-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: New cartographic genre/form terms Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:23:07 -0500 From: Fry, Michael <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Hello, I'm not a cataloger, but I'm curious about Paige's comment last week that "not everyone agrees [that form/genre headings are] useful or needed". We plan to start implementing f/g soon, going forward and retrospectively, so I'm interested in what the controversy (maybe too strong a word?) is. Questions for the crowd: * If you aren't planning to implement f/g, why? * If you are, are you doing so fully or selectively? For new records, or retrospectively, too? * Finally, are you using the generic "Maps" heading so that each record has at least one genre heading? Thanks. mf -- Michael Fry Senior Map Librarian National Geographic Society 1145 17th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 202.857.7098 <tel:202.857.7098> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>