FORM SUBDIVISIONS CODED $v J. McRee Elrod 28 October 1999 LC began in early 1999 distributing records with subject headings coded $v for form divisions, e.g., $vPeriodicals. NLM began earlier, but has changed to 655 for form headings. LC reconfigures as 6XX$v for MARC distribution. SLC has programmed to substitute "--" for 6XX$v in print and display as we do now for $x, $y, and $z. We are considering in the future substitution of some other symbol for the "--" before the form subdivision. Yee, in her document for IFLA, suggests grouping. Our customers prefer one alphabetical order. In gearing up for this, two of our staff members objected to $vCongresses and $vExhibitions, saying that these were events, not forms. (They are indicated as form divisions in LC's "Free-floating subdivisions ...) When I took this up with CPSO, their Lynn El-Hoshy had some good news. A few years ago a Subcommittee on Nature and Use of Form Data of the Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) of ALA investigated issues regarding the representation of form data in bibliographic records. Among the recommendations that SAC forwarded to LC at that time was a recommendation that the ambiguity of certain form subdivisions in LC subject strings be reduced. As examples, they recommended that --Conference proceedings and --Exhibition catalogs be used as form subdivisions rather than the currently used subdivisions --Congresses and --Exhibitions. LC agreed that these subdivisions should be changed, but deferred implementation of any changes until LC has a system with global update capabilities. Where a subdivision serves as both subject and form, two headings will be created. Following is the list of subdivisions to be changed to $v *if* they are the last in the chain. For example, in $xMaps$vBibliography, Maps would remain $x since what one has is a bibliopgraphy and not a map. Notice that a few are given as double $v in the list, e.g., $vAutographs$vFacsimilies, since they would still be autographs. 185: :$v2-harpsichord scores 185: :$v2-piano scores 185: :$v3-piano scores 185: :$vAbbreviations 185: :$vAbbreviations of titles 185: :$vAbridgments 185: :$vAbstracts 185: :$vAcronyms 185: :$vAdaptations 185: :$vAerial photographs 185: :$vAerial views 185: :$vAmateurs' manuals 185: :$vAnecdotes 185: :$vApologetic works 185: :$vArchives 185: :$vArt 185: :$vAtlases 185: :$vAudiotape catalogs 185: :$vAutobiography 185: :$vAutographs 185: :$vAutographs$vFacsimiles 185: :$vBathymetric maps 185: :$vBibliography 185: :$vBibliography$yEarly 185: :$vBibliography$xFirst editions 185: :$vBibliography$xFolios 185: :$vBibliography$xFolios. [number] 185: :$vBibliography$vGraded lists 185: :$vBibliography$vMicroform catalogs 185: :$vBibliography$xQuartos 185: :$vBio-bibliography 185: :$vBiography 185: :$vBiography$vAnecdotes 185: :$vBiography$vCaricatures and cartoons 185: :$vBiography$vDictionaries 185: :$vBiography$vHumor 185: :$vBiography$vPictorial works 185: :$vBiography$vPortraits 185: :$vBiography$vSermons 185: :$vBiography$vSources 185: :$vBook reviews 185: :$vBooks and reading 185: :$vBy-laws 185: :$vCD-ROM catalogs 185: :$vCadenzas 185: :$vCalendars 185: :$vCaricatures and cartoons 185: :$vCase studies 185: :$vCases 185: :$vCatalogs 185: :$vCatalogs and collections 185: :$vCatalogs, Manufacturers' 185: :$vCatalogues raisonnes 185: :$vCatechisms 185: :$vCatechisms$x[Language]* 185: :$vCensus 185: :$vCensus, [date]** 185: :$vChapel exercises 185: :$vCharters 185: :$vCharters, grants, privileges 185: :$vCharts, diagrams, etc. 185: :$vChildren's sermons 185: :$vChord diagrams 185: :$vChorus scores with piano 185: :$vChorus scores without accompaniment 185: :$vChronology 185: :$vClassification 185: :$vCode numbers 185: :$vCode words 185: :$vCollected works 185: :$vComic books, strips, etc. 