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Subject: Re: Use of A25 (Digital cartographic materials)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paige G Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
To: Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>


Dennis,

In my opinion, the "digital" part of this label for the A25 subject code
in the G-schedule means that the cartographic material is either online
or in digital form on something like a CD-ROM. Something like digital
elevation models, whether on CD or online, would be an appropriate
candidate. That said, the "digital" aspect usually is not deemed as
important as a topical component, so a given cataloger may opt to
classify using a different subject code than A25 in their call number.

Paige

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Subject: Use of A25 (Digital cartographic materials)

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Subject:        Use of A25 (Digital cartographic materials)
Date:   Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:03 +0000
From:   Dennis Matthews <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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All,

Could someone clarify the usage of A25 (Digital cartographic materials)
as a subject subdivision?  Would it be appropriate to use if the map
you’re cataloging is an online resource?  I’ve looked through  bib.
records in OCLC but haven’t found much to show a pattern.

Thanks,

Dennis

Dennis G. Matthews

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Western Washington University

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