Ted, It just never crossed my mind that a debate between two people would be considered a 'conference' or a 'symposium'. I'm not saying that it is unreasonable for someone to disagree, but then, I haven't seen any corporate headings for the various debates between presidential candidates-Nixon/Kennedy, Ford/Carter, etc. This leads me to believe that campaign debates do not fall under descriptive cataloging practice, because there are no 111 headings for any of these debates. Betsy Moon Cataloging Supervisor U.S. Senate Library SRB-15, Senate Russell Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 [log in to unmask] 202-224-5581 (phone) 202-224-0879 (fax) From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ted P Gemberling Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:06 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] Lincoln-Douglas debates Betsy, I'd be curious to know what you perceive as "un-conference or -symposium-like" about them. I'm just curious about this. What is that definition of a conference or symposium? We do also use 111's for expeditions, I think. Ted Gemberling UAB Lister Hill Library (205)934-2461 From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Moon, Betsy (Secretary) Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:02 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] Lincoln-Douglas debates John, All 7 of the Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred between August and October in 1858-Ottawa, Ill., Aug. 21, 1858; Freeport, Ill, Aug. 27, 1858; Jonesboro, Ill, Sept. 15, 1858; Charleston, Ill., Sept. 18, 1858; Galesburg, Ill., Oct. 7, 1858; Quincy, Ill., on Oct. 13, 1858; and Alton, Ill., on Oct. 15, 1858. While there was more than one debate, and thus I can see why someone would think they were 'recurring', in toto these debates constituted a one-time only event between two individuals (Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas) leading up to a specific election to the U.S. Senate. The debates do not seem to me to meet the definition of a conference or a symposium, and the subject heading is perfectly valid, so I would go ahead and use it-we certainly have. ;-) Betsy Moon Cataloging Supervisor U.S. Senate Library SRB-15, Senate Russell Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 [log in to unmask] 202-224-5581 (phone) 202-224-0879 (fax)