185: :$vCommentaries 185: :$vCommercial treaties 185: :$vCompact disc catalogs 185: :$vComparative studies 185: :$vComposition and exercises 185: :$vComputer-assisted instruction 185: :$vConcordances 185: :$vConcordances, [Language]$x[Version] 185: :$vCongresses 185: :$vConstitution 185: :$vControversial literature 185: :$vConversation and phrase books 185: :$vConversation and phrase books for [group]** 185: :$vConversation and phrase books$x[Language] 185: :$vConversation and phrase books$xPolyglot 185: :$vCopies, Curious 185: :$vCorrespondence 185: :$vCorrespondence$vFacsimiles 185: :$vCreeds 185: :$vCross references 185: :$vCross-cultural studies 185: :$vCurricula 185: :$vData tape catalogs 185: :$vDatabases 185: :$vDesigns and plans 185: :$vDevotional literature 185: :$vDiaries 185: :$vDictionaries :$vDictionaries and encyclopedias 185: :$vDictionaries, Juvenile 185: :$vDictionaries, Juvenile$x[Language] 185: :$vDictionaries$y[Period]** 185: :$vDictionaries$x[Language] 185: :$vDictionaries$xPolyglot 185: :$vDigests 185: :$vDirectories 185: :$vDiscography 185: :$vDrama 185: :$vDrawings 185: :$vElectronic information resources 185: :$vEncyclopedias 185: :$vEncyclopedias, Juvenile 185: :$vExaminations, questions, etc. 185: :$vExcerpts 185: :$vExcerpts, Arranged 185: :$vExercises for dictation 185: :$vExhibitions 185: :$vFacsimiles 185: :$vFake books 185: :$vFiction 185: :$vFilm and video adaptations 185: :$vFilm catalogs 185: :$vFilms for [Language] speakers 185: :$vFilms for foreign speakers 185: :$vFiring regulations 185: :$vFolklore 185: :$vForms 185: :$vGazetteers 185: :$vGenealogy 185: :$vGift books 185: :$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc. 185: :$vGlossaries, vocabulaties, etc.$x[Language] 185: :$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.$xPolyglot 185: :$vGuidebooks :$vGuides, manuals, etc. 185: :$vHandbooks, manuals, etc. 185: :$vHarmonies 185: :$vHarmonies, [Language] 185: :$vHumor 185: :$vHymns 185: :$vHymns$vTexts 185: :$vIllustrations 185: :$vImprints 185: :$vIndex maps 185: :$vIndexes 185: :$xInstruction and study$vJuvenile 185: :$vInstructive editions 185: :$vInstrumental settings 185: :$vInteractive multimedia 185: :$vInterlinear translations 185: :$vInterlinear translations, [Language] 185: :$vInterpretation and construction 185: :$vInterviews 185: :$vIntroductions 185: :$vInventories 185: :$vJob descriptions 185: :$vJuvenile 185: :$vJuvenile drama 185: :$vJuvenile fiction 185: :$vJuvenile films 185: :$vJuvenile humor 185: :$vJuvenile literature 185: :$vJuvenile poetry 185: :$vJuvenile software 185: :$vJuvenile sound recordings 185: :$vLaboratory manuals 185: :$vLead sheets 185: :$vLegends 185: :$vLegislative history 185: :$vLibrettos 185: :$vLife skills guides 185: :$vLists of vessels 185: :$vLiterary collections 185: :$vLiturgical lessons, [Language] 185: :$vLongitudinal studies 185: :$vMaps 185: :$vMaps for children 185: :$vMaps for the [group]** 185: :$vMaps, Comparative 185: :$vMaps, Manuscript 185: :$vMaps, Mental 185: :$vMaps, Outline and base 185: :$vMaps, Physical 185: :$vMaps, Pictorial 185: :$vMaps, Topographic 185: :$vMaps, Tourist 185: :$vMaps$xEarly works to 1800 185: :$vMaps$vFacsimiles 185: :$vMarginal readings 185: :$vMeditations 185: :$vMethods 185: :$vMethods ([Musical form])** 185: :$vMethods$vGroup instruction 185: :$vMethods$vJuvenile 185: :$vMethods$vSelf-instruction 185: :$vMicroform catalogs 185: :$vMiscellanea 185: :$vMusic 185: :$vMusical settings 185: :$vNecrology 185: :$vNewspapers 185: :$vNomenclature 185: :$vNomenclature (Popular) 185: :$vNomograms 185: :$vNon-commissioned officers' handbooks 185: :$vNotation 185: :$vNotebooks, sketchbooks, etc. 185: :$vNotebooks, sketchbooks, etc.