Hi Paul, I hope the following helps- here is the link to National Library's policy on form and genre headings http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/w/page/41496312/National-Library-of-New... NLNZ are still using the gsafd thesaurus to assign literary genres. If you search for there is currently no authority for the lcgft literary genre term Science fiction. So we would assign 655 7 |a Science fiction.|2 gsafd Where sections of the LCGFT project have been completed the authorites are available on the NUC. For interest if you do a subject search on the genre term Cookbooks you will see there is an Auf/Ref authorized lcgft heading 655 7 Cookbooks.|2 lcgft. We've found the following very helpful: FAQ about Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genre_form_faq.pdf Have a look at Q9 and Q20 in relation to your question. There is also more general info and timelines for the project on LCs Genre Form Headings Homepage http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genreformgeneral.html Looking at the timeline and announcements it seems literature is still in progress. Warm regards Sarah Knox, RLIANZA Senior Collection Description Librarian. National Library of New Zealand The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Telephone +64 4 470 4523 email: sarah.knox@dia.govt.nzmailto:sarah.knox@natlib.govt.nz From: catsig-bounces@ecs.vuw.ac.nz [mailto:catsig-bounces@ecs.vuw.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Alan Baker Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2012 3:32 p.m. To: catsig@ecs.vuw.ac.nz Subject: [CatSIG] lcgft Is it correct to use the subject heading 655 7 Science fiction. $2 lcgft ?
From what I've seen gsafd is currently used for fiction instead of lcgft. We wondered if that had been updated.
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