[New-cataloger-camp] Follow-up on LC policy to remove $v

Hi, everyone: Thanks for a great discussion this morning! I mentioned that I would find some resources about the recent LC policy to remove $v from subject authority records. Much of what I have seen is scattered across multiple mailing list discussions, but here is the official policy<https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/form-announcement.pdf&… (pdf) from LC. They state at the bottom of the document, "There is no requirement for any institution to follow the Library’s practice of not using $v." However, as we discussed, their policy will have a ripple effect depending on how other organizations (like OCLC) choose to implement it. In January, members of the ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on $v Retention shared its report of research findings and recommendations<https://docs.google.com/document/d/12sYgYhVSyM1nObY-QeH-….0>. If you have any feedback for that group, you are welcome to contact Maya Esperson<mailto:[email protected]> from Aurora Public Library, who sits on the group. Best, Amy Amy Hitchner Metadata and Integration Services Senior Consultant Colorado State Library P 303.351.1033 201 E Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203 Hitchner_A(a)cde.state.co.us | ed.cde.state.co.us Email cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, email cannot be used to transfer files containing personally identifiable information of educators or students. Contact the intended recipient to mutually determine enhanced security options for transferring such information. ​ ​If you require this document/communication in an alternative format as part of an accommodation for accessibility, please contact us. For our full accessibility statement, please view CDE's Accessibility Statement page.