[DCRM-L] Fwd: [PCCLIST] Collections: Type 1 Headings

[Matthew C. Haugen]

Possibly of interest:

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From: Cuneo, Mary Jane <cuneo at fas.harvard.edu>
Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 5:00 PM
Subject: [PCCLIST] Collections: Type 1 Headings
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Hello everyone,



Recently there was discussion on this list about how to provide access to
named collections.  Are they corporate entities, topics, or titles?  If the
decision is case-by-case, what would the criteria be?  Collections were
listed in SCM H405 with Group 1 (Named entities always established
according to descriptive cataloging conventions with authority records that
always reside in the name authority file) and also with Group 2 (Named
entities always established according to subject cataloging conventions
with authority records that reside in either the name authority file or the
subject authority file), adding to our confusion.  The Library of Congress
has acted on this matter.  One of my colleagues spotted the following in
the Summary of decisions,  Editorial Meeting Number 1 (Jan. 18, 2019) of
the Policy and Standards Division  (see
http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/cpsoed/cpsoeditorial.html ):





*Subject Headings*



*Announcement*



*Named collections*



*A named collection is a collection of objects that is formally named, such
as the Seuso Treasure (on this list)*, which is a collection of Roman
silver. According to SHM H 405 Group 1, named collections are established
in the name authority file. *



*H 405 also includes “Collections, Public and Private” in Group 2. Listing
collections in both Group 1 and Group 2 has caused confusion, so the
meeting decided to clarify the situation by removing the entry
“Collections, Public and Private” from the Group 2 list and revising H
1427, Collections of Objects. Unnamed collections (such as Harvard
University—Coin collections and Bronzes—Private collections) will still be
established as necessary in the subject file. *



*A survey of the database has revealed several headings for named
collections are established as subjects, and they will be cancelled and
established in names. Other subject headings for named collections may be
identified in the future, at which time they may also be cancelled and
established in names.*



…



** Seuso Treasure (Budapest, Hungary)*

*This proposal is for a named collection of Roman silver, which should be
established in the NAF (see announcement above). The proposal was not
approved.*





Note that “collections” is found in Group 1 under “N” (Named collections),
though all the entries in the list are for named entities.  As I understand
things from the earlier discussion, we should consider all named
collections to be corporate.  Although its application is conceptually
awkward in some cases, this pragmatic decision will spare us endless
investigations into the “agency” of each collection (Does it have staff?
Will it be similarly funded next year too?  Does staffing several hours a
week count?)   The assignment of “collections” to Group 1 allows NACO
participants to create and also maintain the NARs; Group 2 headings must be
maintained by the Policy and Standards Division.  Thank you, Kate James &
Library of Congress.



Mary Jane Cuneo

Serials cataloging and NACO

Information and Technical Services

Harvard Library










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Matthew C. Haugen
Rare Book Cataloger
Columbia University Libraries
E-mail: matthew.haugen at columbia.edu
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