[Michlib-l] Feedback Survey about Form Subdivision ($v) Omission from Subject Headings

[Rebecca Daly]

 (Apologies for cross-posting.)

The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on $v Retention
invites you to participate in a survey investigating potential impacts on
library collections, catalogs, staff, and patrons of the Library of
Congress' omission of form subdivisions ($v) in subject headings as part of
their "*Modern MARC <https://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/ModernMARC.pdf>*"
cataloging practice. (For a detailed explanation of the change, a
periodically-updated informational statement from the Working Group can be
found *here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVzQP5483TEorq1ncrL6af68b0Dw4tA7GhaQOQSAjUs/edit?usp=sharing>*
.)

This survey is intended for library workers, archivists, and others
utilizing Library of Congress subject headings in their institutions.
Please feel free to share widely with anyone you think might be affected by
the omission of $v and interested in providing feedback.

The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete; it contains
three sections related to genres and form subdivisions ($v) in your catalog
and library processes. You will also be asked to identify the kind of
library you work for and your role(s), the ILS (integrated library system)
and discovery layer/public-facing catalog your institution uses, and which
library information networks you utilize. The survey is anonymous and does
not collect personal information of any kind.

Survey results will be used to inform the Working Group's advocacy work.

Please click the following link to participate:
*https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerZt_dstDv9QM27YRX4n__c59AgztlyjXXw2mzCTXQAQLzZg/viewform?usp=dialog
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerZt_dstDv9QM27YRX4n__c59AgztlyjXXw2mzCTXQAQLzZg/viewform?usp=dialog>*


The survey will close on Friday, September 19, 2025.

If you have questions about the survey or Working Group, please email
*Deborah.Tomaras at marist.edu
<Deborah.Tomaras at marist.edu>*.

Thank you for contributing to the conversation!

Take Care, Rebecca


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Rebecca R. Daly, MLIS (she/they)
Metadata & Cataloging Librarian | Olson Library
Northern Michigan University
906-227-2123 | 15 Gries Hall
1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855

Northern Michigan University is located on the ancestral homelands of the
Anishinaabe, Three Fires Confederacy, an honored
alliance of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmik (Potowatomi) peoples.
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