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About the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms PDF Files
As of June 2023, the Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP) will be in the process of releasing newly revised instruction sheets for LC Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT) Manual.
This page provides print-ready PDF files for the the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT), as well as the Genre/Form Terms Manual, which provides guidelines and instructions for making proposals and for applying genre/form terms.
Beginning August 1, 2023, users desiring enhanced functionality, LCGFT will continue as part of LC's web-based subscription product, Classification Web Plus .
Earlier editions are available here but should not be used for cataloging.
Introduction to Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Introduction to Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 7 p., 189 KB)
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials
- Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 103 p., 627 KB)
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms Manual
- J 105 MARC Coding of LC Genre/Form Terms Assigned in Bibliographic and Authority Records (PDF, 614 KB)
- J 107 MARC Authority Records for LC Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 310 KB)
- J 110 Assigning Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 741 KB) REVISED July 2023
- J 113 Order of Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 541 KB)
- J 120 When to Establish a New Genre/Form Term (PDF, 551 KB)
- J 130 Changing a Term or Deleting a Genre/Form Authority Record (PDF, 716 KB)
- J 132 Deleted Term Information (PDF, 514 KB)
- J 135 Changing References in Genre/Form Authority Records (PDF, 569 KB)
- J 140 Preparation of Genre/Form Term Proposals (PDF, 341 KB) REVISED November 2021
- J 160 Authority Research for Genre/Form Term Proposals (PDF, 735 KB)
- J 162 Citation of Sources (PDF, 728 KB)
- J 170 History Notes (PDF, 199 KB) NEW April 2022
- J 180 Form of Authorized Genre/Form Term (PDF, 591 KB)
- J 183 Parenthetical Qualifiers in Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 585 KB)
- J 186 Broader Term References (PDF, 829 KB)
- J 188 Related Term References (PDF, 731 KB)
- J 190 “Used for” References (PDF, 680 KB)
- J 195 Scope Notes (PDF, 669 KB)
- J 210 Artistic and Visual Works (PDF, 604 KB)
- J 230 Legislation and Legislative Histories (PDF, 602 KB)
- J 235 Literature (PDF, 601 KB)
- J 240 Moving Images (PDF, 602 KB)
- J 270 Radio Programs (PDF, 587 KB)
- Appendix A Abbreviations (PDF, 453 KB)
- Appendix B Capitalization (PDF, 537 KB)
- Appendix C Diacritics and Special Characters (PDF, 594 KB)
- Appendix D Punctuation (PDF, 378 KB)
