-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: MARC 752 Added Entry–Hierarchical Place Name Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:56:45 -0600 From: Peter Peller <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] References: <[log in to unmask]> Hi Angie, According to the following page, http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2005/2005-04R.html, "tgn" stands for the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: 2.3. Usage of multiple vocabularies/thesauri. There are a number of hierarchical geographic vocabularies/thesauri that some users might use, depending on the type/level of information desired in the record. Some examples of other vocabularies/thesauri include: the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) <http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn>; the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) <%20http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/> from the United States Geological Survey; the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB)/ La Base de données toponymiques du Canada (BDTC) <http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/>; and the Peakbagger.com Mountain Range Classification System (PEMRACS) <http://peakbagger.com/rangindx.aspx>. Peter Maps-L Moderator wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like to get opinions on use of the 752 field in the catalog record. > How many people are using this, what do you feel are the advantages? > Finally ... do you think it will someday replace LCSH? > > You can read more about it here: > http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/7xx/752.shtm > > With the example below, what does the tgn stand for? I assume the > 'authorities' for these entries are gazetteers and the like - can anyone > confirm that? I was looking around on the web site relating to source of > code and I wasn't really getting it ... > > Here is the example: > > The name of a smaller unit within a populated place, e.g. neighborhoods, > parks, or streets. > City subsection: 752 United States ‡b California ‡c Los Angeles (County) > ‡d Los Angeles ‡f Little Tokyo. ‡2 tgn > > Thanks in advance. > > -Angie > > Angie Cope, Senior Academic Librarian > American Geographical Society Library > UW Milwaukee Libraries > 2311 E. Hartford Avenue > Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 > > http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html > Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm > [log in to unmask] > (414)229-6282 / (800)558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) / (414)229-3624 (FAX) > 43°03'8"N 87°57'21"W > > -- Peter Peller Maps, Academic Data and Geographic Information Centre (MADGIC) Libraries and Cultural Resources University of Calgary Office: MLT 214C Phone: (403) 220-2295