[DCRM-L] Funeral Sermons Genre Heading

[Ryan Hildebrand]

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:
http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/controlled_vocabular
ies/form_thesaurus_term_proposal.shtml

 

The distinctions drawn between LC subject headings Funeral services and
Memorial services, while not immediately useful, address the fundamental
concerns of this conversation.

 

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.

 

Best,

Ryan

 

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Will Evans
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:38 AM
To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
Subject: [DCRM-L] Funeral Sermons Genre Heading

 

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. 

 

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?

 

Any thoughts would be welcome.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Best,

 

Will 

 

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Will Evans

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