$vFacsimiles 185: :$vObituaries 185: :$vObservations 185: :$vObservers' manuals 185: :$vOfficers' handbooks 185: :$vOrder-books 185: :$vOutlines, syllabi, etc. 185: :$vPamphlets 185: :$vPapal documents 185: :$vParallel versions, [Language] 185: :$vParaphrases 185: :$vParaphrases, [Language] 185: :$vParodies, imitations, etc. 185: :$vParts 185: :$vParts (solo) 185: :$vPastoral letters and charges 185: :$vPatents 185: :$vPedigrees 185: :$vPerformance records 185: :$vPeriodicals 185: :$vPeriodicals$z[Place] 185: :$vPersonal narratives 185: :$vPersonal narratives, [Nationality, etc.]** 185: :$vPetty officers' handbooks 185: :$vPhonetic transcriptions 185: :$vPhotographs 185: :$vPhotographs from space 185: :$vPiano scores 185: :$vPiano scores (4 hands) 185: :$vPictorial works 185: :$vPicture Bibles 185: :$vPlatforms 185: :$vPoetry 185: :$vPopular works 185: :$vPortraits 185: :$vPosters 185: :$vPrayer-books and devotions 185: :$vPrayer-books and devotions$x[Language] 185: :$vPrayers 185: :$vPrefaces 185: :$vPrivate bills 185: :$vProblems, exercises, etc. 185: :$vProgrammed instruction 185: :$vQuotations 185: :$vQuotations in the New Testament 185: :$vQuotations, maxims, etc. 185: :$vReaders 185: :$vReaders for new literates 185: :$vReaders$x[Topic]*** 185: :$vRecords and correspondence 185: :$vReference editions 185: :$vRegisters 185: :$vRegisters of dead 185: :$vRegulations 185: :$vRelief models 185: :$vRemote-sensing images 185: :$vRemote-sensing maps 185: :$vResolutions 185: :$vReverse indexes 185: :$vReviews 185: :$vRoad maps 185: :$vRomances 185: :$vRules 185: :$vRules and practice 185: :$vSafety regulations 185: :$vSailors' handbooks 185: :$vScenarios 185: :$vScholia 185: :$vScores 185: :$vScores and parts 185: :$vScores and parts (Solo) 185: :$vSelf-portraits 185: :$vSermons 185: :$vSermons$vOutlines, syllabi, etc. 185: :$vSimplified editions 185: :$vSlides 185: :$vSoftware 185: :$vSolo with [instrument(s)]** 185: :$vSongs and music 185: :$vSound recordings for [Language] speakers 185: :$vSound recordings for foreign speakers 185: :$vSources 185: :$vSpecifications 185: :$vSpecimens 185: :$vSpeeches in Congress 185: :$vStage guides 185: :$vStatistics 185: :$vStatistics, Medical 185: :$vStatistics, Vital 185: :$vStories, plots, etc. 185: :$vStudies and exercises 185: :$vStudies and exercises ([Musical form])** 185: :$vStudies and exercises$vJuvenile 185: :$vStudy guides :$vStyle manuals 185: :$vSurveys 185: :$vTables 185: :$vTeaching pieces 185: :$vTelephone directories 185: :$vTelephone directories$vYellow pages 185: :$vTerms and phrases 185: :$vTextbooks 185: :$vTextbooks for [Language] speakers 185: :$vTextbooks for foreign speakers 185: :$vTextbooks for foreign speakers$x[Language] 185: :$vTexts 185: :$vThematic catalogs 185: :$vTours 185: :$vTrademarks 185: :$vTranslations 185: :$vTranslations into [Language] 185: :$vTravel regulations 185: :$vTreaties 185: :$vTrials, litigation, etc. 185: :$vUnion lists 185: :$vVideo catalogs 185: :$vVideo recordings for [group]** 185: :$vVideo recordings for [Language] 185: :$vVocal scores with [instument]** 185: :$vVocal scores without accompaniment :$vYearbooks 185: :$vZoning maps The absens of 185: means that the division is not or is no longer free floating *Where [Language] is inverted or in a phrase, it is safe to program "*". For $x[Language], however, in our file check for $xEnglish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese, and flip the preceeding form subdivision to $v, leaving the language $x. When other $x subdivisions (e.g., $xHistory and criticism) follow a form subdivision, leave the form subdivision $x. Other collections would of course have to add other languages. **It is safe to program "*" for the variable term or phrase. ***After Readers, check for $xHistory and criticism, and leave $xReaders. For all other subdivisions after $xReaders, flip to $vReaders.