Journal of East Asian Libraries
Volume 2000 | Number 120
Article 4
2-1-2000
Chinese Literature in LCSH (Library of Congress
Subject Headings): A Critical Perspective
Jim Cheng
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CHINESE
literature
CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS
LCSH LIBRARY
CRITICAL perspective
jim cheng
university
iowa libraries
subject
originally intended
LCSH library congress subject headings 1
years however LCSH
collection
library congress
cataloging tool
abroad
information services
united states
libraries
widely adopted
1943 david judson haykin noticed
failures
subject heading list logic
early
built
2 today since LCSH
way
attributed them
used
consistency
collections
many different libraries
already become standard subject cataloging tool
business
sole business LC
longer
improving LCSH should
correcting
failures LCSH
uses LCSH
perspective
paper tries explore
everyone
large
field chinese literature since chinese literature
logic
consistency
headings
chinese literature
paper limited problems
focus
subject field
drama
different historical periods
form headings
chinese poetry fiction
1
problems
chinese literature
headings
different historical periods
formation LCSH loise mai chan listed
basic principles governing
usage
principle
summarized two approaches
first principal
choice form
supreme arbiter
consider public usage
first
develop system
second
logic
philosophy
language having priority
logical
consistent system
strictly formed principles assuming
adheres logic
usera
user
learned
user33 practice however see neither public usage nor logic
headings
chinese literature different historical periods LCSH
forming
headings provided LCSH
chinese literature different
part
following
historical periods
what
user
chinese literature
221 BC
chin
han dynasties 221 BC 220 AD
BC 960 AD
265
220265
three kingdoms 220
221
220589
22 05
420 479
chin dynasty 420479
420 479
liu sung dynasty 420479
618
581618
sui dynasty 581
five dynasties
907 979
ten kingdoms 907979
4
list
complete historical headings under china
comparing these headings
headings merged
headings
see LCSH simply selected
history 5
these
list chinese historical headings
should assume
omitted others
17
logic yet
selections mergings
omissions
public usage
based
722 481
autumn period 722481
obvious convincing reasons
headings spring
first
first important period chinese
formed
BC
403 221 BC
warring states 403221
literature
omitted
headings
chinese literature secondly LCSH kept
254
headings like three kingdoms 220
ten kingdoms 907220254
five dynasties
979 these
common historical terms
study chinese history
very famous chinese
chinese literature finally
problematic case
northern dynasties period
literary period history commonly known southern
386 589
LCSH
northern
southern dynasties 386589
chinese historical
479
selected
LCSH
heading 6
heading liu sung dynasty 420
420479
literature heading
included
chinese historical headings
period
general heading northern
three
589
southern dynasties 386
specifically
386589
502 557
important southern dynasties chi dynasty 479502
479 502 liang dynasty 502557
chen
589
dynasty 557
omitted
557589
standard chinese literary textbook critical work
chinese literary history
always
southern
two chapters dedicated
famous literary scenes
same historical period liu sung chi liang
northern dynasties 7 during
chen
dynasties formed southern dynasties northern wei northern chi
later chou
dynasties formed northern dynasties according chung kuo wen hsueh ta tzu tien
157 literary figures 15 literary schools
86 famous literary works
genres
recorded
literary scenes northern dynasties
southern dynasties 8
26 famous literary
34 literary figures
prosperous
southern dynasties
heading liu sung dynasty
selecting
works recorded
northern dynasties 9
usage
479
420
violated
omitting others LCSH
principle user
420479
created confusing mess
famous literary
chinese materials dealing
period china enormous works dealing
literary scenes southern
northern
do
dynasties
fit
heading
period liu song dynasty
obscure
generalized heading chinese literature 220 589
cramped under
users point view subject access these works almost unavailable
thermore LCSH posts incorrect cross reference
selected heading liu sung
furthermore
Fur
furthermo
479
dynasty 420
420479
479
UF chinese literature northern
420479
northem sung dynasty 420
420 479
northern sung dynasty 420479
use chinese literature liu sung dynasty 420
42047910
47910
first dynasty southern dynasties
historically
liu sung dynasty
960 1279
first part sung dynasty 9601279
northern sung dynasty usually refers
420 479 should
relation northern sung dynasty
dynasty 420479
2
gaps
inconsistencies
according
