FORM SUBDIVISIONS CODED $v

J. McRee Elrod                                          28 October 1999

LC began in early 1999 distributing records with subject headings coded
$v for form divisions, e.g., $vPeriodicals.  NLM began earlier, but has
changed to 655 for form headings.  LC reconfigures as 6XX$v for MARC
distribution.

SLC has  programmed to substitute "--" for 6XX$v in print and display
as we do now for $x, $y, and $z.  We are considering in the future
substitution of some other symbol for the "--" before the form
subdivision.  Yee, in her document for IFLA, suggests grouping.  Our
customers prefer one alphabetical order.

In gearing up for this, two of our staff members objected to
$vCongresses and $vExhibitions, saying that these were events, not
forms.  (They are indicated as form divisions in LC's "Free-floating
subdivisions ...)  When I took this up with CPSO, their Lynn El-Hoshy
had some good news.  A few years ago a Subcommittee on Nature and Use of
Form Data of the Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) of ALA investigated
issues regarding the representation of form data in bibliographic
records. Among the recommendations that SAC forwarded to LC at that time
was a recommendation that the ambiguity of certain form subdivisions in
LC subject strings be reduced.  As examples, they recommended that
--Conference proceedings and --Exhibition catalogs be used as form
subdivisions rather than the currently used subdivisions --Congresses
and --Exhibitions.  LC agreed that these subdivisions should be changed,
but deferred implementation of any changes until LC has a system with
global update capabilities.

Where a subdivision serves as both subject and form, two headings will
be created.

Following is the list of subdivisions to be changed to $v *if* they are
the last in the chain.  For example, in $xMaps$vBibliography, Maps would
remain $x since what one has is a bibliopgraphy and not a map.  Notice
that a few are given as double $v in the list, e.g.,
$vAutographs$vFacsimilies, since they would still be autographs.

