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==Policy and formulation==
==Policy and formulation==
* Use [[Controlled vocabularies|controlled vocabularies]] whenever possible. Prefer [http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/ AAT] terms; if appropriate RBMS terms do not exist, consult [http://rbms.info/vocabularies/index.shtml RBMS] as a backup. If appropriate terms are not found in either of these vocabularies, use [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html LCSH], [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/ TGM], or local terms.
* See Connexion Bibliographic Constant Data for standard Folger preferred terms
** Generally, follow the genre/form term in the subfield ǂa with a period. '''Exception''': terms from all RBMS vocabularies except the RBMS-Genre list are followed by their list name in parentheses, e.g., "Prayer books" vs. "Prize books (Provenance)". In this case, the closing parentheses is the final punctuation mark; do not follow with a period. (See example below.)
* See Folgerpedia's [[Genre and form]] article for fuller list of Folger preferred terms
** Always include a subfield ǂ2 to specify the source of the term, using an abbreviation from the [https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/genre-form.html Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes List]. Note that terms from RBMS-Printing and RBMS-Publishing have separate source codes, even though they are published as a combined thesaurus ([http://rbms.info/vocabularies/printing-publishing/alphabetical_list.htm RBMS Printing & Publishing Evidence]).
* If Folger preferred term has not yet been documented:
* As of 2014, Folger catalogers do not subdivide genre/form terms.  
** Use [[Controlled vocabularies|controlled vocabularies]] whenever possible.  
** Use the Getty's [http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/ Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)] if a suitable term exists
** Use the [https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/rbmscv.html RBMS Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloging] if AAT does not have an appropriate term
** If neither has the appropriate term, use the [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/ Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (TGM)] or [https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms.html Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms].
** As a last resort, use [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)] or a local term.  
* Generally, follow the genre/form term in the subfield ǂa (or ǂx, when used) with a period. Exception: a closing parentheses is the final punctuation mark; do not follow with a period. (See examples below.)
* Always include a subfield ǂ2 to specify the source of the term, using an abbreviation from the [https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/genre-form.html Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes List].  
* For copy-specific genres/forms, include subfield ǂ5 DFo
* As of 2014, Folger catalogers do not subdivide genre/form terms (exception: for art, subdivide 655s for Portraits into $x Male or $x Female if applicable).  
* Be accurate when providing terms; consult established scope notes and Folger scope notes. However, be wary of being too specific, and include broader terms when this may support user access (e.g., use both "Presentation inscriptions" and "Authors' presentation inscriptions"). [[Talk:MARC 655 Index Term - Genre/Form|Needs discussion]]
* Be accurate when providing terms; consult established scope notes and Folger scope notes. However, be wary of being too specific, and include broader terms when this may support user access (e.g., use both "Presentation inscriptions" and "Authors' presentation inscriptions"). [[Talk:MARC 655 Index Term - Genre/Form|Needs discussion]]
* When deciding whether or not it's worth providing controlled access to copy-specific information, ask yourself "If I were a researcher interested in [possible term], would I be disappointed if this came up from the vault?" For example, someone studying manicules would probably want to see a book with just one example of a manicule, but someone interested in annotations probably wouldn't appreciate discovering that the book they'd been waiting for only had one or two annotations.
* When deciding whether or not it's worth providing controlled access to copy-specific information, ask yourself "If I were a researcher interested in [possible term], would I be disappointed if this came up from the vault?" For example, someone studying manicules would probably want to see a book with just one example of a manicule, but someone interested in annotations probably wouldn't appreciate discovering that the book they'd been waiting for only had one or two annotations.
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<pre>655 7 ǂa Picture postcards. ǂ2 aat</pre>
<pre>655 7 ǂa Picture postcards. ǂ2 aat</pre>
<pre>655 7 ǂa Manuscripts from print. ǂ2 local</pre>
<pre>655 7 ǂa Manuscripts from print. ǂ2 local</pre>
<pre>655 7 ǂa Translations (documents) ǂ2 aat</pre>


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 17:23, 29 July 2023

MARC field 655 in the bibliographic format contains information about the genre and/or form of an item. This field is repeatable.

Commonly-used tags

Indicators
1st indicator - Type of heading

# - Basic

2nd indicator - Thesaurus

7 - Source specified in ǂ2

Subfield delimiters

ǂ3 Materials specified (NR)
ǂa Genre/form term (R)
ǂ2 Source of term (NR)
ǂ5 Institution to which field applies (NR)

Policy and formulation

  • See Connexion Bibliographic Constant Data for standard Folger preferred terms
  • See Folgerpedia's Genre and form article for fuller list of Folger preferred terms
  • If Folger preferred term has not yet been documented:
  • Generally, follow the genre/form term in the subfield ǂa (or ǂx, when used) with a period. Exception: a closing parentheses is the final punctuation mark; do not follow with a period. (See examples below.)
  • Always include a subfield ǂ2 to specify the source of the term, using an abbreviation from the Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes List.
  • For copy-specific genres/forms, include subfield ǂ5 DFo
  • As of 2014, Folger catalogers do not subdivide genre/form terms (exception: for art, subdivide 655s for Portraits into $x Male or $x Female if applicable).
  • Be accurate when providing terms; consult established scope notes and Folger scope notes. However, be wary of being too specific, and include broader terms when this may support user access (e.g., use both "Presentation inscriptions" and "Authors' presentation inscriptions"). Needs discussion
  • When deciding whether or not it's worth providing controlled access to copy-specific information, ask yourself "If I were a researcher interested in [possible term], would I be disappointed if this came up from the vault?" For example, someone studying manicules would probably want to see a book with just one example of a manicule, but someone interested in annotations probably wouldn't appreciate discovering that the book they'd been waiting for only had one or two annotations.

Examples

655 7 ǂa Publishers' advertisements. ǂ2 rbgenr
655 7 ǂ3 Sh.Misc. 1847 ǂa Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) ǂ2 rbprov ǂ5 DFo
655 7 ǂa Picture postcards. ǂ2 aat
655 7 ǂa Manuscripts from print. ǂ2 local
655 7 ǂa Translations (documents) ǂ2 aat

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