Kia ora Ann,

Thank you for passing this on. 

I will forward it to Hazel to include in the next issue of Catapult.

We could also share it on CatSIG-L catsig@ecs.vuw.ac.nz.  If you would like me to post it there, let me know?

Ngā mihi nui,

Joanne Rowan

Scholarly Content Advisor

From: Ann Ryan <annr@wheelers.co.nz>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2:57 pm
To: Joanne Rowan <jf.rowan@auckland.ac.nz>
Subject: CatSIG news - A change in coding for NLNZ local genre/form terms

Hi Joanne

We’ve just had a heads up from Sandra McKenzie at NLNZ – that the thesaurus coding for their NZ literature form/genre terms is changing.

And thought this would be useful to share on CatSIG

Previously these were coded as $2local$5NZ

They will now be coded as$2nznb

Usefully, this message also contains an option to obtain a file of authority records (email link below)

Regards

Ann

Ann Ryan Cataloguing Manager - Development Wheelers www.wheelers.co.nz

P +64 9 479 7979  EXT 222 F +64 9 479 7949  211 Wairau Rd, Glenfield PO Box 305404, Triton Plaza,  Auckland 0757 annr@wheelers.co.nz

From: Sandra McKenzie [mailto:Sandra.McKenzie@dia.govt.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 July 2025 10:48 a.m.
To: Ann Ryan
Subject: A change in coding for NLNZ local genre/form terms

Kia ora

The National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) is changing the subfield 2 coding of its established local genre/form terms, and dropping the use of subfield 5 for these terms.

Our practice had been to code our local genre/form terms as 655 7 ‡a <term> ‡2 local ‡5 Nz (for example, 655 7 ‡a Sophisticated picture books. ‡2 local ‡5 Nz)

From 14 July 2025 onwards, we will be using 655 7 ‡a <term> ‡2 nznb (for example, 655 7 ‡a Sophisticated picture books. ‡2 nznb)

The change in coding eliminates the need for subfield 5, and provides consistency with our other authority work.

You can request a file of MARC21 authority records for NLNZ genre/form terms by contacting nznb@dia.govt.nz.

Kind regards

Sandra

Sandra McKenzie | Senior Collection Description Specialist

Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa | National Library of New Zealand

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