SACO Participants' Manual Adam L. Schiff University of Washington Libraries for the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Second Edition revised by the PCC Standing Committee on Training Task Group to Update the SACO Participants’ Manual (with minor revisions, February 28, 2019) Program for Cooperative Cataloging Washington, D.C. 2007 PCC Standing Committee on Training Task Group to Update the SACO Participants’ Manual Adam L. Schiff (Chair), University of Washington Karen Jensen, McGill University John N. Mitchell, Library of Congress Kay Teel, Stanford University Alex Thurman, Columbia University Melanie Wacker, Columbia University Table of Contents Acknowledgments for the Second Edition v Acknowledgments for the First Edition vi Introduction 1 Why Participate in SACO? 4 SACO Documentation 6 Practicalities 7 Subject Headings 13 When to Make a SACO Proposal 14 Authority Research for Subjects 16 Subject Authority Proposal Form 18 Guidelines for Formulating LC Subject Heading Proposals 20 Examples of Decisions Involved in Making New Subject Proposals 23 Examples A-D: Headings Supplying More Appropriate Level of Specificity 25 Log-periodic antennas 25 Systems librarians 26 Cataloging of cartographic materials 27 Chinese mitten crab 29 Examples E-J: Headings for Genres and Forms 31 Medical drama 31 Romantic comedy films 33 Reggaetón 35 Khim and Khim music 37 Banjo and double bass music 39 Cootie catchers 40 Examples K-L: Headings Based on an Existing Pattern 42 This (The English word) 42 Historical fiction, Chilean 43 Examples M-S: Headings for Geographic Places 44 Madhupur Jungle (Bangladesh) 44 Aleknagik, Lake (Alaska) 46 Auyuittuq National Park (Nunavut) 48 Fort Worden State Park (Port Townsend, Wash.) 50 Chiles Volcano (Colombia and Ecuador) 51 Lusatian Mountains 54 Spring Lake (Hays County, Tex.) 56 Bluewater Lake (Minn.) 59 Cavanaugh, Lake (Wash. : Lake) 61 Diamond Lake (Pend Oreille County, Wash. : Lake) 63 Rock River (Yukon) 64 Examples T-V: Headings for Named Buildings, Building Details, and Structures 66 Carnegie Mansion (New York, N.Y.) 66 Old Senate Chamber (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.) 67 Fountain Square (Cincinnati, Ohio) 69 i Examples W-X: Headings with Non-Geographic Qualifiers 71 Pictorialism (Photography movement) 71 Kane, Alex (Fictitious character) 72 Example Y: Headings also Appropriate for Use as a Free-Floating Subdivision 73 Weblogs 73 Examples Z-AA: Headings with Non-Free-Floating Subdivisions 76 Cookery, Canadian--British Columbia style 76 Wetlands--Interpretive programs 77 Example BB: Establishing a Free-Floating Subdivision Under a Pattern Heading 79 Fishes--Predators of 79 Summary of LC Subject Heading Editorial Process 81 Sample Pages from Tentative Weekly List 84 Sample Pages from Approved Weekly List 87 MARC Authority Format for Subjects 90 Fixed Fields 93 008/06: Direct or Indirect Geographic Subdivision 93 008/09: Kind of Record 94 008/11: Subject Heading System/Thesaurus 96 008/29: Reference Evaluation 97 008/33: Level of Establishment 100 008/39: Cataloging Source 101 Variable Fields 102 010: Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) 102 019: Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) - Local Field 103 040: Cataloging Source 105 053: LC Classification Number 106 1XX: Headings 107 100: Personal Name 111 110: Corporate Name 112 111: Meeting Name 113 130: Uniform Title 114 150: Topical Term 115 151: Geographic Name 122 260: General See Reference 126 360: General See Also Reference 128 4XX: See From Tracings (Used For Cross-References) 129 5XX: See Also From Tracings (See Also Cross-References) 131 667: Nonpublic General Note 133 670: Source Data Found 134 Abbreviated Sources 136 Printed Sources 136 Serials 137 Nonbook Materials 137 Scores 137 Sound Recordings 138 ii Videorecordings 138 Cartographic Materials 138 Visual Resources 138 Bibliographic Databases 139 Remote Electronic Resources 140 Personal Correspondence 142 675: Source Data Not Found 144 680: General Public Notes (Scope Notes) 145 681: Subject Example Tracing Note 147 682: Deleted Heading Note 149 781: Subdivision Heading Linking Entry--Geographic Subdivision 150 952: Local Notes 151 953: Cataloger Code 154 Subject Heading Change Proposals 155 When to Make a Change Proposal 156 LCSH Subject Change Proposal Form 158 LC Subject Heading Change Guidelines 159 Examples of Subject Heading Change Proposals 162 Examples A-C: Adding cross-references (used for references) 162 Example D: Adding a see also related term reference 166 Example E: Adding a broader term reference 167 Examples F-H: Changing the authorized form of heading 169 Examples I-J: Revising an 053 Field 173 Example K: Revision of references 176 Classification 178 Why Submit Classification Proposals? 