The recent posting by Mr. Nachamie regarding B.C./A.D. vs. B.C.E./C.E. relate to reports by LC's Hebraica Team that the proposal to utilize B.C.E./C.E. instead of B.C./A.D. in the new KBM classification schedule for Jewish law was not accepted.
Implementation of a change in this practice in one area of the classification schedule would likely necessitate a commitment to make this change universally in the classification schedules, and would require consideration of the impact on subject and name headings as well. A change of such magnitude would require extensive supporting documentation. Mr. Nachamie's effort in sharing the article about trends in the scholarly community was very helpful. It should be noted that implementing changes in some of these matters goes beyond LC's sole purview, since the practices are based on the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. Please take note that the KBM schedule and the BM schedule for Judaism utilize the terms "Tanakh" and "Hebrew Bible" in the captions for the new alternative classifications for Tanakh appearing at <KBM450+> and <BM450+>. Lenore Bell Team Leader, Hebraica Team Regional and Cooperative Cataloging Division Library of Congress (202) 707-7313 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
