Genre/Form Subject Authority Proposal Form

Instructions for using this form; please read carefully before inputting proposal:

1. All MARC 21 tags have been supplied.
2. 155 Genre/Form headings require no indicators!
3. All initial subfield codes in any field (i.e., $a, $w) have been supplied.
4. Follow the guidelines as presented in the Subject Headings Manual, instruction sheets H 1913 for moving images and H 1969.5 for radio programs.
5. Conduct thorough research demonstrating that the term selected for the proposed heading is the appropriate one. In addition to other sources, at least one of the following must be consulted and noted in a 670 or 675 field, as appropriate.

   For moving image headings:

   Katz, Ephraim. The film encyclopedia
   Konigsberg, Ira. The complete film dictionary
   Lopez, Daniel. Films by genre : 775 categories, styles, trends and movements defined, with a filmography for each
   Taves, Brian. The moving image genre-form guide
   Yee, Martha M. Moving image materials : genre terms

   For radio program headings:

   Buxton, Frank and Bill Owen. Radio's golden age : the programs and personalities
   Godfrey, Donald G. and Frederic A. Leigh. Historical dictionary of American radio
   Radio form/genre terms guide.
   Subject guide to the radio and television collection of the Museum of Broadcasting
   Summers, Harrison B. A thirty year history of programs carried on national networks in the United States, 1926-1956

6. Add diacritics preceding the affected letter (e.g., M(acute)exico) as appropriate. Please save time by copying and pasting from the list of diacritics. Using this lists helps prevent typos and provides a uniform name for the diacritic.

Asterisk * indicates required field.