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The following items include news about the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate and announcements about new information on this site.
2010
January
- 01/28/10: Revision to the Classification Span for the Iraq War
- 01/08/10: Revision of Headings for Cooking and Cookbooks: Library of Congress Decisions (PDF - 2 p.; 22 KB)
2009
December
- 12/23/09: Follow-Up: Revision of Headings for Cooking and Cookbooks (PDF - 2 p.; 20 KB)
November
- 11/18/2009: Library of Congress to Modify Structure of Form Subdivisions used for Cartographic Materials (PDF, 16 KB)
- 11/09/09: Decision Regarding the Final Disposition of LCSH Headings for Video Recordings (PDF, 21 KB)
September
- 09/18/09: Revision of Headings for Cooking and Cookbooks (PDF - 3 p.; 30 KB)
August
July
- 07/28/09: Implementing the Repeatability of the MARC 21 260 Field
- 07/28/09: Korean Transliteration and Word Division Guidelines
- 07/28/09: Spacing in Korean Serials
June
- 06/10/09: Proposed Changes to the Structure of LCSH Subdivisons Used for Cartographic Materials (PDF, 48 KB)
May
- 05/28/09:Testing Resource Description and Access (RDA)
- 05/28/09: Disposition of LCSH Video Recording Headings in the New Genre/Form Environment (PDF, 63 KB)
- 05/13/09: Modes of Cataloging Employed in the ABA Directorate (PDF, 78 KB)
March
February
- 02/17/09: News from the Library of Congress - MOUG/MLA 2009 (Word File; 135KB)
- 02/17/09: Resource Description and Access (RDA) Webcasts
- 02/17/09: SACO Proposals for Moving Image and Radio Program Genre/Form Headings
- 02/10/09: Genre/Form Headings for Cartographic Materials
2008
December
- 12/10/08: Timeline and Plan for the Next Five Library of Congress Genre/Form Projects
- 12/10/08: Library of Congress to Implement Moving Image and Radio Program Genre/Form Headings in New Cataloging
October
- 10/24/08: Genre/Form Headings at the Library of Congress
- 10/02/08: New Name and Email Address for CPSO
September
July
May
April
- 04/30/08: Library of Congress Rare Book Team Now Using DCRM(B)
- 04/09/08: Genre/Form Headings for Radio Programs
February
- 02/19/08: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Pre- vs. Post-Coordination and Related Issues
- 02/05/08: Updates to Standard Citation Forms for Rare Book Cataloging
January
- 01/09/08: White Paper: Issues Related to Non-Latin Characters in Name Authority Records
- 01/03/08: What They Don't Teach in Library School: Competencies, Education, and Employer Expectations for a Career in Cataloging
- 01/03/08: LC Decisions on Application of Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (PDF, 74 KB)
2007
October
August
- 8/21/07: LC Cataloging of Non-Roman Script Materials in a Post-RLIN World (PDF, 79 KB)
- 8/15/07: Genre/Form Authority Records
May
March
- 3/20/07: "AACR2 Compatible" Headings (PDF, 247 KB)
February
- 2/22/07: New Sound Recording Formats (PDF, 461 KB)
- 2/14/07: Revision of LCRI 22.2 for Composers and Perfomers
- 2/13/07: RSS Feeds for LCSH and LCC Weekly Lists
- 2/1/07: CONSER Standard Record Delayed
January
2006
November
October
June
May
- 5/22/06: Revision of LCRI 22.1B
- 5/12/06: Descriptive Cataloging Guidelines for Pre-Meiji Japanese Books (PDF - 700KB)
- 5/4/06: Series Treatment Decision Delayed
March
February
- 2/27/06: Notes on the Design of Subclasses KBM and KBP
- 2/5/06: LC Policy on the Implementation of Revised LCRI 22.17