You can submit information to us to add the sources to the source code list. We would need title, organization responsible, and publication data including a URL for access if there is one. (I also sent this reply to the METS list). Rebecca ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ Rebecca S. Guenther ^^ ^^ Senior Networking and Standards Specialist ^^ ^^ Network Development and MARC Standards Office ^^ ^^ 1st and Independence Ave. SE ^^ ^^ Library of Congress ^^ ^^ Washington, DC 20540-4402 ^^ ^^ (202) 707-5092 (voice) (202) 707-0115 (FAX) ^^ ^^ [log in to unmask] ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ On Fri, 21 Jul 2006, a hutt wrote: > ** Apologies for cross-posting ** > > Hi All, > I'm in the process of mapping a collection of locally created legacy > metadata into MODS (well, the descriptive metadata is going into > MODS). The materials described are all related to the study of > oceanography and because of this specialization, there are several > discipline specific authority sources used for subject terms which are > not listed in the source code list referenced from the MODS guidelines > (http://www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/subject/subjectsource.html). > > For example, the International Hydrographic Organization Limits of > Oceans and Seas: > http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/oceanteacher2/01_GlobOcToday/03_GeopolOc/OceansSeas.htm > > Also less domain specific, but still unlisted, the Alexandria Digital > Library Gazetteer: > http://middleware.alexandria.ucsb.edu/client/gaz/adl/index.jsp > > My question is: is there a good (or "less bad") way of referencing > authority sources that are not included in the MARC source code list? > > Thanks! > Arwen > ----------------------- > Arwen Hutt > Metadata Specialist > Geisel Library > University of California, San Diego > [log in to unmask] > (858) 822-3876 > ----------------------- >