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Subject:        Serbia and Montenegro
Date:   Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:27:55 -0500
From:   angie
To:     maps-l



Catalogers,

If you're doing anything that involves Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro or
Serbia and Montenegro, please be aware that the subject headings are in
the process of being revised.  From Weekly List 36 (September 6, 2006):

These proposals represent part of the subject authority work needed to
reflect the
recent breakup of Serbia and Montenegro into the separate countries of
Montenegro and Serbia.  The
heading Serbia and Montenegro should be used to represent that country
from the time its name
changed from Yugoslavia in 2003 until 2006 when it split into two
independent countries.  The
headings Montenegro and Serbia should be used to represent the current
countries in all time
periods, even when they were republics of Yugoslavia.  As geographic
subdivisions, the headings
are now assigned directly following headings authorized for geographic
subdivision.  Localities
within either of the two countries are assigned indirectly, for example,
Historic buildings--
Montenegro--Podgorica; Art--Serbia--Belgrade. Additional authority work
will appear on future
weekly lists.  Instruction sheet H 1055 on Yugoslavia has been rewritten
to reflect this change.  The
revised version will appear in the next update to the Subject Cataloging
Manual: Subject Headings.

Cataloger's Desktop has not been updated to reflect the changes, but
many of the geographic subject headings have been revised to show the
new indirect subdivisions.  Be sure to check the subject headings in
OCLC and scroll all the way to the 781!

Susan

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Angie Cope
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