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Transcription Rules | Call Numbers | Fixed Field | 245 | 260 | 300 | 4XX/8XX | 5XX | 6XX Biographies | 6XX Pa. Imprints | 6XX Subdivisions | 655 | 700/710 | 773
Add the form subdivision |vBibliography when missing from copy for any item that is a bibliography. For a work to be considered a bibliography, the bibliographical data it contains must make up a substantial portion of the work. Under names of individuals, it can be used for bibliographies of works by or about those persons.
650 _0 Astrophysics |v Bibliography.
650 _0 World War, 1939-1945 |x Aerial operations, American |v Bibliography.
610 20 National Geophysical Research Institute (India) |v Bibliography.
651 _0 United States |x History |y 1783-1815 |v Bibliography.
600 10 Bismarck, Otto, |c Fürst von, |d 1815-1898 |v Bibliography.
650 _0 Peas |x Diseases and pests |v Bibliography.
See the next section for usage with |vCatalogs for booksellers', publishers', and library catalogs.
Add the form subdivision |vCatalogs when missing from copy for the following cases:
If the item you are cataloging consists of merchandise for sale (including auctions), add the form subdivision |vCatalogs to all "type of merchandise or objects" subject headings. If the name of the entity that is selling the merchandise is also listed as a subject heading (600 and 610), add |vCatalogs to those headings. If the name of the entity is missing, add it as a subject heading with |vCatalogs. Be careful to not add |vCatalogs to subject headings that may deal with a large textual component that is unrelated to the merchandise being sold.
650 _0 Carriages and carts |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Water-pipes |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Playgrounds |x Equipment and supples |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Coins |z United States |v Catalogs.
610 20 Windbag International (Firm) |v Catalogs.
610 20 Sears, Roebuck and Company |v Catalogs.
600 10 Squirrelbox, Archibald, |d1803-1887 |v Catalogs.
If missing on copy, add |vCatalogs to the name of the bookseller (600 or 610), add |vBibliography |vCatalogs to topical headings when the catalog is topical in nature, and make sure the heading Booksellers' catalogs (subdivided geographically if applicable) is present. Follow these same guidelines for auction catalogs of books.
610 20 Salamander Rare Books |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Dairy processing |z United States |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Miniature books |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Fine books |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
610 20 Grolier Club |v Bibliography |v Catalogs. (for a catalog selling books published by Grolier Club)
651 _0 United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Booksellers' catalogs |z Pennsylvania |z Philadelphia.
Follow the same procedures for Booksellers' catalogs, except make sure there is a 650 for Publishers' catalogs (subdivided geographically if applicable).
610 20 John Wiley & Sons |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Leeches |z South America |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
651 _0 Jupiter (Planet) |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
651 _0 France |x Description and travel |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Atlases |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Publishers' catalogs |z United States.
If missing on copy, add |vCatalogs to the name of the library (610 or 600), name of the collection if established, and add |vBibliography |vCatalogs to topical headings when the catalog is topical in nature.
610 20 Library of Congress |v Catalogs.
610 20 Pennsylvania State University. |b Libraries |v Catalogs.
610 20 American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) |v Catalogs.
600 10 Sitka, Emil |x Library |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Nuclear physics |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Artists' books |v Bibliography |v Catalogs.
If missing on copy, add |vCatalogs to institutions or places for catalogs listing objects or art works located in the institution or place. Also add |vCatalogs to topical subject headings when the catalog is topical in nature. Include names of artists when the catalog focuses on three or less artists. Do not use this subdivision for exhibition catalogs. See Exhibitions.
610 20 Smithsonian Institution |v Catalogs.
610 20 Palmer Museum of Art (Pennsylvania State University) |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Painting, Abstract |z Australia |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Meteorites |z Canada |v Catalogs.
600 00 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, |d 1606-1669 |v Catalogs.
These kinds of catalogs are not as common as others noted above. They should primarily list the objects found at an archaeological site. If missing, add |vCatalogs to the subject heading Excavations (Archaeology) [subdivided geographically], the archaeological site (if given), and any subject headings listing the types of objects found.
651 _0 Bacchias (Extinct city) |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Excavations (Archaeology) |z Egypt |z Bacchias (Extinct city) |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Clay figurines |z Egypt |z Bacchias (Extinct city) |v Catalogs.
650 _0 Pottery |z Egypt |z Bacchias (Extinct city) |v Catalogs.
If missing, add the subdivision |vCongresses to subject headings of all types for the following:
Do not use for the hearings of legislative bodies or when one or several lectures, originally delivered on the occasion of an individual meeting, are later published under separate cover, and no longer identified with the original meeting.
650 _0 Proton and antiproton colliders |v Congresses.
650 _0 X-ray binaries |v Congresses.
