LCSH for Literature

Part 1. Overview, Collections, and Individual Works

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Overview

Based on Subject Cataloging Manual (SCM): H 1775 Literature: General H 1780 Literature: Drama H 1790 Literature: Fiction H 1791 Literature: Poetry

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SCM H 1775 Literature: General

Provides general guidelines Always consult the specialized instruction sheets

for guidelines on cataloging a particular form (e.g. H 1790 for Fiction)

H 1775 has the table of 9 commonly assigned subject categories (see next slide)

H 1775 documents standard practice for the 6 basic types of works (see slide x)

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Topical Subject Concepts to Use

Concept Examplenationality Russian poetry.

form/genre Sonnets, Italian.

theme/topic Sexual abstinence—Fiction.

time period Poetry, Modern—18th century.

special types of authors

Canadian fiction (English)—Women authors.

translations Yiddish literature—Translations from German.

movements Postmodernism (Literature)

language Hebrew literature.

locality where written

American fiction—New England.

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Literature is not Biography Note that “Biography” is not one of the concepts

listed in the table If the focus is primarily literary rather than

biographical, use, for example: Poetry, Spanish.

NOT Poets, Spanish French fiction—Women authors.

NOT Women authors—France. American literature—African American authors.

NOT African American authors. BUT African Americans—Literary collections.

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6 Categories of Literary Works

In this session we will discuss a.-b.-c.:a. Collections of literary texts by several authorsb. Collections of literary texts by one author.c. Single literary textd. Discussion of several authors (session 2)e. Discussion of a single author (session 2)f. Discussion of a single text (session 2)

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a. Collections of literary texts by several authors. Examples The Norton anthology of African American

literature / Henry Louis Gates, Jr., general editor, Nellie Y. McKay, general editor.

The rattle bag / edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.Summary: A collection of more than 400 hundred poems from all around the world.

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a. Collections of Literary texts by Several Authors: Guidelines Use any concept from the table Use subdivisions to express: time period,

translations, & locality If nationality or language needs to be expressed,

combine in a phrase with the form: German fiction; Latin poetry

Themes/topics expressed as [topic]—[subdivision] or phrase

Groups of authors expressed as subdivisions or phrases [but NOT as classes of persons]

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a. Collections of Literary texts by Several Authors: Example with Subjects (1)

245 0 0 ‡a Italian futurist poetry / ‡c edited and translated by Willard Bohn.

650 # 0 ‡a Italian poetry ‡v Translations into English. <nationality/form phrase, translation subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Italian poetry ‡y 20th century. <nationality/form; time period>

650 # 0 ‡a Futurism (Literary movement) ‡z Italy. <movement; locality where written>

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a. Collections of Literary texts by Several Authors: Example with Subjects (2)

245 0 0 ‡a Amazing grace : ‡b an anthology of poems about slavery, 1660-1810 / ‡c edited by James G. Basker.

650 # 0 ‡a Slavery ‡v Poetry. <theme/topic with form subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a English poetry ‡y Early modern, 1500-1700. <nationality/form; time period>

650 # 0 ‡a English poetry ‡y 19th century. <nationality/form; time period>

650 # 0 ‡a English poetry ‡y 18th century.<nationality/form, time period>

650 # 0 ‡a Slaves ‡v Poetry. <theme/topic with form subdivision>

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a. Collections of Literary texts by Several Authors: Example with Subjects (3)

245 0 0 ‡a Calling cards : ‡b new poetry from Caribbean/Canadian women / ‡c Celia Ferrier ... [et al.] ; [edited by Pamela Mordecai]..

650 # 0 ‡a Canadian poetry ‡x Caribbean authors. <nationality/form with special type of author subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Canadian poetry ‡x Women authors. <nationality/form; special type of author subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Canadian poetry ‡y 21st century. <nationality/form, time period>

Comment: do not use class of persons headings to bring out the special type of author: NOT: Canadian poets—Women authors. NOT: Women authors—Canada.

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a. Collections of Literary texts by Several Authors: Example with Subjects (4)

245 0 0 ‡a City of one : ‡b young writers speak to the world / ‡c from WritersCorps ; foreword by Isabel Allende ; edited by Collete DeDonato.

