographic subdivisions - collecting levels

United States, Canada, Great BritainFirst-level political subdivisions (states, constituent countries, republics) assigned directly

Posies — Idaho — PocatelloCelts — Alberta — CalgaryKilts — Scotland — Kirkcaldy

Other countriesCollecting level is the country

Tulips — Netherlands — Tilburg

Geographic subdivisions - collecting levels (2)

Exceptions to the rule: Washington Metropolitan Area, New York Metropolitan Area, and Jerusalem Metropolitan Area are cited directlyFerns — Washington (D.C.)Ferns — Jerusalem

Geographic subdivisions - collecting levels (3)

New York Metropolitan AreaFerns — New York Metropolitan

Area

New York CityFerns — New York (State) — New

York

Tea tasting in Tehran

from LCSH:from LCSH:

Tea tasting Tea tasting (May Subd Geog)(May Subd Geog)

Tea tasting Tea tasting

What is our collecting level for What is our collecting level for Tehran?Tehran?

— — Iran Iran — — Tehran Tehran

Glass blowing in Glasgow

from LCSH:from LCSH:

Glass blowing and working Glass blowing and working

What is our collecting level for Glasgow?What is our collecting level for Glasgow?

— — Scotland Scotland

— — Glasgow Glasgow

Glass blowing and working Glass blowing and working (May (May Subd Geog)Subd Geog)

Geographic subdivisions versus geographic heading

Geographic subdivision:

Gardens — France — Paris

Geographic heading:

Paris (France) — Description and travel

Geographic qualifier

Subdivisions

Listed in LCSH Free-floating subdivisions to

be added by cataloger

Free-floating subdivisionsFree-floating subdivisions

• General free-floating subdivisionsGeneral free-floating subdivisions• Subdivisions under classes of Subdivisions under classes of

persons and ethnic groupspersons and ethnic groups• Subdivisions under names of Subdivisions under names of

individual corporate bodies, persons, individual corporate bodies, persons, and familiesand families

• Subdivisions used under place namesSubdivisions used under place names• Subdivisions controlled by pattern Subdivisions controlled by pattern

headingsheadings

Five types:Five types:

Subject Cataloging ManualSubject Cataloging Manual

SUBJECT CATALOGING MANUALSubject Headings

Volume 2H 1075-H1200

Contents of Volume Two

30

H 1075 SubdivisionsH 1095 Free-floating

subdivisionsH 1100 Classes of

PersonsH 1103 Ethnic GroupsH 1105 Corporate

BodiesH 1110 Names of

PersonsH 1120 Names of

FamiliesH 1140 Names of

PlacesH 1145.5 Bodies of WaterH 1146 Subdivisions

Controlled by Pattern Headings

H 1147 Animals

General free-floating subdivisions

• Form or topical– Form : what the work is

Environmental education—Bibliography

– Topical : what the work is aboutEnvironmental education —

Political aspects

Free-Floating Subdivisions H 1095 ―Designs and plans (H 1532)

Use under architectural headings, including types of buildings and rooms, and under landscape headings, including types of gardens and parks, for works containing architectural drawings.

―DeteriorationUse under types of substances, materials,

products, etc.

―Dictionaries (H 1540)Use under subjects.See also –Encyclopedias

― Use as either form or topical subdivision

― Use only as topical subdivision

Older version:

Free-Floating Subdivisions H 1095

$v Designs and plans (H 1532)Use under architectural headings, including types of buildings and rooms, and under landscape headings, including types of gardens and parks, for works containing architectural drawings.

$x DeteriorationUse under types of substances, materials, products, etc.

$v Dictionaries (H 1540)Use under subjects.See also –Encyclopedias

Section in Subject Cataloging Manual

$v Use as either form or topical subdivision

$x Use only as topical subdivision

General free-floating subdivisions—form

Personal Name: Giraudeau, Pierre Philippe,

Main Title: Dictionnaire francais-tibetain

...

Subjects: French language —Dictionaries —Tibetan

Form subdivision

Subdivisions used under classes of persons (H1100)

Political prisoners — Abuse of

“including age and sex groups; social, economic, and political categories of persons; types of afflicted persons; members of particular religions; employees and occupational groups”

Darts players — Anecdotes

Subdivisions used under ethnic groups (H1103)

French-Canadians — Job stress

“ethnic groups, including preliterate groups, historic peoples no longer in existence, races, and ethnic groups in the United States, for example, Berbers; French-Canadians; Australian aborigines; Hmong (Asian people) …”

Dinka (African people) — Clothing

Subdivisions used under names of individual corporate bodies, persons, and families

• Subdivisions under names of persons (H 1110)Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 — Birthplace

• Subdivisions under family namesSmith family — Homes and haunts

Subdivisions used under place names

• Subdivisions under names of places (H 1140)

Italy — Social life and customs

Free-floating subdivisions

• Use to provide greater specificity

• Use only one per headingIf two free-floating

subdivisions apply, create two headings

Berbers—Clothing

Berbers—Jewelry

Free-floating subdivisions

• Place at end of heading from LCSHTable tennis — Coaching—

Bibliography

Subdivisions controlled by pattern headings

Standardized sets of topical and form subdivisions for use under particular categories of subject headings or name headings used as subjects

Pattern heading examples

Category Pattern(s)Chemicals Copper; InsulinDiseases Cancer; TuberculosisMusical Comps. OperasOrgans of body Foot; HeartPlants & crops CornLand vehicles Automobiles

Pattern headings: ReligionPattern: Buddhism

$x Apologetic works$x Apologetic works $x History and

criticism$v Catechisms$x Charities…

Vaishnavism — Charities

Charities in Vaishnavism

Pattern headings: Plants and cropsPattern: Corn

$x Abnormalities (May Subd Geog)$x Adaptation (May Subd Geog)$x Age$x Aging$x Aging $x Genetic aspects$x Analysis$x Anatomy…

Daffodil dispersal in Duluth

from LCSH:from LCSH:

DaffodilsDaffodils

What is our pattern heading for daffodils?What is our pattern heading for daffodils?

— — Dispersal Dispersal — — Minnesota Minnesota

Daffodils Daffodils (May Subd Geog)(May Subd Geog) — —Diseases and pests (May Subd Geog)Diseases and pests (May Subd Geog) — —Varieties (May Subd Geog) Varieties (May Subd Geog)

(Duluth is in Minnesota.)

Pattern Heading: CornPattern Heading: Corn

Dispersal Dispersal (May Subd Geog)(May Subd Geog)

What is our collecting level for Duluth?What is our collecting level for Duluth?

— — Duluth Duluth

Subject heading with floating subdivision must make sense

Blueberries — Husking

Not!!!!!Not!!!!!

In-class exercisePrejudices and antipathies - Sanford BermanLCSH term Berman’s

RecommendationPresent-day

Lepers Hansen’s disease patients

Mohammedanism Islam

Paganism Cancel

Indians of North America, Civilization of

Cancel

Idiocy sa Epilepsy

Cancel

Gypsies sa Rogues and

vagabonds

Remove the sa

Leprosy patients

“Here is entered literature dealing with efforts to civilize the Indians...”

In-class exercisePrejudices and antipathies - Sanford BermanLCSH term Berman’s

RecommendationPresent-day

Lepers Hansen’s disease patients

Leprosy patients

Mohammedanism Islam

Paganism Cancel

Indians of North America, Civilization of

Cancel

Idiocy sa Epilepsy

Cancel

Gypsies sa Rogues and

vagabonds

Remove the sa

Why is this issue important? What obligations do we have to our patrons concerning our subject headings? To society?

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