185:  :$v2-harpsichord scores
185:  :$v2-piano scores
185:  :$v3-piano scores
185:  :$vAbbreviations
185:  :$vAbbreviations of titles
185:  :$vAbridgments
185:  :$vAbstracts
185:  :$vAcronyms
185:  :$vAdaptations
185:  :$vAerial photographs
185:  :$vAerial views
185:  :$vAmateurs' manuals
185:  :$vAnecdotes
185:  :$vApologetic works
185:  :$vArchives
185:  :$vArt
185:  :$vAtlases
185:  :$vAudiotape catalogs
185:  :$vAutobiography
185:  :$vAutographs
185:  :$vAutographs$vFacsimiles
185:  :$vBathymetric maps
185:  :$vBibliography
185:  :$vBibliography$yEarly
185:  :$vBibliography$xFirst editions
185:  :$vBibliography$xFolios
185:  :$vBibliography$xFolios. [number]
185:  :$vBibliography$vGraded lists
185:  :$vBibliography$vMicroform catalogs
185:  :$vBibliography$xQuartos
185:  :$vBio-bibliography
185:  :$vBiography
185:  :$vBiography$vAnecdotes
185:  :$vBiography$vCaricatures and cartoons
185:  :$vBiography$vDictionaries
185:  :$vBiography$vHumor
185:  :$vBiography$vPictorial works
185:  :$vBiography$vPortraits
185:  :$vBiography$vSermons
185:  :$vBiography$vSources
185:  :$vBook reviews
185:  :$vBooks and reading
185:  :$vBy-laws
185:  :$vCD-ROM catalogs
185:  :$vCadenzas
185:  :$vCalendars
185:  :$vCaricatures and cartoons
185:  :$vCase studies
185:  :$vCases
185:  :$vCatalogs
185:  :$vCatalogs and collections
185:  :$vCatalogs, Manufacturers'
185:  :$vCatalogues raisonnes
185:  :$vCatechisms
185:  :$vCatechisms$x[Language]*
185:  :$vCensus
185:  :$vCensus, [date]**
185:  :$vChapel exercises
185:  :$vCharters
185:  :$vCharters, grants, privileges
185:  :$vCharts, diagrams, etc.
185:  :$vChildren's sermons
185:  :$vChord diagrams
185:  :$vChorus scores with piano
185:  :$vChorus scores without accompaniment
185:  :$vChronology
185:  :$vClassification
185:  :$vCode numbers
185:  :$vCode words
185:  :$vCollected works
185:  :$vComic books, strips, etc.
185:  :$vCommentaries
185:  :$vCommercial treaties
185:  :$vCompact disc catalogs
185:  :$vComparative studies
185:  :$vComposition and exercises
185:  :$vComputer-assisted instruction
185:  :$vConcordances
185:  :$vConcordances, [Language]$x[Version]
185:  :$vCongresses
185:  :$vConstitution
185:  :$vControversial literature
185:  :$vConversation and phrase books
185:  :$vConversation and phrase books for [group]**
185:  :$vConversation and phrase books$x[Language]
185:  :$vConversation and phrase books$xPolyglot
185:  :$vCopies, Curious
185:  :$vCorrespondence
185:  :$vCorrespondence$vFacsimiles
185:  :$vCreeds
185:  :$vCross references
185:  :$vCross-cultural studies
185:  :$vCurricula
185:  :$vData tape catalogs
185:  :$vDatabases
185:  :$vDesigns and plans
185:  :$vDevotional literature
185:  :$vDiaries
185:  :$vDictionaries
      :$vDictionaries and encyclopedias
185:  :$vDictionaries, Juvenile
185:  :$vDictionaries, Juvenile$x[Language]
185:  :$vDictionaries$y[Period]**
185:  :$vDictionaries$x[Language]
185:  :$vDictionaries$xPolyglot
185:  :$vDigests
185:  :$vDirectories
185:  :$vDiscography
185:  :$vDrama
185:  :$vDrawings
185:  :$vElectronic information resources
185:  :$vEncyclopedias
185:  :$vEncyclopedias, Juvenile
185:  :$vExaminations, questions, etc.
185:  :$vExcerpts
185:  :$vExcerpts, Arranged
185:  :$vExercises for dictation
185:  :$vExhibitions
185:  :$vFacsimiles
185:  :$vFake books
185:  :$vFiction
185:  :$vFilm and video adaptations
185:  :$vFilm catalogs
185:  :$vFilms for [Language] speakers
185:  :$vFilms for foreign speakers
185:  :$vFiring regulations
185:  :$vFolklore
185:  :$vForms
185:  :$vGazetteers
185:  :$vGenealogy
185:  :$vGift books
185:  :$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.
185:  :$vGlossaries, vocabulaties, etc.$x[Language]
185:  :$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.$xPolyglot
185:  :$vGuidebooks
      :$vGuides, manuals, etc.
185:  :$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
185:  :$vHarmonies
185:  :$vHarmonies, [Language]
185:  :$vHumor
185:  :$vHymns
185:  :$vHymns$vTexts
185:  :$vIllustrations
185:  :$vImprints
185:  :$vIndex maps
185:  :$vIndexes
185:  :$xInstruction and study$vJuvenile
185:  :$vInstructive editions
185:  :$vInstrumental settings
185:  :$vInteractive multimedia
185:  :$vInterlinear translations
185:  :$vInterlinear translations, [Language]
185:  :$vInterpretation and construction
185:  :$vInterviews
185:  :$vIntroductions
185:  :$vInventories
185:  :$vJob descriptions
185:  :$vJuvenile
185:  :$vJuvenile drama
185:  :$vJuvenile fiction
185:  :$vJuvenile films
185:  :$vJuvenile humor
185:  :$vJuvenile literature
185:  :$vJuvenile poetry
185:  :$vJuvenile software
185:  :$vJuvenile sound recordings
185:  :$vLaboratory manuals
185:  :$vLead sheets
185:  :$vLegends
185:  :$vLegislative history
185:  :$vLibrettos
185:  :$vLife skills guides
185:  :$vLists of vessels
185:  :$vLiterary collections
185:  :$vLiturgical lessons, [Language]
185:  :$vLongitudinal studies
185:  :$vMaps
185:  :$vMaps for children
