Library Services Procedure Manual R C P Online Resources

Form Subdivision in LC Subject Headings

Definition of Form Data is taken from SUL training materials, Monday, February 22, 1999. "This is a 'generic' definition, not just one for LC Subject Headings."

 

Definition of Form Data

"Form data are those terms and phrases that designate specific kinds or genres of materials. Materials designated with these terms or phrases may be determined by an examination of:

  • their physical character (e.g., videocassettes, photographs, maps, broadsides)

  • the particular type of data that they contain (e.g., bibliographies, questionnaires, statistics)

  • the arrangement of information within them (e.g., diaries, outlines, indexes)

  • the style, technique, purpose, or intended audience (e.g., drama, romances, cartoons, commercials, popular works)

  • or a combination of the above (e.g., scores)

A single term may be modified by other terms, in which case the whole phrase is considered to be form data (e.g., aerial photographs, French dictionaries, conversation and phrase books, wind ensemble suites, telephone directories, vellum bound books, science fiction)."

 

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Updated October 1999