179 Classification Proposals 180 Sample Pages from Tentative Weekly List 184 Sample Pages from Approved Weekly List 186 LC Classification Proposal Form 188 Examples of Classification Proposals Using the Paper Proposal Form 192 Example A: New Cutter number 192 Example B: New Cutter number plus see reference from one entry to another 195 Example C: New Cutter number in a table; pattern cited 197 Example D: New Cutter number; hierarchical Cutters 200 Example E: New whole number; anchor point above 202 Example F: New whole number; anchor point below 204 Example G: New decimal number; anchor point above 207 Example H: New decimal number; pattern cited 209 Example I: New decimal number; anchor point below 212 Example J: New decimal number; caption including explanatory note 214 Example K: Whole and decimal numbers; pattern cited 217 Example L: Multiple decimal numbers; pattern cited 220 Example M: Changing a caption 223 Example N: Changing (adding to) a caption and adding a see reference 225 iii Example O: Changing (adding to) a caption and adding a see reference across a range of numbers 227 Example P: See references for pseudonyms of literary authors 229 Example Q: Creating a new number and changing the indention of a range of numbers beneath it 232 Example R: Splitting one number into multiple numbers 234 Example S: Extensive revisions 238 Example T: Canceling (invalidating) a number 241 Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 244 Appendix A: Additional Examples of SACO Proposals for New LCSH 251 100 (Personal Name) 251 110 (Corporate Name) 253 130 (Uniform Title) 260 150 (Topical Term) 262 151 (Geographic Name) 285 Appendix B: MARC Organization Codes Used in Examples 297 iv Acknowledgments for the Second Edition The Task Group to Update the SACO Participants’ Manual wishes to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Training for its review of this new edition. In particular, thanks are due Steven Arakawa for his detailed comments and suggestions. Thanks are also due Claudia Hill, Harvard University, who provided the task group with extensive comments on the first edition, and gave particular attention to improving the coverage of establishing headings for buildings, structures, etc. Michael Chopey, University of Hawaii, also provided helpful suggestions. Once again, the staff in LC’s Cataloging Policy and Support Office have helped greatly in making this manual an accurate and useful reflection of LC’s policies for establishing subject headings. Lynn El-Hoshy, Millicent Wewerka, Geraldine Ostrove, and Paul G. Weiss all reviewed the final draft and provided extensive comments and corrections. Please send reports of any errors or omissions, and suggestions for improvements to future editions of the manual, to the Chair of the PCC Standing Committee on Training (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/training.html). v Acknowledgments for the First Edition Numerous people deserve thanks for their encouragement and help with this project. The University of Washington Libraries supported my work on this book and served as a testing laboratory for some of its parts. Carolyn Aamot, Lili Angel, Kathleen Forsythe, Gloria Jeffcott, Allen Maberry, and Barbara Petite of the Monographic Services Division all provided invaluable technical support. Several people reviewed an early draft of the manual and provided important feedback: Linda Gabel and Susan Westberg at OCLC; Bruce Trumble of Harvard University; Cecilia Botero, University of Florida. Helpful comments and criticisms of a later draft were provided by Lori Robare and Carol Hixson of the University of Oregon. Carol, in her role as chair of the PCC Standing Committee on Training, encouraged me to take my time and do things right, which I hope she and others will agree I have done. This work would not be what it is were it not for the support and guidance of colleagues at the Library of Congress. Ruta Penkiunas, Ana Cristán, and John Mitchell of the Cooperative Cataloging Team all provided feedback and helped in innumerable ways. In particular, much of what I've learned about SACO and how to create good proposals has come from John Mitchell, who has been my SACO liaison at LC for many years. I've learned much from John's wise and thoughtful counsel. The staff in LC's Cataloging Policy and Support Office have been an enormous help in making this manual as useful and accurate as I hope it is. Detailed comments, corrections, and suggestions were received from Larry Buzard, Lynn El-Hoshy, Ron Goudreau, Mary Kay Pietris, and Millie Wewerka. In particular, Lynn El-Hoshy went over the manuscript with a fine-tooth comb, catching typos, errors, and misunderstandings large and small, and educating me about LC policy and practice in the process. Lynn's extensive suggestions have made the manual much better than it would otherwise have been. Lynn has long been an important mentor to me, always willing to take time to engage in discussions and explanations of LC subject cataloging policy in person and over email. Any errors of omission or commission are mine, and I would appreciate learning of them so that they can be corrected in a future edition. Adam L. Schiff Principal Cataloger University of Washington Libraries Monographic Services Division Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 USA Phone: (206) 543-8409 Fax: (206) 685-8782 Email: [email protected] vi Introduction Introduction The Library of Congress (LC) is involved with a number of different cooperative cataloging enterprises.