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I think FAST (Faceted Assignment of Subject Terminology) has touched on this.. anyone car to comment? -----Mensaje original----- De: Stina Degerstedt <[log in to unmask]> Para: dc-libraries <[log in to unmask]> Fecha: Jueves, 08 de Junio de 2000 04:11 a.m. Asunto: Subject vs. Coverage? >Hello! > >I have a question concerning the usage of DC.SUBJECT as apposed to >DC.COVERAGE: > >The Royal Library runs a subject heading list which is used by many >Swedish libraries. The list contains of both single terms and >pre-coordinated terms for general use. It is also >possible to add a geographical name or a time aspect to the terms >(according to our guidelines). >Example: 'Byggnader - arkitektur - Sverige - 1900-talet' (= Buildings - >architecture - Sweden - 20th century). > >This subject list is freely available on Internet (as a database - >adress, se below) and ment to be a tool for describing both printed >material and electronic resources. We also plan to add an English >translation of the terms in order to gain greater interoperability with >other systems. > >Now to the point: We are just now discussing the relationship between >the dc elements of Subject and Coverage when it comes to place names and >time. Which is the "best" element for place names? Should we double the >information? Are pre-coordinated subject headings only for librarians >while "ordinary people" prefer a combination of single terms in both >Subject and in Coverage? >We are very much interested to learn if there have been any previous >discussions in these matters. We would also be much greatful if those of >you who use subject headings similar to ours could tell us about your >praxis and experiences when working with Dublin Core. > >Adress to "Svenska ämnesord" (only in Swedish): >http://www.amnesord.kb.se/ > >Kindly, > >Stina > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Stina Degerstedt >Enheten för bibliografisk utveckling och samordning (BUS) >- Division for Bibliographic Development and Co-ordination >Kungl. biblioteket - Royal Library - National Library of Sweden >Post adress: Box 5039, S-102 41 Stockholm, Sweden >Telephone: +46 8 463 42 42, Fax: +46 8 463 42 25 >Mail to: [log in to unmask] >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%