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Subject: GMD for maps
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:57:28 -0400
From: Christina Bellinger <[log in to unmask]>


Dear Chris,
The GMD is always optional.  Library of Congress Rule Interpretation
1.1C
lists all of the GMDs that LC applies, and cartographic materials is not
one
of them.  You probably know that.  I can't find any evidence that [map]
was
ever correct. Its use may be a local practice to let users know that the
record describes a map, not a globe nor an atlas. (That is just my
guess).
As for the period.  The GMD is supposed to follow directly after the
title,
before the : if there is a subtitle, or the / if there is only an
author.
Therefore, it seems that the GMD should come before the period.
I hope that this helps.
Christina Bellinger
Head, Cataloging Unit
Unversity of New Hampshire Library