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Subject: Re: standard map series designation
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:39:01 -0400
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Jessica,
Just a quick reply on a late Friday night, as I am quite
familiar with the AMS and related "series" stuff. First, you
provide an excellent 246 example, that is the way it should
be constructed as based on the scope notes in the Authority
Record (and nothing more!). Second, this particular "series"
is very confusing because it looks like a true series, and
maybe up until the mid 1960s? was treated that way, but
eventually LC declared it to not be a true series, and I'm
guessing this may be based on the fact that many countries
contributed to the creation of the maps over time with
similar designations, as opposed to this being a single
series from a single source. Regardless of this, you are
following the Authority Record correctly, use the 246 field,
first indicator 1, second indicator blank, plug in the
"Standard series..." phrase in $a and the alphanumeric
designation in $b. This replaces any kind of 4xx/8xx true
series situation. Feel free to use a 500 note to bring out
information you feel compellingly important, though if you
are asking about putting the "V882" or "Series V822" in a
500 note why would you want to duplicate that information
that will appear in a variant title field?
Anyway, thats what I can share off the top of my head at the
beginning of a weekend. If you wait I'm sure others will
chime in on this early next week.
Sincerely,
Paige
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Subject: standard map series designation
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:57:58 -0500
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: standard map series designation
> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:40:28 -0500
> From: Efron, Jessica M <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Hello, all.
>
> We here at UT are in the middle of retrospective
> conversion to support our big topographic map digitization
> project. We are cataloging Texas topos, sheet by sheet,
> and I have a series of cataloging questions related to the
> Standard map series designation system.
>
> It doesnt come up often, but some of the topographic
maps
> are AMS Series V[something] or DMA Series V[something] or
> other Standard map series. When I look up the
authority
> for these series, they all lead to one place: ARN 1328653.
>
> The authority record phrasing reads, Record the
standard
> map series designation in a varying form of title (246
> field) preceded by the standard, invariable introductory
> phrase: Standard map series designation. The
designation
> is normally recorded in the form in which it appears on
> the chief source
>
> Now, I understand this to mean I should enter, for
> example:
>
> 246 1_ $i Standard map series designation: $a Series V882
> [and nothing more?]
>
> If this is correct, would this 246 replace a 490
> (untraced) field, which has the handy subfield v? If so,
> does the volume/sheet designation then just occupy a note?
>
> I always try to find lots of examples (and then copy them)
> when I dont understand. But only a few institutions
have
> interpreted this odd little gem as I am interpreting it.
> Otherwise, there are all sorts of variations involving the
> 246, the 500, and different 4xx and 8xx fields. What is
> correct? All the 670 examples in this authority record are
> from 1985 and predate the 1996 change.
>
> If youve read this far, and can explain or clarify,
> please respond, on or off list.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jessica Efron
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
> Jessica Efron
>
> Cartographic Resources Cataloger
>
> University of Texas Libraries
>
> University of Texas at Austin
>
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