• Collections & Technical Services
• Nov. 07
• Issue: 217

Genre Authority Records Available Via Connexion

Since the loading of the authority subjects distribution file from the Library of Congress the week of September 10th, you can now search or browse for genre authority records (x55 tags) via the Connexion client (2.0) or browser. The x55 tagged authority records are also indexed in the LCSH index. An example of a newly added genre authority record is sh2007025004 (ARN 7519072), Fiction films.

The genre index labels, which are present in the authority searching or browsing drop-down lists in client 2.0, are not present in client 1.7x. However, the genre indexes can be accessed via the command line in Connexion client versions 1.7x or 2.0. The index label for the genre index is 'ge.' An example of a search from the command line is: ge: films and an example of a browse is sca ge: films.

Please note: At this time, SACO participants still have to wait to propose new headings.

Currently, headings tagged as 655, second indicator 0, are not candidates for controlling. Changes to enable the controlling of genre headings will be part of a future Connexion enhancement.

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