Penn State University Libraries - Projects

Cartographic genre/form terms

The Library of Congress has deleted a number of cartographic form subdivisions, and has added genre/form headings (655). The result is that the particular type of map is no longer part of the topical or geographic subject heading, but is a separate field.

The following genre/form terms have been added to records in The CAT (updated 4/15/2012):

• Bathymetric maps (completed; 700)
• Cadastral maps [property maps] (completed; 2350)
• Fire insurance maps (still being cataloged; 1300)
• Geological maps (in progress; 14,000; 5500 completed by 4/15/2012)
• Gravity anomaly maps (completed; 450)
• Index maps (completed; 200)
• Manuscript maps (completed; 550)
• Outline maps (completed; 300)
• Physical maps (completed; 1000)
• Pictorial maps (completed; 900)
• Road maps (in progress; 2700 completed by 4/15/2012)
• Topographic maps (in progress; 4000; 2100 completed by 4/15/2012)
• Tourist maps (in progress; 2500 completed by 4/15/2012)

Estimated Completion: To be determined

Updates to Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings are constantly changing. Some of the major changes that have been made:

• "Cookery" to "Cooking" (5000)