Use of ‡v Subfield for Form Subdivisions in Subject Headings
The Library of Congress began using subfield ‡v for form subdivisions
in subject headings effective February 17, 1999. Below is a list of form subdivisions (i.e., those that describe
the form of an item, not its subject matter) from Free-Floating
Subdivisions: an Alphabetical Index, 16th ed. Topical subdivisions will continue to be coded ‡x. Library of Congress practice
for multiple subdivision strings is indicated by the inclusion of the
MARC subfield codes (e.g., x-y-v). Form subdivisions that can be subdivided
geographically are indicated with an asterisk.
Note on usage, from Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings,
H.1075, 1.d: “Code a form subdivision as an ‡x subfield when it represents
a form that the item is about. This often occurs when a subdivision that
is normally a form subdivision is followed by another form subdivision.”
For example:
Mississippi ‡v Maps (for actual maps of Mississippi)
but
Mississippi ‡x Maps ‡v Bibliography (for a bibliography
of Mississippi maps)
LIST OF FORM SUBDIVISIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
- 2-harpsichord
scores
- 2-piano scores
- 3-piano scores
A
- Abbreviations - Dictionaries (x-v)
- Abbreviations of titles
- Abridgments
- Abstracts
- Acronyms - Dictionaries (x-v)
- Adaptations
- Aerial photographs
- Aerial views
- Almanacs
- Amateurs' manuals
- Anecdotes
- Apologetic works
- Archives
- Archives - Microform catalogs (x-v)
- Art
- Art and the war [revolution, etc.]
- Atlases
- Audio adaptations
- Audio-visual aids - Catalogs (x-v)
- Audiotape catalogs
- Autographs
- Aviation - Job descriptions (x-v)
B
- Bathymetric maps
- Bibliography
- Bibliography - Catalogs (v-v)
- Bibliography - Early (v-v)
- Bibliography - Exhibitions (v-v)
- Bibliography - Graded lists (v-v)
- Bibliography - Microform catalogs (v-v)
- Bibliography - Union lists (v-v)
- Bibliography of bibliographies
- Bio-bibliography
- Biography
- Biography - Anecdotes (v-v)
- Biography - Caricatures and cartoons (v-v)
- Biography - Dictionaries (v-v)
- Biography - Humor (v-v)
- Biography - Pictorial works (v-v)
- Biography - Portraits (v-v)
- Biography - Sermons (v-v)
- Biography - Sources (x-v)
- Book reviews
- By-laws
C
- Cadenzas
- Calendars
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Case studies
- Cases
- Casualties - Statistics (x-v)
- Catalogs
- Catalogs, Manufacturers'
- Catalogs and collections*
- Catalogues raisonnes
- Catechisms
- Catechisms - English [French, etc.] (v-x)
- CD-ROM catalogs
- Census
- Census, [date]
- Chapel exercises
- Charters
- Charters, grants, privileges
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Children's sermons
- Chord diagrams
- Chorus scores with organ
- Chorus scores with piano
- Chorus scores without accompaniment
- Chronology
- Classification
- Climate - Observations (x-v)
- Code numbers
- Code words
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Commentaries
- Commercial treaties
- Committees - Indexes (x-v)
- Committees - Rules and practice (x-v)
- Compact disc catalogs
- Comparative studies
- Computer games
- Concordances
- Concordances, English [French, etc.]
- Concordances, English - Authorized [Revised Standard, etc.] (v-x)
- Congresses
- Constitution
- Controversial literature
- Conversation and phrase books
- Conversation and phrase books - English [French, Polyglot, etc.] (v-x)
- Conversation and phrase books (for clergy)[for farmers, geologists,
etc.]
- Correspondence
- Correspondence - Microform catalogs (x-v)
- Creeds
- Cross-cultural studies
- Cross references
- Curricula - Catalogs (x-v)
D
- Data tape catalogs
- Databases
- Designs and plans
- Devotional literature
- Dialects - Conversation and phrase books (x-v)
- Dialects - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. (x-v)
- Dialects - Texts (x-v)
- Diaries
- Dictionaries
- Dictionaries - Early works to 1700 (v-v)
- Dictionaries - French [Polyglot, etc.] (v-x)
- Dictionaries, Juvenile
- Dictionaries, Juvenile - French [German, etc.] (v-x)
- Diet therapy - Recipes (x-v)
- Digests
- Directories
- Discography
- Diseases and pests - Identification (x-v)
- Dissertations - Style manuals (x-v)
- Drama
- Drawings
- Drill and tactics - Handbooks, manuals, etc. (x-v)
E
- Early works to 1800
- Electronic discussion groups
- Employees - Job descriptions *(x-v)
- Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedias, Juvenile
- Entrance examinations - Study guides (x-v)
- Examinations - Study guides (x-v)
- Examinations, questions, etc.
