Re: LCSH as thesuarus (was Re: FRBR WEMI and identifiers)

From: Bryan Baldus <bryan.baldus_at_nyob>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:43:58 -0600
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
On Monday, November 16, 2009 11:22 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
>[ Incidentally, I can't tell you the difference between "Cookery, Indic", "Cookery, Indian", and "Cookery--Indian--[place]". All appear in authorities.loc.gov. LCSH is weird. Also both "Cookery, Indic--Calcutta style.", as opposed to "Cookery--Indian--Calcutta".  Ooh, and then we've got "Cookery, Indic--India--Delhi." (authorized) AND "Cookery--India--Delhi." (also authorized).  Maybe someone can explain this, but not me.  ]<

Cookery, Indic would be cuisine of India.

Cookery, Indian => Indian cookery, would be cuisine of Indians of North America.

Cookery, Indic--Calcutta style would be Indic cuisine of the region of Calcutta.

Cookery--India--Calcutta; Cookery--India; Cookery--India--[place] would be cooking etc. found in that place, regardless of the origin of the food. For example, a book about restaurants in Calcutta (not necessarily limited to Indic restaurants--so French, Italian, American, etc.).

I hope this helps,

Bryan Baldus
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Received on Mon Nov 16 2009 - 12:51:00 EST