[DCRM-L] Demographic terms

[Lapka, Francis]

Lauren,

I haven't applied LC demographic terms, but I think it would be great to enable searches on such data.

It would be best to record demographic information as an attribute of the person rather than as an attribute of a WEMI entity. I know our current OPACs are primitive and don't allow us to search for items based on characteristics of their creators; but surely this will be possible soon (or in my lifetime).

Francis




From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Lauren Reno
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 12:59 PM
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Subject: [DCRM-L] Demographic terms

I am writing to see if any of you have been applying LC demographic terms or LCSH to the MARC 386 field.

http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd386.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.loc.gov_marc_bibliographic_bd386.html&d=AwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=t7GDkvcZa922K6iya7a6MxgVxxw7OjL0m1rPBXkflk4&m=m4nopZiGHvzmhME1cWTrPJ_9-d6euY-SIopP8sh5oKo&s=Kmq9t6Zum8XA-bcdyGiYrUfgAb4FymEt1admevygyAY&e=>

Of note is the use of these fields specifically for works or expressions but not manifestations.  I think it would be incredibly useful for manifestation level description.  For example, we will be cataloging a collection of bindings by women in the near future and could foresee using the 386.  Does anyone know why these terms were limited to describing works and expressions?

e.g.

386 -- $a Women bookbinders $2 lcsh $5 NcD


Thanks,
Lauren


Lauren Reno
Head, Rare Materials Cataloging Section
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | Duke University
lauren.reno at duke.edu<mailto:lauren.reno at duke.edu>
919-660-5832

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