The way you handle this is to replace the subfield delimiter with a dash (two hyphens):

 

372  Real property--Valuation $2 lcsh

 

Hope that helps,

 

Michelle

 

 

 

Hi everyone,

 

Long time lurker here.  I’ve been in a confusing situation a couple of times already that I could use some help with.  What if there’s an awesome LCSH that I want to use for a corporate body NAR in the 372 (field of activity), but the heading has a subfield x?  Right now I’m working on an authority record for a board of real estate assessors, and the heading I want to use in the 372 is Real property ǂx Valuation (sh 85111745.)  Is there a way to shove all that into the subfield a and still call it an LC heading?  Should I go looking for a more appropriate controlled vocabulary?  Skip the field altogether?  Eat some cookies?  I hope I’m not missing something really simple.

 

Thanks in advance,

Rachel

 

Rachel Shaevel
Metadata Librarian
Department of Technology, Content and Innovation
Chicago Public Library
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Chicago, IL 60605

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