-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Cartographic subdivisions discussion paper Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:07:33 -0400 From: Janis Young <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]> [This message has been cross-posted to multiple lists. Please excuse the duplication.] In February, 2009, the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress announced the beginning the genre/form project for cartographic materials. As with previous projects, PSD is reexamining current subject headings and subdivisions to determine whether any changes should be made to their structure and/or to the ways that they are assigned. PSD is requesting input from the library community regarding a possible change to the structure of most of the form subdivisions in the area of cartography. A discussion paper that provides an analysis of the current subdivision structure, the impact that the genre/form project will have on cataloging and resource discovery, and a solution to ameliorate the negative impacts, has been posted on PSD’s genre/form web page, http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genreformgeneral.html. Interested parties are invited to send their thoughts on the proposal to Janis L. Young, genre/form coordinator, at [log in to unmask], or to PSD’s general e-mail account, [log in to unmask] Comments will be accepted through August 10, 2009. Janis L. Young Policy and Standards Division Library of Congress [log in to unmask]