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Library of congress name headings with references
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College and University libraries will want to purchase the text because of the paucity of material dealing with lifelong education. Libraries, scholars or laymen seriously interested in the concept of lifelong education will not be disappointed in their investment. Gerald Douglass Bailey Asst. Prof. of Education Kansas State University
Library of Congress Name Headings with References. Compiled and edited by the Catalog Publication Division of the Processing Department, Library of Congress. Available from the Card Division, Library of Congress. Washington: Library of Congress, 1974cumulation. $50.00 a year.
. Published in three quarterly issues and an annual
Advertised as being available in the fall of 1974, Library of Congress Name Headings with References did not arrive until January 1975. The print is very readable, but some entries are dark; some are light. There is good spacing between entries. Each page has three columns, as does each page of the National Union Catalog. The publication is just what its title says - headings (headings which the Library of Congress has newly established or newly revised during the designated quarter and for which it made at least one cross reference in its catalog) and references (the cross references to these newly-established or newly-revised headings). The headings consist of personal names, corporate names and geographic names used for jurisdictions of civil governments; uniform titles established for anonymous works are also included. The headings and references are interfiled in one alphabet. The references to an established heading are also listed beneath the heading. Because the established form for headings requiring no cross references can be easily found in the National Union Catalog they are not included here. Within this boundary the Library of Congress has produced a substantial and thorough work. Its usefulness is hindered however by that monster which plagues the Library of Congress publications-time-lag. Theoretically, large libraries with materials for which cataloging is not available from a central source by automation or telecommunication would be able to find here how the Library of Congress has established headings for these publications. Practically, the library may have the material in hand to catalog long before the heading appears in Library of Congress Name Headings with References, The Jan.-Mar. 1974 issue appeared in Jan. 1975. The Apr.-June 1974 issue appeared in Mar. 1975. Hopefully the time-lag will continue to lessen. The fourth issue each year will be an annual cumulation. In one way time is on its side. As time goes by libraries with a later publication of an author will find the established entry listed because the Library of Congress has an earlier publication of that same author. The Library of Congress has been generous in supplying "see" references and will update established headings by additional "see" references in future issues. If the established heading is listed, it can be found. Document librarians may be disappointed in the small number of entries under United Nations and United States. The Jan.-Mar. 1974 issue, with 224 pages, has five entries under United Nations and less than two pages of entries under United States. The Apr.-June 1974 issue, with 228 pages has six entries under United Nations and three pages of entries under the United States. This ratio might be expected, however, in light of the fact that the National Union Catalog for
Reviews
373
Dec. 1974, with 1015 pages, has less than two pages of entries under United Nations and approximately fourteen pages of entries under United States. Included in the publication are history and cross references from acronyms such as are listed in the National Union Catalog. Among the many "see" references from variant forms of headings are a few "see also" references from related headings and a few "For works by this body issued under its later name see" references. Recommended for large libraries purchasing a number of publications with headings difficult to establish. It will be a valuable tool to both acquisitions librarians and catalogers, especially after more issues have been published. Dorothy Soderholm Serials Cataloger Kansas State University
Monographie Series. United States Library of Congress. Processing Department. Washington: Library of Congress, 1974- . Published in 3 quarterly issues with an annual cumulation. LC card no. 74-652501, ISSN 0093-0571, $100 per year. Available from the Card Division, Library of Congress. This new government quarterly publication is a welcome addition to the Library of Congress Catalogs in book form. Monographic Series is a bibliography of those monographs cataloged by the Library of Congress as parts of series. Each volume covers book materials newly cataloged or newly revised by the Library of Congress during the quarter preceding its publication. Volume one is dated January-March 1974. The arrangement of each volume is alphabetical, usually according to the series title, otherwise according to corporate body. Each entry under a series heading is arranged according to the numbering of the series, otherwise according to main entry. The typography is similar in appearance to that of Library of Congress Catalogs - Books: Subjects, and the volumes appear easy to use, with clear instructions and adequate cross references. As is the case with the National Union Catalog and the more recent volumes of Books: Subjects, each entry in Monographic Series contains complete LC cataloging. Monographic Series includes any monograph cataloged by the Library of Congress that contains a series statement, usually in parentheses in the body of the entry, or sometimes as a quoted series note. A series is included whether LC traces it or not, and regardless of whether LC scatters or collects the series. A number of the entries are for analytics. Many series in foreign languages are included, along with romanization of those series titles that appear in non-roman alphabets. Monographic Series does not include series for nonbook materials, series for personal authors, nor for those government document series and those publisher's series which LC apparently considers of limited value as a useful means of access to materials. The percentage of series that fit the last two exclusions appears to be minimal, since according to the LClnformation Bulletin of January 10, 1975, the first issue alone of Monographic Series contains over 12,000 series and 20,909 entries.