185:  :$vMaps for the [group]**
185:  :$vMaps, Comparative
185:  :$vMaps, Manuscript
185:  :$vMaps, Mental
185:  :$vMaps, Outline and base
185:  :$vMaps, Physical
185:  :$vMaps, Pictorial
185:  :$vMaps, Topographic
185:  :$vMaps, Tourist
185:  :$vMaps$xEarly works to 1800
185:  :$vMaps$vFacsimiles
185:  :$vMarginal readings
185:  :$vMeditations
185:  :$vMethods
185:  :$vMethods ([Musical form])**
185:  :$vMethods$vGroup instruction
185:  :$vMethods$vJuvenile
185:  :$vMethods$vSelf-instruction
185:  :$vMicroform catalogs
185:  :$vMiscellanea
185:  :$vMusic
185:  :$vMusical settings
185:  :$vNecrology
185:  :$vNewspapers
185:  :$vNomenclature
185:  :$vNomenclature (Popular)
185:  :$vNomograms
185:  :$vNon-commissioned officers' handbooks
185:  :$vNotation
185:  :$vNotebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
185:  :$vNotebooks, sketchbooks, etc.$vFacsimiles
185:  :$vObituaries
185:  :$vObservations
185:  :$vObservers' manuals
185:  :$vOfficers' handbooks
185:  :$vOrder-books
185:  :$vOutlines, syllabi, etc.
185:  :$vPamphlets
185:  :$vPapal documents
185:  :$vParallel versions, [Language]
185:  :$vParaphrases
185:  :$vParaphrases, [Language]
185:  :$vParodies, imitations, etc.
185:  :$vParts
185:  :$vParts (solo)
185:  :$vPastoral letters and charges
185:  :$vPatents
185:  :$vPedigrees
185:  :$vPerformance records
185:  :$vPeriodicals
185:  :$vPeriodicals$z[Place]
185:  :$vPersonal narratives
185:  :$vPersonal narratives, [Nationality, etc.]**
185:  :$vPetty officers' handbooks
185:  :$vPhonetic transcriptions
185:  :$vPhotographs
185:  :$vPhotographs from space
185:  :$vPiano scores
185:  :$vPiano scores (4 hands)
185:  :$vPictorial works
185:  :$vPicture Bibles
185:  :$vPlatforms
185:  :$vPoetry
185:  :$vPopular works
185:  :$vPortraits
185:  :$vPosters
185:  :$vPrayer-books and devotions
185:  :$vPrayer-books and devotions$x[Language]
185:  :$vPrayers
185:  :$vPrefaces
185:  :$vPrivate bills
185:  :$vProblems, exercises, etc.
185:  :$vProgrammed instruction
185:  :$vQuotations
185:  :$vQuotations in the New Testament
185:  :$vQuotations, maxims, etc.
185:  :$vReaders
185:  :$vReaders for new literates
185:  :$vReaders$x[Topic]***
185:  :$vRecords and correspondence
185:  :$vReference editions
185:  :$vRegisters
185:  :$vRegisters of dead
185:  :$vRegulations
185:  :$vRelief models
185:  :$vRemote-sensing images
185:  :$vRemote-sensing maps
185:  :$vResolutions
185:  :$vReverse indexes
185:  :$vReviews
185:  :$vRoad maps
185:  :$vRomances
185:  :$vRules
185:  :$vRules and practice
185:  :$vSafety regulations
185:  :$vSailors' handbooks
185:  :$vScenarios
185:  :$vScholia
185:  :$vScores
185:  :$vScores and parts
185:  :$vScores and parts (Solo)
185:  :$vSelf-portraits
185:  :$vSermons
185:  :$vSermons$vOutlines, syllabi, etc.
185:  :$vSimplified editions
185:  :$vSlides
185:  :$vSoftware
185:  :$vSolo with [instrument(s)]**
185:  :$vSongs and music
185:  :$vSound recordings for [Language] speakers
185:  :$vSound recordings for foreign speakers
185:  :$vSources
185:  :$vSpecifications
185:  :$vSpecimens
185:  :$vSpeeches in Congress
185:  :$vStage guides
185:  :$vStatistics
185:  :$vStatistics, Medical
185:  :$vStatistics, Vital
185:  :$vStories, plots, etc.
185:  :$vStudies and exercises
185:  :$vStudies and exercises ([Musical form])**
185:  :$vStudies and exercises$vJuvenile
185:  :$vStudy guides
      :$vStyle manuals
185:  :$vSurveys
185:  :$vTables
185:  :$vTeaching pieces
185:  :$vTelephone directories
185:  :$vTelephone directories$vYellow pages
185:  :$vTerms and phrases
185:  :$vTextbooks
185:  :$vTextbooks for [Language] speakers
185:  :$vTextbooks for foreign speakers
185:  :$vTextbooks for foreign speakers$x[Language]
185:  :$vTexts
185:  :$vThematic catalogs
185:  :$vTours
185:  :$vTrademarks
185:  :$vTranslations
185:  :$vTranslations into [Language]
185:  :$vTravel regulations
185:  :$vTreaties
185:  :$vTrials, litigation, etc.
185:  :$vUnion lists
185:  :$vVideo catalogs
185:  :$vVideo recordings for [group]**
185:  :$vVideo recordings for [Language]
185:  :$vVocal scores with [instument]**
185:  :$vVocal scores without accompaniment
      :$vYearbooks
185:  :$vZoning maps

The absens of 185: means that the division is not or is no longer free floating

*Where [Language] is inverted or in a phrase, it is safe to program "*".
For $x[Language], however, in our file check for $xEnglish, French,
German, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese, and flip the preceeding form
subdivision to $v, leaving the language $x.  When other $x subdivisions
(e.g., $xHistory and criticism) follow a form subdivision, leave the
form subdivision $x.  Other collections would of course have to add
other languages.

**It is safe to program "*" for the variable term or phrase.

***After Readers, check for $xHistory and criticism, and leave
$xReaders.  For all other subdivisions after $xReaders, flip to
$vReaders.