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LCSH Mini-review. Dictionaries and Terminology. Books About Dictionaries. Book: Forty-eight lessons in the study and use of the dictionary. Complete the subject: 650 _0 $a English language …. Answer (SCM H 1540 1d).
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LCSH Mini-review Dictionaries and Terminology
Books About Dictionaries • Book: Forty-eight lessons in the study and use of the dictionary. • Complete the subject: • 650 _0 $a English language …
Answer (SCM H 1540 1d) • Forty-eight lessons in the study and use of the dictionary. [Book about the dictionary] • 650 _0 $a English language $x Lexicography.
Language Dictionaries • Oxford Spanish desk dictionary. (Spanish/English) • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 1b) • Oxford Spanish desk dictionary. (Spanish/English) • 650 _0 $a Spanish language $v Dictionaries $x English. • 650 _0 $a English language $v Dictionaries $x Spanish. • Note use of $v vs. $x.
Language + Topic (1) • Forstwirtschaftliches Fachwörterbuch : Russisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Russisch. • Topic: Forests and forestry; Languages: Russian and German • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 2b) • Forstwirtschaftliches Fachwörterbuch : Russisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Russisch. [SCM 1540 2.b.] • 650 _0 $a Forests and forestry $v Dictionaries $x German. • 650 _0 $a Forests and forestry $v Dictionaries $x Russian. • 650 _0 $a German language $v Dictionaries $x Russian. • 650 _0 $a Russian language $v Dictionaries $x German.
Language + Topic (2) • Correct the following subject strings if necessary: • Pocket gastronomical dictionary, France.650 _0 $a Cookery, French $v Dictionaries. • Từ điển văn hóa ẩm thực Việt Nam.650 _0 $a Cookery, Vietnamese $v Dictionaries. • ANSWERS:
Answers (SCM H 1540 2a) • Pocket gastronomical dictionary, France.650 _0 $a Cookery, French $v Dictionaries. [OK] • Từ điển văn hóa ẩm thực Việt Nam.650 _0 $a Cookery, Vietnamese $v Dictionaries $x Vietnamese. • Language subdivision is not supplied if the book is in English; language subdivision is required for all other languages.
Language + Topic (3) • Langenscheidts Fachwörterbuch Musik : Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch. • Topic: Music; Languages: German & English. • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 2b) • Langenscheidts Fachwörterbuch Musik : Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch. • 650 _0 $a Music $v Dictionaries. • 650 _0 $a English language $v Dictionaries $x German. • 650 _0 $a Music $v Dictionaries $x German. • 650 _0 $a German language $v Dictionaries $x English.
3 or More Languages (1) • The York dictionary of English-French-German-Spanish literary terms and their origin. • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 2c) • The York dictionary of English-French-German-Spanish literary terms and their origin • 650 _0 $a Literature $v Dictionaries $x Polyglot. • 650 _0 $a Dictionaries, Polyglot.
3 or More Languages (2) • Dictionnaire thibétain-latin-français. • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 1a) • Dictionnaire thibétain-latin-français. • If a single list in Tibetan, with the equivalent Latin & French terms, then:650 _0 $a Tibetan language $v Dictionaries $x Polyglot. • If 3 lists, Tibetan (Latin & French equivalents), French (Latin & Tibetan equivalents, and Latin (French & Tibetan equivalents), then only one subject is assigned:650 _0 $a Dictionaries, Polyglot.Recommend: additional subject (see bullet 2) depending on the language
Picture Dictionaries (1) • The Oxford picture dictionary. English-Cambodian • Notes: established term for Cambodian is Khmer; list is in English only • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 1b & 4.) • The Oxford picture dictionary. English-Cambodian. • 650 _0 $a English language $v Dictionaries $x Khmer. • 650 _0 $a Picture dictionaries, English.
Picture Dictionaries (2) • A visual dictionary of architecture. • Subjects:
Answers (SCM H 1540 4.) • A visual dictionary of architecture. • 650 _0 $a Architecture $v Dictionaries. • 650 _0 $a Picture dictionaries, English.
Other Subdivisions • Which of these strings represent incorrect usage? • The book of 1000 plays.650 _0 $a Drama $v Dictionaries and encyclopedias. • The ABC of theatre jargon.650 _0 $a Theater $v Terminology.650 _0 $a Theater $v Dictionaries. • Hong lou meng Han Ying xi yu ci dian = A Chinese-English dictionary of idioms from a dream of red mansions650 _0 $a Cao, Xueqin, $d ca. 1717-1763 $x Dictionaries, indexes, etc.
Other Subdivisions (SCM 1540, 2184) • The book of 1000 plays.650 _0 $a Drama $v Dictionaries and encyclopedias.--Dictionaries and encyclopedias discontinued in 1990. --Dictionaries is the more likely subdivision. • The ABC of theatre jargon.650 _0 $a Theater $v Terminology.650 _0 $a Theater $v Dictionaries.Both subdivisions should not be used. If the book is comprehensive, use –Dictionaries; if not, use –Terminology. [SCM H 2184 3.] • Hong lou meng Han Ying xi yu ci dian …650 _0 $a Cao, Xueqin, $d ca. 1717-1763 $x Dictionaries, indexes, etc.--Dictionaries, indexes, etc. discontinued in 1991
More Subdivisions • Which of these strings represent incorrect usage? • Chaucer's church : a dictionary of religious terms in Chaucer.600 10 $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d d. 1400 $x Language $v Glossaries, etc.650 _0 $a English language $y Middle English, 1100-1500 $v Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.650 _0 $a Theology $x History $y Middle Ages, 600-1500 $v Dictionaries. 600 10 $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d d. 1400 $x Religion $v Dictionaries.651 _0 $a England $x Church history $y 1066-1485 $v Dictionaries.610 20 $a Catholic Church $z England $ v Dictionaries.
Answers • 600 10 $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d d. 1400 $x Language $v Glossaries, etc. [OK because --Language--Glossaries, etc. is established as free floating under names of persons] • 650 _0 $a English language $y Middle English, 1100-1500 $v Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. [OK]650 _0 $a Theology $x History $y Middle Ages, 600-1500 $v Dictionaries. [should be –Terminology]600 10 $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d d. 1400 $x Religion $v Dictionaries. [OK]651 _0 $a England $x Church history $y 1066-1485 $v Dictionaries. [OK?; -Terminology not allowed under place; -Dictionaries used by default, though not a comprehensive list ] 610 20 $a Catholic Church $z England $ v Dictionaries. [should be –Terminology]
SCM H 2184 • Use –Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. under names of languages for non-comprehensive lists of terms. • Use –Terminology under topical headings, classes of persons, name headings of sacred works, and names of individual corporate bodies, to works that list or discuss words and expressions used in these fields or found in these works. Use --Dictionaries only if the list is both alphabetical and comprehensive • Exceptionally (per H 1540), --Dictionaries is used under names of persons for lists of terms related to an individual, even if not comprehensive.