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Thomas- Brilliant! Simply brilliant! Your succinct assessment is testament to the timeless quality (if not dissipating influence of) of cartoon vernacular. Happy New Years all- Kevin Mullen, Bookseller On 1/3/2011 10:43 AM, Thomas Hill wrote: > Argh! That's all I can stands -- I can't stands no more! > > 2011/1/3 Dechman, Libby<[log in to unmask]>: > >> Hi, all, >> >> >> >> At LC, we have been having a discussion regarding the >> decision about Popeye (Fictitious character) in art. For your information, >> I am posting this full explanation of the decision. >> >> >> >> On December 15, 2010 the Minutes of the Weekly Meeting were >> published with the following decision: >> >> >> >> Popeye (Fictitious character) in art >> >> Popeye is a cartoon character and is thus >> intrinsically artistic. The heading Popeye (Fictitious character) should be >> applied to the work being cataloged. The proposal was not approved. >> >> >> >> This decision was based upon the general principle, held >> throughout LCSH, that a heading that inherently represents a discipline >> should not be modified, qualified, or subdivided by a phrase or term that >> reiterates the discipline. For example, headings that are inherently legal >> are not subdivided by --Law and legislation (examples: Abuse of rights, >> Bioterrorism). Regarding fictitious characters, this principle is stated in >> the Subject Headings Manual, H 1610, 5.b.: >> >> >> >> b. Works about the character. Assign a heading without further subdivision >> to general works on a fictitious character. >> >> For works limited to specific media, use the heading with an appropriate >> qualifying phrase such as ... in art, ... in literature, ... in mass media. >> >> Exception: Do not use ... in literature for literary characters. Use the >> phrase ... in literature only for characters borrowed from other media, for >> example, Snoopy (Fictitious character) in literature. >> >> >> >> The logical extension of this instruction is that Snoopy >> (Fictitious character) is borrowed from art, therefore the heading Snoopy >> (Fictitious character) in art would not be appropriate. Likewise, the >> existing headings Mickey Mouse (Fictitious character) in art and Donald Duck >> (Fictitious character) in art are not appropriate and should be cancelled. >> >> >> >> The instruction in H 1610, 5.b., also explains that general >> works on a fictitious character should have the heading assigned without >> further subdivision. Therefore, a work about Mickey in the art of Marcel >> Duchamp would have headings: >> >> >> >> 600 10 Duchamp, Marcel, ‡d 1887-1968 ‡x Themes, motives. >> >> 650 0 Mickey Mouse (Fictitious character) >> >> >> >> I hope that this full explanation is useful. Please do not >> hesitate to contact me if you have questions or comments. >> >> >> >> Libby Dechman >> >> Sr. Cataloging Policy Specialist >> >> Policy and Standards Division >> >> Library of Congress >> >> Washington, D.C. 20540 >> >> >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining >> ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters >> (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] >> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org >> Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > > > -- Kevin Mullen, Bookseller P.O. Box 472 Marietta, PA 17547 USA 717-618-0481 On the Web at www.mullenbooks.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~