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Soil Surveys

 

Processing

  • Always catalog with the description as it is issued. Any local idiosyncrasies record in local fields: 590, etc. - don't be redundant with this information.
  • Make sure you merge your copy into any existing Marcive record. There may be two Marcive records in The CAT: one for the main text, another for the maps. Merge the two Marcive records together before updating with full copy if necessary.
  • Add the 086.
  • The Marcive call number must be deleted. A call number must be formed as shown below. The state code is from the table and the county is formed using standard cuttering procedure.
  • The first copy of a Pennsylvania soil survey should be assigned the Library/Home Location UP-LIFESCI/REF-LS (Life Sciences Reference). Each subsequent copy of a Pennsylvania soil survey should continue to go to the SOILSURVEY location: UP-LIFESCI/SOILSURVEY.
  • Catalog as title main entry. If there is one, change 100 field to a 700 and correct the 245 indicators. There is usually a statement "By John Doe" at the beginning when there is a 100 with John Doe. Include a 500 stating this if not on copy.
  • Bracket the 260c and justify. There is usually an "Issued ____" statement in preliminary paging.
  • If the 300a states that the item is in a case/portfolio, give the actual size of the case/portfolio in the 300c. If not, include a 500: "Issued in portfolio" and give the height of the contents in the 300c.
  • The title is almost always from the cover; state this in a 500.
  • Verify the 650's: there must be two per county or other jurisdiction. See below.
  • Remember that Louisiana uses Parishes instead of counties.

 

Add or verify as needed ...
Tag Contents
Call no. S599.A11.[State][County] [Year]
500 Cover title.
500 Issued in portfolio (if applicable)
500 "Issued _____"-P. iii
500 "By John Doe"-P. 1
504 Includes bibliographical references. (if applicable and not on copy)
650 Soil surveys |z[State] |z[County]
650 Soils|z[State] |z[County] |xMaps
700 Doe, John
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Table for States and Territories

(To be used only for soil surveys - some cutters are not current)

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A-Mi
State Cutter
Alabama .A4
Alaska .A44
Arizona .A7
Arkansas .A75
California .C2
Colorado .C6
Connecticut .C76
Delaware .D3
Florida .F6
Georgia .G4
Guam .G83
Hawaii .H4
Idaho .I2
Illinois .I5
Indiana .I63
Iowa .I8
Kansas .K2
Kentucky .K4
Louisiana .L6
Maine .M2
Maryland .M3
Massachusetts .M35
Michigan .M4
Minnesota .M45
Mississippi .M5
Missouri .M52
Mo-W
State Cutter
Montana .M9
Nebraska .N2
Nevada .N425
New Hampshire .N426
New Jersey .N5
New Mexico .N6
New York .N7
North Carolina .N8
North Dakota .N9
Ohio .O3
Oklahoma .O4
Oregon .O7
Pennsylvania .P4
Puerto Rico .P84
*Rhode Island .R
South Carolina .S58
South Dakota .S6
Tennessee .T37
Texas .T4
Utah .U8
Vermont .V5
Virginia .V8
Washington .W32
West Virgina .W4
Wisconsin .W5
Wyoming .W8

 

  • * ??
  • Soil surveys for islands: Cutter for islands, then author
  • British Columbia: S599.1.B8
  • Canadian provinces: S599.1.[cutter by province]
  • Canada as a whole uses the cutter .A1
  • Series form for some older items:
    • Soil survey ; |vser. [year], no. __
    • Soil report (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural Experiment station) ; |vno. __.
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Examples

Soil Survey example 1
Soil Survey example 2
Soil Survey example 3
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