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>Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 09:13:59 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Phil Hoehn <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Cataloging question: Biographical maps
 
 
Ken,
  I think .A85 is the only cutter needed.
  I'd use date of publication.
 
      Phil
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On Sat, 28 Jun 1997, Ken Rockwell wrote:
 
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> For the first time in my career, a map has crossed my desk which
> depicts the life travels of a historical individual.  This calls
> for the use of the subject cutter .A85.  Not having seen any other
> examples of biographical maps, I'm wondering two things:
> * Does it call for a second cutter for the individual?  (The G
> schedule and LC map cataloging manual don't mention this, and it
> probably won't be needed, given the fewness of biographical maps!)
> * What date is called for here: publication date or date of situation
> (and since it covers a person's whole life, there's no one date to
> use if it's the latter that's required)?
>     I'd get my answers from other cataloging records, but that's the
> old needle in a haystack, since I don't know what biographical maps
> are out there.  Can anyone who has had experience with such maps
> give me a hand here, even if just identifying other examples that I
> can go check?  Thank you much...            KR
>
>
> Ken Rockwell
> "Just another map librarian" at
> Marriott Library
> University of Utah
> Salt Lake City, Utah
>
> "Without Geography--you're NOWHERE!"
>
 
 
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>Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 11:50:24 -0400 (EDT)
>From: william j thornton <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Cataloging question: Biographical maps
 
 
The only biographical map I can find is one called John Wesley's
Britain, OCLC #26761791, cataloged by LC using the date of
publication in the call number and no cutter for John Wesley.
 
Jerry T.