Week 7 Flashcards
When geo aspect is your main heading, what MARC tag do you use?
651
When you have a topical subdivided geographically, what MARC tag is used?
650
To avoid confusion w/cities w/same name, what qualifiers are used?
State or country.
What are categorized into jurisdictional and non jurisdictional headings?
Geo headings
What do you ALWAYS use when looking up names?
The latest, authorized form of a name from LCSH, through class web or LC authorities
There are 3 exception countries to the qualifier rule. What are they and what qualifier do they use?
Canada, Great Britain, US. State, province, or territory used instead of country.
What field do you check in class web for names?
751 - authority name
450’s - varation access points
781 - the code for subd geo headings
You may only add a direct or indirect subd if subject heading can be..?
Geographically subdivided
How many subd’s can you use for geo headings?
No more than 2!