ISSN 0160-8029 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/WASHINGTON CATALOGING SERVICE BULLETIN LIBRARY SERVICES Number 79, Winter 1998 Editor: Robert M.Hiatt CONTENTS Page GENERAL Correspondence Addressed to the Library of Congress DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING Library of Congress Rule Interpretations MUSIC CATALOGING DECISIONS 21 SUBJECT CATALOGING Subclivision Simplification Progress The Subdivision --Controversial literature Subject Headings of Current Interest Revised LC Subject Headings Subject Headings Replaced by Name Headings MARC Language Codes ROMANIZATION Library of Congress Will Convert to Pinyin for Romanization of Chinese 38 Editorial postal address: Cataloging Policy and Suppgrt Office, Library Services, Library of Congress, Washington, D .C. 20540-4305 Editorial electro~ticmail address:
[email protected] Editorialfax number: (202) 707-6629 Subscriptiat address: Customer Support Team, Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20541-5212 Library of Congress Catalog Cad Number: 78-51400 ISSN 0160-8029Key title: Cataloging service bulletin Copyright @I997 the Library of Congress, except witlh the U.S.A. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Policy matters relating to cataloging Descriptive and subject cataloging (all materials), LC classification, and MARC tagging and inputting Beacher J. E. Wiggins Thompson A. Yee Director for Cataloging Acting Chief Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office Washington, D. C . 20540-4300 Library of Congress bwigaloc. gov Washington, D. C. 20540-4305 tyee@?loc.govor
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