CATALOGING POLICY AND SUPPORT OFFICE

SUMMARY OF DECISIONS, EDITORIAL MEETING NUMBER 26

June 25, 2008

Present from CPSO: M. Wewerka, R. Goudreau, D. Thompson, E. Dechman

CLASSIFICATION

PQ6549.M22

This is the wrong time period for the work being cataloged. Since the events described in the work occurred in 1885, this work must have been written after that date and the work should be classed in the time period for authors from 1868-1960. Since the work is anonymous, it should be classed in PQ6600. The proposal was not approved.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Bedias

This may be the same group that is already established as Bazigar (Indic people). Additional research should be done to determine whether this is the same people or a separate group. The proposal may be resubmitted.

Infrared radiometry

This concept would be expressed by the free-floating combination Infrared radiation--Measurement. The proposal was not approved.

Si︠a︡mozero Lake (Russia)

There are two lakes with this name in Russia, both within Karelia. The more specific administrative division within Karelia will need to be used in the geographic qualifier. The proposal may be resubmitted.

MARC LANGUAGE CODE LIST

The following change has been made to the 2007 edition of the MARC Code List for Languages: