Shalom,

In our map collection we have been using the word ‘region’ as a broader term, not only for a city,  but also for individual neighborhoods.

LC defines, in: Areas Associated with Cities

[city] Region: the city itself and its surrounding territory, the exact size and boundaries of which are indefinite and may vary according to each individual work being cataloged.

(LCSH manual chapter H790)

My reason was, that sometimes the area around a neighborhood was (and is) hard to define, not built up and does not have a specific name to use for a subject heading.

My superiors are of the opinion that a neighborhood cannot have the word ‘region’ attached to it in subject headings, and want to take the word region out.

Does anybody use the word ‘region’ for an area smaller than a city?

Thank you for any input.

Sincerely,

Krina

Krina Doekes Brandt | Map Librarian, Librarian for Geography and Urban Studies Bloomfield Library for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Hebrew University of Jerusalem T 97225880170+  | F +972.25322435 krinad@savion.huji.ac.il

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