Library Cataloging
This list of changes to AACR is courtesy of the British Library.
- Treatment Of Globes In Lcsh And Lcgft
LC has issued Library of Congress to revise the treatment of Globes in LCSH and LCGFT. A couple of major changes "To promote collocation of all of the globes, maps, and atlases of a place, the subdivision ?Globes will be cancelled in favor of using the...
- Cartographic Materials
The 2005 update for Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2, 2002 Revision, 2nd ed. is now available for free download from the ALA Store. AACR...
- Nlm Classification
The online National Library of Medicine Classification, was issued in a newly revised edition on April 19, 2004. Six new class numbers were added to the Schedules and ninety-four MeSH terms were added to the Index, including sixty-five new to the MeSH...
- Marc 21 Format For Classification
Update No. 4 (October 2003) to the MARC 21 Format for Classification Data is now available from the Library of Congress. It includes changes made to the classification format resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable...
- Nlm Classification Updated
The online National Library of Medicine Classification, was issued in a newly revised edition on July 14, 2003. This revision incorporates all new Index headings resulting from MeSH terms added to the 2003 vocabulary and selected for addition to the Index.The...
Library Cataloging
AACR
This list of changes to AACR is courtesy of the British Library.
The British Library
CA&D CataloguingSummary of Changes in AACR 2003 UpdateThe 2003 Update to the 2002 AACR2 is now available and will be implemented in Cataloguing, CA&D, from 1st December 2003.The 2003 changes are as follows:1.8E1: Binding information can now be added when there is only one ISBN.1.10C2b; 3.0A1; A.27A; Glossary: Cartographic materials; Globe; Map: The term "earth" will now be capitalized whenever it refers to the planet. Previously "earth" was capitalized only when the term appeared in conjunction with other planets.) Relevant examples and Glossary definitions have been amended.12.7B18: Two examples of "summary" notes for integrating resources have been added.21.2A2i: Category (i) for minor changes to a title proper now includes the rearrangement of existing words in the title.21.30J1; 25.2E1; 26.4B1, footnote 2: A title added entry is now made for all items entered under a name heading or entered under a uniform title heading.24.20C1; 24.20C2; 21.20C3: Headings for heads of governments and heads of international intergovernmental organizations can now contain the name of an incumbent and the incumbent?s dates, bringing these headings into accord with headings for heads of state and heads of religious organizations.Appendix B.14A: (a) The abbreviation for "Newfoundland and Labrador" has been changed to "N.L."; (b) "Newfoundland" and its abbreviation "Nfld." have been added.The index has been revised and updated.
Sally Strutt (with thanks to Bob Ewald, LC)
28 November 2003
- Treatment Of Globes In Lcsh And Lcgft
LC has issued Library of Congress to revise the treatment of Globes in LCSH and LCGFT. A couple of major changes "To promote collocation of all of the globes, maps, and atlases of a place, the subdivision ?Globes will be cancelled in favor of using the...
- Cartographic Materials
The 2005 update for Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2, 2002 Revision, 2nd ed. is now available for free download from the ALA Store. AACR...
- Nlm Classification
The online National Library of Medicine Classification, was issued in a newly revised edition on April 19, 2004. Six new class numbers were added to the Schedules and ninety-four MeSH terms were added to the Index, including sixty-five new to the MeSH...
- Marc 21 Format For Classification
Update No. 4 (October 2003) to the MARC 21 Format for Classification Data is now available from the Library of Congress. It includes changes made to the classification format resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable...
- Nlm Classification Updated
The online National Library of Medicine Classification, was issued in a newly revised edition on July 14, 2003. This revision incorporates all new Index headings resulting from MeSH terms added to the 2003 vocabulary and selected for addition to the Index.The...