- Excerpts
- Excerpts, Arranged
- Exercises for dictation
- Exhibitions
F
- Facsimiles
- Fake books
- Fiction
- Film and video adaptations
- Film catalogs
- Films for foreign speakers
- Films for French [German, etc.] speakers
- Fingering - Charts, diagrams, etc. (x-v)
- Firing regulations
- First editions - Bibliography (x-v)
- Folklore
- Foreign relations - Executive agreements (x-v)
- Foreign relations - Treaties (x-v)
- Forms
G
- Gazetteers
- Genealogy
- Germplasm resources - Catalogs and collections* (x-v)
- Gift books
- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. - Polyglot (v-x)
- Guidebooks
H
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Harmonies
- Harmonies, English [French, etc.]
- Historical geography - Maps (x-v)
- History - [Period subdivision] - Biography (x-y-v)
- History - [Period subdivision] - Biography - Anecdotes (x-y-v-v)
- History - [Period subdivision] - Biography -Portraits (x-y-v-v)
- History - [Period subdivision] - Sources (x-y-x-v)
- History - [Period subdivision] - Chronology (x-y-v)
- History - [Period subdivision] - Sources (x-y-v)
- History - Anecdotes (x-v)
- History - Chronology (x-v)
- History - Comic books, strips, etc. (x-v)
- History - Humor (x-v)
- History - Pictorial works (x-v)
- History - Sources (x-v)
- History of Biblical events - Art (x-v)
- Housing - Specifications* (x-v)
- Humor
- Hymns
- Hymns - Texts (v-v)
I
- Identification
- Illustrations
- Imprints
- In art (used for artistic reproductions)
- Index maps
- Indexes
- Instruction and study - Juvenile (x-v)
- Instructive editions
- Instrumental settings
- Interactive multimedia
- Interlinear translations
- Interlinear translations, English [French, etc.]
- Interviews
- Introductions
- Inventories
J
- Job descriptions
- Job descriptions* (see SCM:SH)
- Juvenile
- Juvenile drama
- Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile films
- Juvenile humor
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile software
- Juvenile sound recordings
K
- Kings and rulers - Folklore (x-v)
- Kings and rulers - Genealogy (x-v)
L
- Laboratory manuals
- Language - Glossaries, etc. (x-v)
- Languages - Texts (x-v)
- Lead sheets
- Legends
- Library - Marginal notes (x-v)
- Library - Microform catalogs (x-v)
- Librettos
- Life skills guides
- Lists of vessels
- Literary collections
- Literatures
- Liturgical lessons, English [Dutch, etc.]
- Liturgy - Calendar (x-v)
- Liturgy - Texts (x-v)
- Liturgy - Texts - Concordances (x-x-v)
- Liturgy - Texts - Illustrations (x-x-v)
- Liturgy - Texts - Manuscripts (x-x-v)
- Liturgy - Texts - Rubrics (x-x-v)
- Longitudinal studies
M
- Manuscripts - Catalogs (x-v)
- Manuscripts - Facsimiles (x-v)
- Manuscripts - Indexes (x-v)
- Manuscripts - Microform catalogs (x-v)
- Maps
- Maps - Bibliography (x-v)
- Maps - Early works to 1800 (v-v)
- Maps - Facsimiles (v-v)
- Maps, Comparative
- Maps, Manuscript
- Maps, Mental
- Maps, Outline and base
- Maps, Physical
- Maps, Pictorial
- Maps, Topographic
- Maps, Tourist
- Maps for children
- Maps for people with visual disabilities
- Maps for the blind
- Marginal readings
- Meditations
- Methods
- Methods - Group instruction (v-v)
- Methods - Juvenile (v-v)
- Methods - Self-instruction (v-v)
- Methods (Jazz) [(Rock), etc.]