form headings
lois mai chan
genres occupies
however gaps
chinese poetry fiction
liu sung
drama
literary form heading
represents literary forms
receives special treatment LCSH 11
important position
form headings
inconsistencies exist
chinese literature
18
poetry holds supreme position classical chinese literature LCSH does provide rather
twenty nine them
comprehensive form heading list classical chinese poetry
first
12
first known chinese poetic genre used
unfortunately chu tzu
big gap
BC
missing
known chinese poet chu yuan 339 BC ca 278 BQ
addition many famous pieces
form headings classical chinese poetry
chu
study
tzu written chii yuan
chu tzu works written many later poets
important fields chinese literary scholarship
chu tzu
famous chu tzu scholars
enormous works written
ancient china until today
wang 1I fl 89
1090 1155
158
work chu tzu chang chii hung hsing chu 10901155
89158
1130 1200
work chu tzu chi chu chiang
work chu tzupu
tzuyu
tzu pu chu chu hsi 11301200
many
RLIN
RUN database shows
liang fu 1902
chu tzu shu mu search
630
uniform title chu tzu assigned
above titles
LC records
purpose using
definition uniform title
practice directly against
field
various titles chu tzu
uniform title defined aacr2 13 these titles
group works using
genre
interpretations
work
studies
chu tzu
LCSH
critical
these works
mislead users
uniform title
chu tzu
relationship between chii
subject heading
include chu tzu
correct
yuan
relationship between shakespeare
famous
important
chu tzu
sonnets
anyone imagine
form headings english poetry LCSH without
sonnets
modem form headings
under chinese fiction LCSH provides 18 westernized
commonly known chinese
didactic fiction chinese
fantasy fiction chinese
gen
genreform
reform headings 14 according meng yao famous chinese scholar chinese
commonly known genres chinese fiction include wen yen using
literature study
style
chih kuai
classical chinese pai hua using modem chinese chih jen
589 pien wen
386589
northern dynasties 386
writing legend stories mainly during southern
style writing legend stories
buddhist stories chuan chi
style writing
style writing short stories during
907
618907
tsa tsu
mainly during tang dynasty 618
yuan
sung dynasty 960
storytellers scripts during sung
1279 hua pen
9601279
15 without
1368
these form
forin headings LCSH
dynasties 960
9601368
study chinese fiction
effective subject access
provide
form headings
hi chinese drama
example LCSH provides chii
LCSH
confusing
insufficient
chinese drama 16
form headings
usage
mean yuan chii short music play
very confusing
chil
chii
yuan dynasty 12601386
1260 1386 kun chii local drama started
created during
1368 1644
junshan
ming dynasty 13681644
nan chii southern plays
nshan area during
Ku
kunshan
form headings cross
form heading too general
singing drama
forms chinese drama listed above according
references LCSH
23
local dramas
29 kinds
famous chinese literary critic meng yao
7 form headings
provided
kinds historical drama forms 17in chinese since
general
confusion under
LCSH 18
chinese drama overcrowding
inevitable
obscure headings like operas chinese folk drama chinese
chii
chil
chu
severely limit access related materials
19
3
solutions
single library institution
make LCSH
adaptable
LCSH 1I propose
every subject
make LCSH fit
joint efforts
problems chinese literature headings
order solve
actively combine
knowledge
manpower
libraries improve LCSH
encourage people
corrections
chinese literature LCSH
1
2
3
4
congress
library
contribute
new headings
form special task force
should include
librarians
scholars chinese literature study under
technical
processing committee CEAL deal
chinese literature
headings
VVLN
line cataloging utilities
OCLC RLIN
utilize online
WLN
collect study test correct
headings chinese literature LCSH
establish electronic discussion forum among chinese catalogers
catal ogers
scholars
reference librarians
dedicated chinese
literature headings
plan meet during
annual AAS meeting
LC find
improve communication
best communication
method
proper contact person LC
collecting testing
correcting
adapting headings
chinese literature
NOTES
congress library congress subject headings 22nd
22 ded
ed
congress cataloging distribution service 1999
washington DC
1
library
library
2
haykin david judson preface subject headings used
dictionary catalogs
ath edition ed mary wilson macnair washington DC
library congress 4th
library congress subject cataloging division 1943 piii
pill
iiii
3
chan loise mai library
4
1074 1075
LCSH p 10741075
5
1067 1069
LCSH p 10671069
6
LCSH p 1067
congress subject headings principles
15 18
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1995 pp
ap 1518
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