Cochin (India) is another name in this category, it was change to Kochi in 1996 and GeoNet shows that form, though according to Wikipedia the city corporation retains the name: Corporation of Cochin.

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Stanford University Libraries

On 10/11/2012 1:54 PM, James, Kate wrote:
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Hi John,

 

I have updated the NARs for Pondicherry (India) (LCCN n  81074465) and Pondicherry (India : Union Territory) (LCCN n  79095642) to remove the 781s, add 667 subject usage notes, and adjust the 008s.  You should see these changes in the records tomorrow.

 

I am conferring with catalogers in our New Delhi Field Office about the other three cities: Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta.  We will adjust the NARs for them and other associated NARs as necessary.  Please be patient with us while we determine what changes need to be made.  As Richard said, we have been very busy preparing for RDA implementation.

 

Kate James

Policy and Standards Division

Library of Congress

 

 

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Don’t the 781 fields need to be updated on the NARs for the old names as well, e.g. on LCCN n  79095642 and n  81074465?

 

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John

 

This also affects other Indian cities:

 

Bombay became Mumbai in 1996

Madras became Chennai in 1996

Calcutta became Kolkata in 2001

Pondicherry became Puducherry in 2006

 

The current names are used in publications, and are the approved forms in GEONet.  LC/NAF, however, has only updated the most recent (Puducherry).

 

The LCPS for RDA 16.2.2.2 says to base the preferred name on the form found in the resource, together with a consideration of the form found on the GEOnet names server. So changes would seem to be warranted.

 

I raised this with LC in July, and offered to make these changes, if they agreed. I've had no reply, to date. I think we've both been a bit preoccupied with RDA implementation and training in the meantime ...