By the way ... the question has been sufficiently answered. Additional
comments are welcome - but the main issue has been addressed. Thanks all.
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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: geographic s.h. question
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005
From: David J. Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>


Hello Beth and all;

Here at University at Buffalo, that was a continuing topic among the
catalogers. I have been planning on adding a short clarification note on
our website for map cataloging and just haven't gotten to it. The LC Map
Cataloging Manual has a definition and without having it in hand, I can
give you a basic description. For some states, there are distinct towns and
larger municipalities that are either called "townships" or just "towns"
that have the same name as the town (smaller unit) within their boundaries.

In NY and PA (which we've cataloged a lot of), there are many instances of
this. An example below illustrates:

3804 B32        Bath (N.Y.)
3804 B323       Bath (N.Y. : Town)

There is a town called Bath, and within its limits there is "the" town of
Bath (it could have been the "village" or other official name). Bath (N.Y.)
is the urban area called "Town of Bath" but it is situated within a
township called "Bath" which gets the heading Bath (N.Y. : Town).

The urban center is the first heading above, while the township is the 2nd
version, with the qualifier "town."

In NY the word "Township" is not used so the headings do not use it. There
are some states (LC lists these in the Manual) that do use "Township" as
their qualifier.

This of course is the really short version of this. You can almost always
follow this and be correct as generally, the "Town" qualifier represents
the larger entity, not the smaller.

IF the township does not have a town within its boundaries that uses the
same name, then you can just use the "[townname] (N.Y.)" without further
qualifier. that of course makes it a little more exciting to work on and a
gazetteer and atlas is very helpful. Also, LC has placed its G schedule
online and has included all the town/township/village, etc. entries for
U.S. towns and cities. that is very helpful too.

the big thing is to be consistent when doing this, so that if later you
realize that you did them the opposite way from earlier works or in-house
policy decisions, you can at least know you did them all the same.

I know for example, that some of our catalogers were interpreting it that
the larger township was the unqualified heading while the smaller urban
center was given the "Town" qualifier. and an argument can be made for both
ways. The above is based on LC's interpretation and how they follow it.

clear as mud, I know. I hope it was descriptive enough.

David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian
University at Buffalo

--On Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:49 PM -0500 "Angie Cope, AGSL"
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> Subject: geographic s.h. question
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005
> From: Beth Cox <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers list
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> Hi, all.  I'm hoping someone out there can answer a question from a newbie
> map cataloger.  Today I was cataloging a map of a portion of New
> Hampshire.  As per our local practice, I was adding individual subject
> headings for each town that had a separate street map on the verso of the
> main map.  While searching the authority file in OCLC, I found that a
> number of these towns had two headings: for example, "Meredith (N.H.)" and
> "Meredith (N.H. : Town)".  I have not noticed this with towns in other
> states.  And as far as I can tell, both headings are listed as valid in
> the
> authority file.  Which is correct?  And if one is correct and one isn't,
> why are both listed?
>
> Thanks so much, in advance, for your help!
>
> Beth
>
>
> Elizabeth J. Cox
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