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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think Funeral sermons would not be appropriate for these items. Memorial sermons--not in the RBMS Controlled Vocabularies--seems to be the appropriate term. A quick look in WorldCat indicates warrant, so I would invite the proposal of this (or a similar) term. A proposal may be submitted at: <a href="http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/controlled_vocabularies/form_thesaurus_term_proposal.shtml">http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/controlled_vocabularies/form_thesaurus_term_proposal.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The distinctions drawn between LC subject headings Funeral services and Memorial services, while not immediately useful, address the fundamental concerns of this conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All this said, there are certainly records in WorldCat for sermons occasioned by someone's death, but not delivered at a funeral, that have the heading 655_7 Funeral sermons |2rbgenr. In the woeful absence of a scope note, it is hard for me to say one should not do this. But I wouldn't.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ryan Hildebrand<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Book Cataloging Dept. Head<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Harry Ransom Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>University of Texas at Austin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 7219<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Austin, TX 78713-7219<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>512-232-1681<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/">www.hrc.utexas.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>Editor, RBMS Controlled Vocabularies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Will Evans<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Funeral Sermons Genre Heading<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Apologies for jumping the gun. I know many of you are involved in writing scope notes for genre headings, but my colleagues and I have been debating the use of the term “funeral sermons,” which I believe has yet to come under review. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Our debate stems from a number of sermons (so identified in the title) on the death of Daniel Webster. These sermons were not delivered at Webster’s actual funeral. Would “funeral sermons” still be an appropriate term for these items?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Any thoughts would be welcome.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Thanks in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Will </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Will Evans</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Chief Rare Materials Catalog Librarian</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Library of the Boston Athenaeum</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>10 1/2 Beacon Street</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Boston, MA 02108</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Tel: 617-227-0270 ext. 224</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Fax: 617-227-5266 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><a href="http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/">www.bostonathenaeum.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>