BCC2010/GFTF/2
MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION/
Bibliographic Control Committee
MLA-BCC gENRE/FORM TASK FORCE
ANNUAL REPORT
July 2009-July 31, 2010

Members: 

Beth Iseminger (Chair), Ralph Hartsock, Caitlin Hunter, Marty Jenkins, Brooke Lippy,  Nancy Lorimer, Mark McKnight, Casey Mullin, Thomas Pease, Karen Peters, Sheila Torres-Blank, Hermine Vermeij

Report on Activities

  • During the past year, the task force complied extensive lists of new terminology (not currently in LCSH) primarily from New Grove and the Garland Encyclopedia for World Music.
  • A revision to the group’s charge was accepted by the Board
  • Responded to LC discussion papers on sacred music headings, headings for psalms, and subdivisions.

List of previous goals and progress made toward each goal

  • See Report on Activites 

List of goals for the next year

  • Determine where medium of performance terms belong in the MARC record and make MARBI proposals accordingly.
  • Create a hierarchy for the first 1000 agreed-upon terms.
  • Investigate thesaurus software or other methods for creating hierarchy for all the terms.
  • Develop principles for vetting the lists of new terms.
  • Work with LC to determine a best practice method for including new terms in the LCGFT.
  • Work toward a tangible product by FY 2011-2012.  If there are ongoing tasks, decide whether the Task Force or the BCC Subject Access Subcommittee should be responsible for them.

Respectfully submitted,
Beth Iseminger, Chair


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