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Please see the Summary of Decisions, Editorial Meeting Number 07: http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/cpsoed/psd-130715.html Fictitious and legendary characters, and animals with proper names As of July 9, 2013, all headings for individual fictitious and legendary characters (e.g., Harry Potter, Paul Bunyan) and individual animals with proper names (e.g., Lassie) should be established in the name authority file using RDA instructions. The RDA heading will be valid for use as a subject heading. Headings for groups of fictitious and legendary characters (e.g., Hardy Boys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) will continue to be established in LCSH because they cannot currently be established with RDA instructions. The following workflows should be followed when inputting a name authority for an individual fictitious or legendary character, or an animal with a proper name. If the heading is needed for subject cataloging and an LCSH heading for the character already exists, catalogers may continue to assign the existing LCSH heading. In that case, do not make a name authority record. Optionally, catalogers may make a name authority for the character if an LCSH heading already exists, but then must also make a proposal to cancel the existing LC subject heading. The proposal should be made through the Subject Proposal System; click the icon next to the heading and select the option Propose cancelling this heading. If the heading is needed for a descriptive access point, it should be input into the name authority file. LCSH should be searched to determine whether the character has already been established there. If so, a proposal to cancel the subject heading must also be made. The proposal should be made through the Subject Proposal System; click the icon next to the heading and select the option Propose cancelling this heading. NACO libraries who do not contribute SACO proposals may email [log in to unmask] to request that PSD make the cancellation proposal for them. A project to transition all individual character and named animal headings from LCSH to the name authority file will be conducted as resources are available. Catalogers are requested to refrain from unilaterally undertaking projects to convert the LC subject headings to name headings in a wholesale manner. Workload and staffing issues do not permit PSD to process the number of proposals that such projects would generate. SACO libraries wishing to undertake such a project may contact the Coop Section at [log in to unmask] and the request will be considered. Notes on fictitious character heading assignment: The policies on assignment of fictitious characters to works of the imagination have not changed. Fictitious character headings may be assigned to literary collections (i.e., collections of works by multiple authors). They may be assigned to individual plays and poems only if the character has been borrowed from another author. Fictitious character headings may be assigned to fiction only when the character has appeared in three or more individual works and the works are being cataloged according to the special provisions for increased access to fiction. See H 1610 and H 1790 for more details. Subdivisions in H 1110, the list of free-floating subdivisions that may be used with personal name headings, are not valid for use with headings for fictitious and legendary characters, or individual named animals. Subdivisions from the list that are needed for use under an individual heading may be proposed and editorially established under the specific heading. The form subdivisions Comic books, strips, etc., Drama, Fiction, Literary collections, and Poetry can still be applied on a free-floating basis to name headings for individual fictitious and legendary characters. The SHM will be revised to reflect the new procedures. Also worth reading is this from the Summary of Decisions, Editorial Meeting Number 08 (http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/cpsoed/psd-130819.html): Deities and mythological figures Headings for individual deities and mythological figures (e.g., Thor, Hercules) should now be established in the name authority file using RDA instructions. The RDA heading will be valid for use as a subject heading. Headings for groups of deities and mythological figures (e.g., Nymphs, the Furies) will continue to be established in LCSH because they cannot currently be established with RDA instructions. The heading God and headings of the type God (name of religion) (e.g., God (Christianity); God (Greek religion)) also continue to be established in LCSH. The following workflows should be followed when inputting a name authority for an individual deity or mythological figure. If the heading is needed for subject cataloging and an LCSH heading for the deity or mythological figure already exists, catalogers may continue to assign the existing LCSH heading. In that case, do not make a name authority record. Optionally, catalogers may make a name authority for the deity or mythological figure if an LCSH heading already exists, but then must also make a proposal to cancel the existing LC subject heading. The proposal should be made through the Subject Proposal System; click the icon next to the heading and select the option Propose cancelling this heading. If the heading is needed for a descriptive access point, it should be input into the name authority file. LCSH should be searched to determine whether the deity or mythological figure has already been established there. If so, a proposal to cancel the subject heading must also be made. The proposal should be made through the Subject Proposal System; click the icon next to the heading and select the option Propose cancelling this heading. NACO libraries who do not contribute SACO proposals may email [log in to unmask] to request that PSD make the cancellation proposal for them. A project to transition all individual deity and mythological figure headings from LCSH to the name authority file will be conducted as resources are available. Catalogers are requested to refrain from unilaterally undertaking projects to convert the LC subject headings to name headings in a wholesale manner. Workload and staffing issues do not permit PSD to process the number of proposals that such projects would generate. SACO libraries wishing to undertake such a project may contact the Coop Section at [log in to unmask] and the request will be considered. The SHM will be revised to reflect the new procedures. On Wed, 4 Sep 2013, Mascaro,Michelle J wrote: > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 13:29:47 -0400 > From: "Mascaro,Michelle J" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Subject Authority Records for Sherlock Holmes > > A colleague of mine brought to my attention that per the 010 in no2013039964 the subject heading record "150 __ Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)" (sh 85061506) was merged into the name authority record "100 1_ Holmes, Sherlock." However, sh 85061506 still exists in the LCSH file. Authority record no2013039964 has been coded as being valid both as a name and subject heading. > > This naturally brought up questions on what is the current practice for handling subject access for fictitious characters. Per H-1610, subject heading authority records, tagged 150, with the appellation of (Fictitious character) are still to be used for subject access and the new author authority records are not supposed to be used as subject headings. Is this still the case, or has this policy changed as part of the July updates to the RDA Toolkit? > > Thanks, > > Michelle Mascaro > Assistant Professor of Bibliography > Coordinator, Cataloging Services and Special Collections Cataloger > University Libraries > The University of Akron > Akron, OH 44325-1712 > 330-972-2446 (Electronic Services, Cataloging Unit) > 330-972-6830 (Archival Services) > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Adam L. Schiff Principal Cataloger University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 (206) 543-8409 (206) 685-8782 fax [log in to unmask] http://faculty.washington.edu/~aschiff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~