[Heb-NACO] NAR question (no Hebrew involved :-)

[Kuperman, Aaron]

This is an interesting question.  The 3xx fields in the NAF are very subject oriented. In subject cataloging we use the current name of a place regardless of how anachronistic it sounds, and in theory change the heading when the place changes (so a heading for "Haifa (Palestine)" would be changed to "Haifa (Israel)" when the larger jurisdiction changed).  However descriptive headings always reflect the name at the time, so a government document from the Haifa municipality from 1947 gets "Palestine" and the next edition from 1949 gets "Israel."

There should be an instruction of the 3xx fields in the NAF on whether to use the current name, or the name applicable when the event or activity occurred?

Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section.
This is not an official communication from my employer


From: heb-naco-bounces+akup=loc.gov at lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+akup=loc.gov at lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Fryser, Benjamin
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] NAR question (no Hebrew involved :-)

Countries and local jurisdictions change names .... I suggest you use the most current form of the name, preferably in its "authorized" form.
Benjamin

From: heb-naco-bounces+bfry=loc.gov at lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:heb-naco-bounces+bfry=loc.gov at lists.service.ohio-state.edu> [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+bfry=loc.gov at lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Kolodney, Uri
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 6:11 PM
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Subject: [Heb-NACO] NAR question (no Hebrew involved :-)

When I have a person that was born in a German town that ceased existing in 1945, and now is in Poland (with a totally different Polish name), what should I put in the 370 for "place of birth" ?? The original name or the last known one??

Many thanks,
Uri
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