Thank you, again, Deborah. This rule of thumb has resolved a long-standing discussion on our end. We can't see that it breaks down anywhere.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Kate<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Deborah J. Leslie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:DJLeslie@folger.edu">DJLeslie@folger.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I'm
sure, Kate, that catalogers in <i>your</i> shop are quite aware of the SCM rules.
I included the excerpt for general education purposes. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
strolled through some parts of the SCM, looking for a definition of what
constituted "topical subject headings", but couldn't find anything. In
trying to formulate how I understand the relationship between proper names and proper
names divided by a topical subdivision, I came up with the following. I'd like
to know whether it generally holds and could be used as a rule of thumb, or
whether it breaks down at some point.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If using as a subject a name heading
exactly as it appears in the name authority file, it is a name used as a
subject heading, but is not a topical heading. If using a name with
subdivisions, either exactly (as in Jesus or Shakespeare) or because it follows
a pattern heading, it becomes a topical subject heading.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">So,
Shakespeare has dozens of headings established in the name authority file. They
are all either names for himself or names for his works. There are hundreds of
records for Shakespeare established in the subject authority file, consisting
of his name followed by one or more topical or form subdivisions, therefore rendering
them topical subject headings—not in terms of tagging, but in following
provisions in the SCM. Likewise, Shakespeare's Hamlet is established as such in
the NAF, but the name heading for Hamlet subdivided by one or more topical or
form subdivisions creates hundreds of subject headings in the SAF. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: rgb(92, 70, 118);">__________________________</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(92, 70, 118);"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(92, 70, 118);">Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S. <br>
Head of Cataloging <br>
Folger Shakespeare Library <br>
201 East Capitol St., S.E. <br>
Washington, D.C. 20003 <br>
202.675-0369 <br>
<a href="mailto:djleslie@folger.edu" target="_blank">djleslie@folger.edu</a> | <a href="http://www.folger.edu" target="_blank">http://www.folger.edu</a>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kate
Moriarty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 10 March, 2009 15:00<div class="im"><br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Revision Group List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DCRM-L] use of SD early works under SH Jesus Christ</div></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">Thanks. The subject of
discussion for us has been Section 5 below and its application to corporate
bodies (like Catholic Church). Some interpret Section 5 to say never put
"Early works to 1800" after a corporate body, others that when
there's a $x included the SH as a unit becomes a topic and can therefore be
followed by "Early works to 1800."<br>
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-Kate</p>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kate S. Moriarty, MSW, MLS | Rare Book Catalog Librarian | Pius XII Memorial Library | <br>Saint Louis University | 3650 Lindell Blvd . | St. Louis, MO 63108 | (314) 977-3098 (tel) | (314) 977-3108 (fax) | <a href="mailto:moriarks@slu.edu">moriarks@slu.edu</a> | <a href="http://libraries.slu.edu/">http://libraries.slu.edu/</a><br>