650 _0 Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations |v Congresses.
650 _0 Glaciers |z Antarctica |v Congresses.
651 _0 United States |x Social conditions |y 1865-1918 |v Congresses.
If missing, add the subdivision |vCorrespondence to collections of personal correspondence, for subject headings that include the name of the letter writer(s) and addressee(s), and the class of persons or ethnic group the letter writer(s) belong to. Do not add this subdivision to any subject heading of a topical nature. Do not add this subdivision to subject headings for works involving the official correspondence of corporate entities. For a work to qualify for this subdivision, the amount of correspondence must make up a substantial portion of the work.
600 10 Howard, Moe |v Correspondence.
600 10 Randolph, Willie, |d 1954- |v Correspondence.
650 _0 African American baseball players |v Correspondence.
650 _0 Astronomers |z Belgium |v Correspondence.
651 _0 Austria |x Kings and rulers |v Correspondence.
610 20 United States. |b Dept. of Defense |x Employees |v Correspondence.
Before adding this subdivision, check the authority file to ascertain if a date other than 1800 is applicable.
If missing, add the subdivision |vEarly works to 1800 (or another date if applicable as noted above) under all appropriate headings to designate individual works written or issued before 1800 (or other applicable date).
Assign the subdivision whenever the text in question originated before the date given in the subdivision. This applies not only to early printed works, but also to works originally appearing in manuscript form before the invention of printing.
Assign the subdivision to all editions of a work, including editions issued after 1800 (or other applicable date), as long as the original text has not been altered or reworked. Also assign the subdivision for literal translations of such texts, regardless of the date of translations.
When to omit the subdivision: Do not use the subdivision in situations for which the passage of time is of little consequence, including the following:
If missing, add the subdivision |vExhibitions under any type of subject heading for an exhibition catalog. These will normally contain descriptions of the exhibition and/or lists of the objects exhibited. Headings may include names of persons, classes of persons, ethnic groups, corporate bodies, literary works, place names, disciplines, types of objects, etc.
For exhibition catalogs of books, periodicals, etc., add the subdivisions |vBibliography |vExhibitions under any type of heading. For exhibition catalogs that illustrate the history of the book and book arts, make sure it has the subject heading Books |xHistory |vExhibitions.
If the exhibition is held in an institution, make sure it has a subject heading for the institution with |vExhibitions only if the objects being exhibited are part of the institution's permanent collections.
Do not further subdivide |vExhibitions with |vCatalogs. If an exhibition catalog treats the exhibit as a means of selling items in the exhibit (i.e. includes pricing and availability), treat it as a catalog. See Catalogs.
600 10 Chagall, Marc, |d 1887-1985 |v Exhibitions.
600 10 Shakespeare, William, |d 1564-1616 |v Bibliography |v Exhibitions.
650 _0 Dummies (Bookselling) |v Bibliography |v Exhibitions.
650 _0 Board games |z United States |v Exhibitions.
650 _0 Ethnology |z Somalia |v Exhibitions.
650 _0 Art, Estonian |v Exhibitions.
651 _0 Turkey |x Civilization |y 16th century |v Exhibitions.
610 20 Pennsylvania State University |x History |v Exhibitions.
610 20 Pennsylvania State University. |b Special Collections Library |v Exhibitions (for an exhibit of items in this library's permanent collections)
If missing, add the subdivision |vFacsimiles to only headings or subdivisions designating types of printed or written materials, documents, etc., for exact copies of the items in question, the originals of which were published or made at an earlier date.
Do not use |vFacsimiles for a copy of a single work or a single example of the item in question. Use the subdivision only for a work that contains several copied works or examples (except for manuscripts and maps).
For any facsimile collection of manuscripts or maps or any facsimile edition of a single manuscript or map, refer to an original cataloger if the subject headings give no indication that the work is a facsimile.
If missing, add the subdivision |vFolklore to subject headings for works that are collections of folklore texts. Subject headings can be in the form of names of countries, cities, etc., classes of persons, ethnic groups, uniform title of sacred works, and topical headings. For all other works that are folkloric in nature or about folklore that do not bring out that aspect in the subject headings (using Folklore, or related headings like Fairy tales, Tales, Legends, Fables, Folk literature, etc.), refer it to an original cataloger.
650 _0 Animals |v Folklore.
650 _0 Navajo Indians |v Folklore.
If missing, add the subdivision |vGenealogy to subject headings that are names of places, individual corporate bodies, classes of persons, and ethnic groups for genealogical works. Do not add |vGenealogy to family names or names of individual persons.
650 _0 African Americans |v Genealogy.
650 _0 Mexican Americans |z Texas |v Genealogy.
651 _0 France |v Genealogy.