- Methods (Jazz) [(Rock), etc.] - Group instruction (v-v)
- Methods (Jazz) [(Rock), etc.] - Self-instruction (v-v)
- Microform catalogs
- Miscellanea
- Music
- Music - Bibliography (x-v)
- Music - Discography (x-v)
- Musical settings
N
- Necrology
- Newspapers
- Nomenclature
- Nomenclature (Popular)
- Nomenclature (Popular) - French [Dutch, etc.] (v-x)
- Nomograms
- Non-commissioned officers' handbooks
- Notation
- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
O
- Obituaries
- Observations
- Observers' manuals
- Officers' handbooks
- Orchestral excerpts
- Order-books
- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
P
- Pamphlets
- Papal documents
- Parallel versions, English [Dutch, etc,]
- Paraphrases
- Paraphrases, English [Dutch, etc.]
- Parasites - Identification (x-v)
- Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Parts
- Parts (solo)
- Passenger lists
- Pastoral letters and charges
- Patents
- Pedigrees
- Performance records
- Periodicals
- Periodicals - Abbreviations of titles (x-v)
- Periodicals - Bibliography (x-v)
- Periodicals - Bibliography - Catalogs (x-v-v)
- Periodicals - Bibliography - Union lists (x-v-v)
- Periodicals - Indexes (x-v)
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives, American [French, etc.]
- Personal narratives, Confederate
- Personal narratives, Jewish
- Petty officers' handbooks
- Phonetic transcriptions
- Photographs
- Photographs from space
- Piano scores
- Piano scores (4 hands)
- Pictorial works
- Picture Bibles
- Platforms
- Poetry
- Popular works
- Portraits
- Posters
- Prayer-books and devotions
- Prayer-books and devotions - English [French, etc.] (v-x)
- Prayers
- Prefaces
- Private bills
- Problems, exercises, etc.
- Programmed instruction
- Prophecies - Chronology (x-v)
Q
- Quotations
- Quotations, maxims, etc.
R
- Readers
- Readers - [form] (v-v)
- Readers - [topic] (v-x)
- Readers for new literates
- Records and correspondence
- Reference editions
- Registers
- Registers of dead
- Registers of dead*
- Regulations
- Relief models
- Remote-sensing images
- Remote-sensing maps
- Resolutions
- Reverse indexes
- Reviews
- Rituals - Texts (x-v)
- Rituals - Texts - Concordances (x-x-v)
- Romances
- Rules
- Rules and practice
S
- Sacred books
- Sacred books - Introductions (x-v)
- Sacred books - Quotations (x-v)
- Sailors' handbooks
- Scenarios
- Scholia
- Scores
- Scores and parts
- Scores and parts (solo)
- Seeds - Identification (x-v)
- Self-instruction
- Self-portraits
- Sermons
- Sermons - Outlines, syllabi, etc. (x-v)
- Simplified editions
- Slides
- Software
- Solo with [musical instrument]
- Solos with [musical instrument]
- Songs and music
- Songs and music - Discography (x-v)
- Songs and music - Texts (v-v)
- Sound recordings for foreign speakers
- Sound recordings for Dutch [French, etc.]speakers
- Sources (see SCM:SH)
- Specifications*
- Specimens
- Speeches in Congress
- Spurious and doubtful works
- Stage guides
- Statistics
- Statistics, Medical
- Statistics, Vital
- Stories, plots, etc.
- Students - Yearbooks (x-v)
- Studies and exercises
- Studies and exercises - Juvenile (v-v)
- Studies and exercises (Jazz [(Rock), etc.])
- Studies and exercises (Left hand)
-
Studies and exercises (Right hand)
- Study guides
- Surveys
T
- Tables
- Tables of contents
- Teaching pieces
- Telephone directories
- Telephone directories - Yellow pages (v-v)
- Terminology
- Terms and phrases
- Textbooks
- Textbooks for English [French, etc.]speakers
- Textbooks for foreign speakers
- Textbooks for foreign speakers - English [German, etc.] (v-x)
- Texts
- Thematic catalogs
- Tours
- Toxicology - Biography (x-v)
- Trademarks
- Translations
- Translations into [language]
- Treaties
- Trials, litigation, etc.
U
- Union lists
- Use studies
V
- Video catalogs
- Video recordings for foreign speakers
- Video recordings for Dutch [French,etc.] speakers
- Vocal scores with [instrument]
- Vocal scores without accompaniment
W
X
Y
Z
List compiled by:
Kathleen L. Wells
Senior Catalog Librarian
University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
Kathleen.Wells@usm.edu
© July 1998
Last modified: 2004-06-29
