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General Information
FAQ on genre/form headings [updated 11/09] (PDF, 60 KB) *FAQ en Español*
Expanding the Power of the Library's Family of Vocabularies: Genre/Form Headings (Webcast - Speaker: Janis Young; Recorded July 2, 2009; Running time: 53 minutes)
Timeline and Plan for the Next Five Library of Congress Genre/Form Projects
Genre/form authority records (08/15/07)
Cartographic Materials
Library of Congress to Modify Structure of Form Subdivisions used for Cartographic Materials (11/18/09) (PDF, 16 KB)
Proposed Changes to the Structure of LCSH Subdivisons Used for Cartographic Materials (06/10/09) (PDF, 48 KB)
Genre/Form Headings for Cartographic Materials (02/10/09)
Musical Works
Genre/Form Headings for Musical Works (03/26/09)
Moving Image Materials and Radio Programs
Proposed Revision to the Hierarchies of Moving Image Genre/Form Headings (01/08/10) (PDF, 61 KB)
Decision Regarding the Final Disposition of LCSH Headings for Video Recordings (11/12/09) (PDF, 21 KB)
Discussion Paper on the Disposition of LCSH Video Recording Headings in the New Genre/Form Environment (05/15/09) (PDF, 63 KB)
SACO Proposals for Moving Image and Radio Program Genre/Form Headings (02/17/09)
Presentation at the OLAC-MOUG 2008 conference, September 26-28, 2008 (Janis Young) (PDF, 250 KB)
Moving image genre/form project report (07/10/08)
Genre/form headings for radio programs (04/09/08)