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Subject: Geographic Information Systems Subdivision (fwd)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:25:19 -0500 (EST)
From: "Daniel T. Seldin" <[log in to unmask]>


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My supervisor forwarded this message about a new free floating
subdivision
for catalging geographic databases.

Daniel T. Seldin                             Telephone: (812)855-2059
Map Cataloger                                E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Technical Services Department
E350 Main Library
Indiana University
1320 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-3907

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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:09:33 -0400
From: Antony Robert David Franks <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Subject Authority Cooperative Program <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Geographic Information Systems Subdivision

Recent research and proposals from the Earth Sciences Information
Centre, Natural Resources Canada will soon lead to a revised LCSH
treatment of geographic databases. Previously, as items requiring such
headings were received, various geographic information systems had been
established in an unsystematic fashion based on the application of the
database.

The Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) consulted with the
Geography and Map Division and unanimously agreed with the Canadian
suggestion to establish a free-floating subdivision "--Geographic
information systems" to be used under topics, since these systems have
so many actual or potential applications.  CPSO will do the necessary
work to introduce this new subdivision into the LCSH system.

Tentative weekly lists are available for comment over the Internet at
the PCC homepage,  http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/tentative/twls.html and
approved weekly lists at
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cpso.html#subjects for those who wish
to follow the progress of subject proposals through the editorial
workflow.

Anthony R.D. Franks
Cooperative Cataloging Program Specialist
Library of Congress
202-707-2822 (voice)
202-252-2082 (fax)