Reviews
College and University libraries will want to purchase the text because of the paucity of material dealing with lifelong education. Libraries, scholars or laymen seriously interested in the concept of lifelong education will not be disappointed in their investment. Gerald Douglass Bailey Asst. Prof. of Education Kansas State University
Library of Congress Name Headings with References. Compiled and edited by the Catalog Publication Division of the Processing Department, Library of Congress. Available from the Card Division, Library of Congress. Washington: Library of Congress, 1974cumulation. $50.00 a year.
. Published in three quarterly issues and an annual
Advertised as being available in the fall of 1974, Library of Congress Name Headings with References did not arrive until January 1975. The print is very readable, but some entries are dark; some are light. There is good spacing between entries. Each page has three columns, as does each page of the National Union Catalog. The publication is just what its title says - headings (headings which the Library of Congress has newly established or newly revised during the designated quarter and for which it made at least one cross reference in its catalog) and references (the cross references to these newly-established or newly-revised headings). The headings consist of personal names, corporate names and geographic names used for jurisdictions of civil governments; uniform titles established for anonymous works are also included. The headings and references are interfiled in one alphabet. The references to an established heading are also listed beneath the heading. Because the established form for headings requiring no cross references can be easily found in the National Union Catalog they are not included here. Within this boundary the Library of Congress has produced a substantial and thorough work. Its usefulness is hindered however by that monster which plagues the Library of Congress publications-time-lag. Theoretically, large libraries with materials for which cataloging is not available from a central source by automation or telecommunication would be able to find here how the Library of Congress has established headings for these publications. Practically, the library may have the material in hand to catalog long before the heading appears in Library of Congress Name Headings with References, The Jan.-Mar. 1974 issue appeared in Jan. 1975. The Apr.-June 1974 issue appeared in Mar. 1975. Hopefully the time-lag will continue to lessen. The fourth issue each year will be an annual cumulation. In one way time is on its side. As time goes by libraries with a later publication of an author will find the established entry listed because the Library of Congress has an earlier publication of that same author. The Library of Congress has been generous in supplying "see" references and will update established headings by additional "see" references in future issues. If the established heading is listed, it can be found. Document librarians may be disappointed in the small number of entries under United Nations and United States. The Jan.-Mar. 1974 issue, with 224 pages, has five entries under United Nations and less than two pages of entries under United States. The Apr.-June 1974 issue, with 228 pages has six entries under United Nations and three pages of entries under the United States. This ratio might be expected, however, in light of the fact that the National Union Catalog for
Reviews
373
Dec. 1974, with 1015 pages, has less than two pages of entries under United Nations and approximately fourteen pages of entries under United States. Included in the publication are history and cross references from acronyms such as are listed in the National Union Catalog. Among the many "see" references from variant forms of headings are a few "see also" references from related headings and a few "For works by this body issued under its later name see" references. Recommended for large libraries purchasing a number of publications with headings difficult to establish. It will be a valuable tool to both acquisitions librarians and catalogers, especially after more issues have been published. Dorothy Soderholm Serials Cataloger Kansas State University
Monographie Series. United States Library of Congress. Processing Department. Washington: Library of Congress, 1974- . Published in 3 quarterly issues with an annual cumulation. LC card no. 74-652501, ISSN 0093-0571, $100 per year. Available from the Card Division, Library of Congress. This new government quarterly publication is a welcome addition to the Library of Congress Catalogs in book form. Monographic Series is a bibliography of those monographs cataloged by the Library of Congress as parts of series. Each volume covers book materials newly cataloged or newly revised by the Library of Congress during the quarter preceding its publication. Volume one is dated January-March 1974. The arrangement of each volume is alphabetical, usually according to the series title, otherwise according to corporate body. Each entry under a series heading is arranged according to the numbering of the series, otherwise according to main entry. The typography is similar in appearance to that of Library of Congress Catalogs - Books: Subjects, and the volumes appear easy to use, with clear instructions and adequate cross references. As is the case with the National Union Catalog and the more recent volumes of Books: Subjects, each entry in Monographic Series contains complete LC cataloging. Monographic Series includes any monograph cataloged by the Library of Congress that contains a series statement, usually in parentheses in the body of the entry, or sometimes as a quoted series note. A series is included whether LC traces it or not, and regardless of whether LC scatters or collects the series. A number of the entries are for analytics. Many series in foreign languages are included, along with romanization of those series titles that appear in non-roman alphabets. Monographic Series does not include series for nonbook materials, series for personal authors, nor for those government document series and those publisher's series which LC apparently considers of limited value as a useful means of access to materials. The percentage of series that fit the last two exclusions appears to be minimal, since according to the LClnformation Bulletin of January 10, 1975, the first issue alone of Monographic Series contains over 12,000 series and 20,909 entries.