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FYI- Does anyone knows when this proposal was presented?


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Subject: Re: NEW YORK (N.Y.) POLICY CHANGE

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The following was sent to me, but not the list, in response to my request.
Michael Klossner
Ark State Library

On 26 Mar 1996, DAVID LUCAS GRAVES wrote:

>           I am forwarding you under the table and without comment the
>           following message from our policy office.  It should answer your
>           question.  I have had to adjust the margins, so let me know if it
>           comes through with words cut off.
>
>           Lucas Graves ([log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask])
>           Special Materials Cataloging Division
>           Library of Congress
>           Washington, DC
>           *****************************************************************
>           To:  Cataloging Directorate Team Leaders and other recipients
>                     (PLEASE FORWARD TO APPROPRIATE STAFF)
>           From:  CPSO
>           Subject:  New York (N.Y.) as a geographic subdivision
>
>           In the absence of any negative reaction to CPSO's proposal to
>           begin dividing New York City through New York (State), we have
>           decided to implement this change now.  Effective immediately,
>           please begin using the form --New York (State)--New York when you
>           wish to divide a topic by New York City.  Existing bib records
>           that use --New York (N.Y.) directly after topics have been
>           submitted to the appropriate file maintenance staff for
>           correction.  Following is the complete text of an article that
>           will appear in the next issue of Cataloging Service Bulletin and
>           of Library of Congress Cataloging Newsline:
>
>
>           NEW YORK (N.Y.) AS A GEOGRAPHIC SUBDIVISON
>
>           As part of an ongoing effort to simplify subject cataloging
>           practice, the Library of Congress has eliminated the exceptional
>           treatment for New York (N.Y.) as a geographic subdivision.  The
>           city of New York is now assigned as a geographic subdivision
>           through New York (State) rather than directly after topics, as in
>           the following example:
>
>                     Arts--New York (State)--New York
>                (not Arts--New York (N.Y.))
>
>           This change does not affect the subject headings New York
>           Metropolitan Area, New York Region, and New York Suburban Area,
>           since these headings encompass the tri-state area consisting of
>           parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.  These headings
>           will continue to be assigned directly after topics, as in the
>           following example:
>
>                     Housing--New York Metropolitan Area
>                (not Housing--New York (State)--New York Metropolitan Area)
>
>           Also unaffected is the treatment of New York City boroughs,
>           counties, and city sections as subject headings.
>
>           To reflect this change in practice, the following instruction
>           sheets will be updated in the fifth edition of the Subject
>           Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings, scheduled for publication in
>           1996:  H 830, H 836, H 1250, H 1334.5, H 1360, H 1427, H 1558,
>           H 1925, H 1955, and H 2230.
>
>           The Library is also in the process of updating its existing
>           bibliographic records to conform to this changed practice.
>
>
>
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