650 # 0 ‡a Youths' writings, American ‡z California ‡z San Francisco. <group of authors modifying “writings” in phrase combined with nationality; location of writing subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Immigrants' writings, American ‡z California ‡z San Francisco. <group of authors modifying “writings” phrase combined with nationality; location of writing subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Immigrants ‡v Poetry. <subject is used to bring out class of person as theme/topic of poetry, not as special type of writer>

650 # 0 ‡a Youth ‡v Poetry. <class of person as topic/theme of poetry, not special type of writer >

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Exercises: Collections of Literary Texts by Several Authors For review, do the quiz at:

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1098711.html

Note: quiz is still in draft form; when quiz is completed, use the browser back button to return to this slide

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author. Examples The view from Castle Rock : stories / Alice

Munro. Overlord : poems / Jorie Graham. The complete Western stories of Elmore

Leonard. Crumbs from the table of joy, and other

plays / Lynn Nottage.

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author. Guidelines. Theme or topic may be assigned Genre topic may be assigned “if highly specific

and emphasized in the work” Nationality or language expressed only in

combination with the specific genre topic Translation subdivision is under the name of the

author (not the topic) Other categories from the table are not

expressed (e.g. time period, locality where written, special type of author)

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author: Example without Subjects (1)

100 1 # ‡a Ammons, A. R., ‡d 1926-2001.

245 1 0 ‡a Bosh and flapdoodle : ‡b poems / ‡c A.R. Ammons

No subjects assigned if there is no specific theme or genre

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author: Example with Subjects (2)

100 1 # ‡a Ammons, A. R., ‡d 1926-2001.

245 1 4 ‡a The North Carolina poems / ‡c A.R. Ammons ; edited with an afterword by Alex Albright.

651 # 0 ‡a North Carolina ‡v Poetry. <theme/topic; form subdivision>

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author: Example with Subjects (3)

100 1 # ‡a Agha, Shahid Ali, ‡d 1949-245 1 4 ‡a Call me Ishmael tonight : ‡b a book

of ghazals / ‡c Agha Shahid Ali.650 # 0 ‡a Ghazals, American. <specific form

combined with nationality>

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author: Example with Subjects (4)

100 1 # ‡a Celan, Paul.240 1 0 ‡a Poems. ‡l English & German. ‡k

Selections245 1 0 ‡a Poems of Paul Celan / ‡c translated,

with an introduction and postscript, by Michael Hamburger.

600 1 0 ‡a Celan, Paul ‡v Translations into English.

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b. Collections of Literary Texts by One Author: What NOT to Do

For the Paul Celan collection on the previous slide, you would NOT assign these subjects:German poetry—20th century.German poetry—Translations into English.German poetry—Jewish authors.Poetry, Modern—20th century.

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Exercises: Collections of Literary Texts by One Author/Single Anonymous Work

For review, do the quiz at:http://www.quia.com/quiz/1099668.html Note: quiz is still in draft form; when quiz is completed, use the browser back button to return to this slide

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c. Single Literary Text (One Author or Anonymous). Examples Mad forest : a play from Romania / Caryl

Churchill. A flag for sunrise : a novel / by Robert Stone. The bower of nil : a narrative poem / Frederick

Glaysher. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / translated

and edited by William Vantuono.

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c. Single Literary Text: Guidelines for Poetry & Drama For an individual poem or play, assign:

Headings for themeHeadings for “Highly specific form”Phrase headings for nationality/language only

if combined with [highly specific] genre or theme

Other concepts are not expressed

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c. Single Literary Text (Play or Poem): Example with Subjects (1)

100 1 # ‡a O'Connell, Sean, ‡d 1944-

245 1 0 ‡a Lives and evils : ‡b a play in three acts / ‡c by Sean O'Connell.

650 # 0 ‡a Good and evil ‡v Drama. <theme with form subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Didactic drama, American. <phrase combining specific form with nationality>

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c. Single Literary Text (Play or Poem): Example with Subjects (2)130 0 # ‡a Chanson de Roland. ‡l French & French (Old

French)245 1 3 ‡a La chanson de Roland / ‡c edition etablie d'apres le

manuscrit d'Oxford par Luis Cortes ; traduction du poeme, de l'introduction et des notes par Paulette Gabaudan.

