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Cynthia M. Whitacre WorldCat Quality & Partner Content Department OCLC. May 2014. PCC Operations Meeting: FAST. FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology). Joint OCLC Research and Library of Congress project Provides a faceted version of the Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Cynthia M. Whitacre WorldCat Quality & Partner Content Department OCLC May 2014 PCC Operations Meeting: FAST
FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) • Joint OCLC Research and Library of Congress project • Provides a faceted version of the Library of Congress Subject Headings • Available in various interfaces and downloadable versions http://fast.oclc.org/searchfast/
OCLC Research Report • Released August 2013
FAST has a code for use in MARC From the Subject Heading and Term Source Codes List at http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/subject.html fast Faceted application of subject terminology (Dublin, Ohio: OCLC) The link takes you to fast.oclc.org
FAST authority record LDR00000cz a2200037n 45 0 001 fst01045141 003 OCoLC 005 20090914163117.0 008 041024nn anznnbabn || ana d 016 7_$a fst01045141$2 OCoLC 040 __$a OCoLC$beng$cOCoLC$f fast 053 _0$a QL737.U56 150 __$a Okapi 450 __$a Okapiajohnstoni 550 __$a Okapia$0 (OCoLC)fst01045143 688 __$a LC (2013) Subject Usage: 7 688 __$a WC (2013) Subject Usage: 52 750 _0$a Okapi$0 (DLC)sh 85094443
Here’s an Okapi – a very interesting animal – known as a zebra giraffe. 650 _7 ǂa Okapi. ǂ2 fast ǂ0 (OCoLC)fst01045141 Picture credit: Wikipedia
FAST and PCC FAST is authorized for use in PCC bibliographic records. The question before us is whether FAST alone can be used, without either LCSH or MeSH. BIBCO participants manual, Section 5.5 on Subject headings states: BIBCO does not require its participants to use one particular subject thesaurus, genre/form thesaurus or classification scheme. BIBCO participants may utilize any classification or subject heading scheme recognized by the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. The format identifies the thesauri in two places:
FAST and PCC 1. MARC Fields 600-651, 2nd indicator: 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature 2 - Medical Subject Headings 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file 5 - Canadian SubjectHeadings 6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière 2. MARC Fields 600-651, subfield $2: • Subject Heading and Term Source Codes • Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes
Questions and Discussion Photo from Okapi Conservation Project webpage