651 _0 Centre County (Pa.) |v Genealogy.
Guidebooks are handbooks for travelers, sightseers, etc., containing information about routes, facilities, accommodations, items of interest, etc. If missing, add the subdivision |vGuidebooks to:
651 _0 Baltimore (Md.) |v Guidebooks.
651 _0 Appalachian Mountains |v Guidebooks.
651 _0 Yellowstone National Park |v Guidebooks.
651 _0 Svalbard (Norway) |v Guidebooks.
610 20 Library of Congress |v Guidebooks.
610 20 Pennsylvania State University |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 White-water canoeing |z Québec (Province) |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 Lakes |z California |z Sierra National Forest |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 Cemeteries |z New England |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 Painting |z France |z Paris |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 Historic buildings |z Pennsylvania |z Philadelphia |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 Architecture, Baroque |z Austria |z Vienna |v Guidebooks.
650 _0 Air pilots |x Travel |z Canada, Eastern |v Guidebooks.
If missing, add the appropriate juvenile subdivisions to all appropriate headings for juvenile works (typically through age 15 or 9th grade). Only add these to 6XX fields that have second indicator of 0.
|vJuvenile fiction (for juvenile works of fiction)
|vJuvenile humor (for juvenile works of humor)
|vJuvenile literature (for juvenile works of non-fiction)
|vJuvenile poetry (for juvenile works of poetry)
If missing, add the subdivision |vPictorial works to subject headings for works that consist entirely of pictures or of pictures accompanied only by captions and/or brief introductory text. This subdivision can be used with topical headings, individual wars, classes of persons, ethnic groups, names of individual persons and families, names of countries, cities, etc., and named entities, such as individual parks, structures, etc.
650 _0 Birds |z Australia |v Pictorial works.
650 _0 Escalators |z Pennsylvania |z Centre County |v Pictorial works.
651 _0 Boston (Mass.) |v Pictorials works.
651 _0 Yosemite National Park (Calif.) |v Pictorial works.
If the work consists of text accompanied by illustrations, make additional subject headings to bring out the pictorial aspect only if (1) more than 50% of the work is pictorial, and (2) the work features, or stresses importance of, the illustrations, by using a term such as illustrated as part of the title, by giving special credit to the photographer, etc. Do not add the additional headings if the illustrations are routine and incidental, such as those present in a typical school textbook.
650 _0 Ethnology.
650 _0 Ethnology |v Pictorial works.
If less than 50% of the work consists of illustrations, do not bring out the pictorial aspect, regardless of the importance of the illustrations.
If you have a work meeting the guidelines above for a pictorial work, but it consists entirely or primarily of portraits, use instead the subdivision |vPortraits for names of individual persons, classes of persons, and ethnic groups.
600 10 Howard, Jerome Lester, |d 1903-1952 |v Portraits.
650 _0 Relief pitchers (Baseball) |z United States |v Portraits.
If missing, add the subdivision |vSermons to subject headings of individual persons and under sects of individual religions, Christian denominations, types of educational institutions, uniform titles of sacred works, individual wars, and topical headings.
630 00 Bible. |p O.T. |p Genesis |v Sermons.
650 _0 Salvation |v Sermons.
650 _0 Hope |x Religious aspects |x Christianity |v Sermons.
650 _0 Methodist Church |v Sermons.
610 20 United Church of Canada |v Sermons.
600 00 Francis, |c of Assisi, Saint, |d 1182-1226 |v Sermons.
If missing, add the subdivision |vSpecimens to subject headings for types of publications, printed matter, etc., for actual specimens of the material. Also use under individual typefaces or groups of typefaces as a form subdivision for works consisting primarily or entirely of samples of printed matter using those typefaces and intended to illustrate their appearance.
650 _0 Dummies (Bookselling) |v Specimens.
650 _0 Advertising cards |z Ohio |v Specimens.
650 _0 American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 |x Insignia |v Specimens.
650 _0 Miniature books |v Specimens.
650 _0 Board games |v Specimens.
650 _0 Calligraphy |v Specimens.
650 _0 Type and type-founding |z Finland |v Specimens.
Information in this document was taken, based on, and adapted from the Library of Congress' Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings. Sections consulted include H 1095 (Free-Floating Subdivisions), H1322 (Bibliographies about Individual Persons), H 1360 (Catalogs), H1361 (Catalogs of Library Materials), H 1460 (Congresses), H 1576 (Early Works), H 1593 (Exhibitions), H 1595 (Facsimiles), H 1627 (Folklore), H 1645 (Guidebooks), H 1690 (Juvenile materials), H 1935 (Pictorial works), H 1965 (Publishers' Catalogs), and H 2032 (Sermons).
See also: Record Creation: 6XX
See also: OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards: 6XX
