GENRE AND MEDIUM

VOCABULARY PR

OJECTS

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GENRE AND RELATED

PROJECTS AT

LC

Genre/form termsdescribe what a work is

rather than what it is about

An animated film

A book aboutanimated films

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

A scherzo

A book about scherzos

Genre: a category of works that is characterized by a similar plot, theme, setting, situation, or characters

Horror Thriller Western

Form: a category of works with a particular format and/or purpose

Animated Sonata Scherzo

GENRE OR FORM?

• Medium of performance• Characteristics of the intended

audience• Characteristics of the

creator/contributor• Place where created• Time period created• Language of composition

CLOSELY RELATED CONCEPTS

• Intended for use in the RDA medium of performance element and also for access

• Composition Singular terms Hierarchies based on the Sachs-Hornbostel

classification Not included

Number of performers Number of hands (under discussion)

LCMPT

Example

Today650 #0 $a Sonatas (Viola and double bass)

Future382 01 $a viola $n 1 $a double bass $n 1 $s 2

$2 lcmpt655 #7 $a Sonatas. $2 lcgft

LCMPT

• Used to describe intended audience and the creator(s)/contributor(s)

• Based on LCSH classes of persons• Completely faceted

LCDGT

Examples

Audience385 ## $a College students $2 lcdgt

Creator/contributor386 ## $a Women $a Librarians $a Americans

$2 lcdgt

LCDGT

Example: A sonata for clarinet and cello composed by a woman mathematician from France

382 01 $a clarinet $n 1 $a cello $n 1 $s 2 $2 lcmpt

386 ## $a Women $a Mathematicians $a French $2 lcdgt

655 #7 $a Sonatas. $2 lcgft

PUTTING IT TOGETHER

TIMELINECompleted projects• LCGFT

Cartographic materials

Law materials Moving images (films

and television programs)

Sound recordings• LCMPT

Completion in 2014• LCGFT

General terms Literature Music Religion

• LCDGT

MUSIC GENRE PROJECT

MUSIC GENRE/FORM PROJECT• Will include approximately 900 terms

• Terms are mostly derived from LCSH with some new additions• Fill out thesaurus hierarchies• Reduce bias toward Western classical music• Art music

• Genre/forms currently only present in subfield v• Studies and exercises

• Will be part of the LC genre/form thesaurus (lcgft)

• Will replace LCSH terms being used to identify a genre or form; subject terms will remain in LCSH

• LC has given us a deadline of mid-November to complete the project

MEDIUM OF

PERFORMANCE PR

OJECT

LCMPT NOW AVAILABLE!• LC officially launched Library of Congress Medium of

Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT) on February 24, 2014.

• Approximately 800 terms.• Includes most of the medium terms currently in LCSH, as

well as some new terms.• Can be used in authority and bibliographic records in the

382 field.• Eventually to be a replacement for the LCSH subject

headings that include medium and are used as genre/form terms.

• Generally singular, not capitalized.

ensembleaudienceinstrumental ensemblemixed mediavocal ensemble

performeractoraudiencecelebrantconductordancerinstrument

mixed mediamimesignervoice

visuals

HIERARCHY OVERVIEW

BEST PRACTICES• The 382 portion of the DCM Z1 has been recently updated.• MLA is developing some provisional best practices for using

LCMPT that will be out shortly.• Additions or changes to LCMPT should be submitted through

the SACO Music Funnel.

A FEW EXAMPLESMedium of performance: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone

saxophone:382 01 $a alto saxophone $n 1 $a tenor saxophone $n 1 $a baritone

saxophone $n 1 $s 3 $2 lcmpt

Medium of performance: alto voice and piano:382 01 $a alto voice $n 1 $a piano $n 1 $s 2 $2 lcmpt

Medium of performance: flute choir (piccolo, 4 flutes, alto flute, and bass flute):382 01 $a flute choir $2 lcmptAND/OR:382 01 $a piccolo $n 1 $a flute $n 4 $a alto flute $n 1 $a bass flute $n 1 $s 7

$2 lcmpt

NEXT STEPS

IMPLEMENTATION• You can use LCMPT right now!• At this time, continue to use LCSH music terms in 650s.• Consider adding LCMPT terms in 382s in addition to LCSH:

382 01 $a mixed chorus $a continuo $2 lcmptAND650 #0 $a Masses $v Scores.

382 01 $a marimba $n 1 $a clarinet $n 1 $s 2 $2 lcmptAND650 #0 Clarinet and marimba music.

• Music LCGFT terms out in the next year or so.• Look for a genre/form and medium of performance

preconference at MLA 2015.• Tell your systems people!

RETROSPECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION???• Once Music LCGFT terms are complete, catalogers may

begin using genre/form and medium of performance terms in bibliographic records.

• Looking into options for converting subject headings in legacy records to genre/form and medium of performance terms.

• New task force?