[DCRM-L] genre/form headings -- subdivision

[Zinkham, Helena]

In the spirit of providing an example of subdivisions with form/genre terms.

The Thesaurus for Graphic Materials provides for 4 subdivisions:  Nationality, Place (of publication), Date, Reproduction status, and presence of Color.  For examples and guidelines, see https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm2/v6.html.  This narrow set of subdivisions has been helpful for retrieval of visual materials.  One use case: Researchers often ask us for pictures with color, which has made it helpful to have that information in a subject access point.

I'm not campaigning for the use of subdivisions. I realize that the world is changing :- )

--Helena

Helena Zinkham
Chief, Prints & Photographs Division

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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] genre/form headings -- subdivision

Hi Francis. At the Folger we do not subdivide RBMS or AAT terms for the reasons given in the CVEG document

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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu>> On Behalf Of Lapka, Francis
Sent: Wednesday, 28 April, 2021 14:56
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Subject: [DCRM-L] genre/form headings -- subdivision

Hi everyone.

A group at Yale will soon discuss policy regarding subdivisions with genre/form headings, for description of manuscripts and archives. I regret that I find very little in the way of recent literature or commentary on the topic, i.e. arguments in favor or against application of g/f subdivisions. The RBMS Controlled Vocabularies short treatment of the topic<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/T_K1CM8K3XtWB7rFwBAOY?domain=rbms.info/> is about the best that I'm aware of. (Thank you CVEG!). Are there useful discussion to be found elsewhere?

I'd like to hear about practice at other institutions. As LCGFT already forbids<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/zuYACNkK3GiXkzWs4Kpaq?domain=loc.gov> application of subdivisions, and the RBMS CV will soon follow suit, will folks continue to subdivide AAT - because it's allowed - or is a blanket avoidance of subdivisions preferable, for the sake of consistency at least?

Francis


Francis Lapka
Senior Catalog Librarian
Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Yale Center for British Art
203-432-9672  *  francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>


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