650 # 0 ‡a Roland (Legendary character) ‡v Romances. <topic/theme with form subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Epic poetry, French. <phrase combining specific form with nationality>

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c. Single Literary Text: Guidelines for Fiction Individual works of fiction:

Headings for persons Headings for historical events* Headings for historical periods* Headings for animals Other concepts are not expressed

*H 1790: “Interpret the term historical fiction broadly to include works

about entities such as movements, corporate bodies other than jurisdictions, camps, parks, structures, geographical features other than regions, ethnic groups, disasters, categories of events, etc.”

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c. Single Literary Text (Fiction): Example without Subjects

100 1 # ‡a Seehaus, Gertrud.245 1 4 ‡a Die Lebensliste : ‡b Roman / ‡c

Gertrud Seehaus.

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c. Single Literary Text (Fiction): Example with Subjects

100 1 # ‡a Limongi, Laure, ‡d 1976-245 1 0 ‡a Fonction Elvis / ‡c Laure Limongi.

600 1 0 ‡a Presley, Elvis, ‡d 1935-1977 ‡v Fiction. <person with –Fiction subdivision>

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c. Single Literary Text (Fiction): Example with Subjects

100 1 # ‡a Martin, Jean-Marie, ‡d 1952-245 1 3 ‡a Le bouleau de Birkenau / ‡c Jean-Marie

Martin ; preface Jean Dujardin ; avant-propos d'Alain Jakubowicz.

610 2 0 ‡a Birkenau (Concentration camp) ‡v Fiction. <corporate body related to a historical event with –Fiction subdivision>

650 # 0 ‡a Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ‡z Poland ‡v Fiction. <historical event with –Fiction subdivision>

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c. Single Literary Text (Fiction): Example with Subjects

100 1 # ‡a Boulle, Pierre, ‡d 1912-1994.245 1 3 ‡a La baleine des Malouines : ‡b roman / ‡c

Pierre Boulle.650 # 0 ‡a Whales ‡v Fiction. <animal topic with –

Fiction subdivision>650 # 0 ‡a Falkland Islands War, 1982 ‡v Fiction.

<historical event with –Fiction subdivision>

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c. Single Literary Text: Special LC Practice for Fiction in English For American novels and novels of other English language literatures, the

Library of Congress practice is to assign, in addition to the standard H 1775 categories, headings for: Specific form/genre, tagged as 655 #0 or 655 #7 with $2 gsafd Legendary & fictional characters (if the fictional charcter was created by the

author, the character must appear in at least 3 works) Class of persons to which the primary character belongs (e.g. Women

detectives) Place if significant Topics the author or publisher makes explicit (mentioned in title, series, dust

jacket, etc.), if the topic can be used to distinguish the work from most other works. “Do not assign headings for vague and general topics, such as fate, evil, belief, psychology, interpersonal relations, emotions, social customs, or community life. … Normally no more than one or two topical headings should be assigned.”

The LC special practice is not applied by Yale cataloging; member & LC copy with additional LCSH is accepted as is

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c. Single Literary Text (Fiction). LC Practice: Example with Subjects

100 1 # ‡a Pelecanos, George P.

245 1 0 ‡a Right as rain : ‡b a novel / ‡c George P. Pelecanos.

650 # 0 ‡a Strange, Derek (Fictitious character) ‡v Fiction.

650 # 0 ‡a Private investigators ‡z Washington (D.C.) ‡v Fiction.

650 # 0 ‡a African American detectives ‡v Fiction.

650 # 0 ‡a Police corruption ‡v Fiction.

650 # 0 ‡a Racism ‡v Fiction.

651 # 0 ‡a Washington (D.C.) ‡v Fiction.

655 # 7 ‡a Mystery fiction. ‡2 gsafd

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Exercises: Collections of Literary Texts by One Author/Single Anonymous Work

For review, do the quiz at:http://www.quia.com/quiz/1121969.html Note: quiz is still in draft form; when quiz is completed, use the browser back button to return to this slide

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