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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all, quick question! By any chance do any of you still use the 655 $b:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/6xx/655.html#subfieldb">https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/6xx/655.html#subfieldb</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">an uncontrolled term to “focus” the $a? I’m just curious whether generally, folks are now preferring 3XX terms, even of not using RDA? Or just sticking with the 655 $a?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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