{"id":1090,"date":"2015-06-24T06:30:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2015-06-23T19:58:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T02:58:54","slug":"exercises-involving-a-marc-record-for-an-imaginary-book-inspired-by-a-recent-autocat-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/exercises-involving-a-marc-record-for-an-imaginary-book-inspired-by-a-recent-autocat-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercises involving a MARC record for an imaginary book, inspired by a recent AUTOCAT thread"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consider the following record, inspired by the discussion on AUTOCAT that was kicked off by this query<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\r\n100 1_ \u2021a Smith, June, \u2021d 1977-\r\n245 00 \u2021a Regarding events in Ferguson \/ \u2021c June Smith.\r\n260 _1 \u2021a New York : \u2021b Hope Press, \u2021c 2017.\r\n300 __ \u2021a 371 p. : \u2021b ill. ; \u2021c 10 x 27 cm\r\n336 __ \u2021a text \u20212 rdacontent\r\n337 __ \u2021a unmediated \u20212 rdamedia\r\n338 __ \u2021a volume \u20212 rdacarrier\r\n650 _0 \u2021a United States \u2021x History \u2021y Civil War, 1861-1865.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Police brutality \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson \u2021y 2014.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Ferguson (Mo.) Riot, 2015.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-).\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Race riots \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson \u2021y 2014.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Demonstrations \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson \u2021y 2014.\r\n653 20 \u2021a #BlackLivesMatter\r\n651 _0 \u2021a Ferguson (Mo.) \u2021x History \u2021y 21st century.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Political violence \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson \u01c2x History \r\n       \u2021y 21st century.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Social conflict \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Civil rights demonstrations \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Saint Louis County.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Social conflict \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Saint Louis.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Protest movements \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Protest movements \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Saint Louis.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Militarization of police \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Militarization of police \u2021z United States.\r\n651 _0 \u2021a Ferguson (Mo.) \u2021z Race relations.\r\n653 _0 \u2021a 2014 Ferguson unrest\r\n650 _0 \u2021a African Americans \u2021x Civil rights \u2021x History.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a African Americans \u2021x Crimes against \u2021x History.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Police brutality \u2021z United States.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Police \u2021x Complaints against \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Police-community relations \u2021z Missouri \u2021z Ferguson.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a Discrimination in criminal justice administration \u2021z Missouri\r\n       \u2021z Ferguson.\r\n650 _0 \u2021a United States \u2021x Race relations \u2021x History.\r\n<\/pre>\n
Some exercises for the reader:<\/p>\n
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  1. Identify the subject headings that detract from the neutrality of this record. Show your work.<\/li>\n
  2. Identify the subject headings whose absence lessens the accuracy or neutrality of this record.  Show your work.<\/li>\n
  3. Of the headings that detract from the neutrality of this record, identify the ones that are inaccurate.  Show your work.<\/li>\n
  4. Adopt the perspective of someone born in 1841 and repeat exercises 1-3. Show your work.<\/li>\n
  5. Adopt the perspective of someone born in 2245 and repeat exercises 1-3. Show your work.<\/li>\n
  6. Repeat exercises 1-3 in the form of a video broadcast over the Internet.<\/li>\n
  7. Repeat exercises 1-3 as a presentation to your local library board.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    I acknowledge with gratitude the participants in the AUTOCAT thread who grappled with the question; many of them suggested subject headings used in this record.<\/p>\n
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