Changes to the use of form & genre headings at National Library

Due to recent announcements from the Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division, National Library has implemented several changes to its practice for assigning form and genre headings.

LC Announcement - Library of Congress to reissue genre/form authority records 1/3/11

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/gf_lccn.html

For a summary of changes please refer to DescribeNZ

http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/w/page/41496312/National-Library-of-New-Zealand-Policy-on-Genre-Headings

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.nz

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