More about FAST headings
June 2, 2020
MARCIVE has offered FAST Heading processing for many years. FAST Headings processed by MARCIVE can be in the form of 600 (personal name), 610 (corporate name), 611 (meeting name), 630 (uniform title), 650 (topical term), 651 (geographic name), and 655 (genre/form term). To be properly identified as FAST within the record, FAST Headings require a second indicator “7” with subfield “2 fast”. MARCIVE verifies the field against the FAST authority record file, updates as needed, and supplies the matching authority record upon request.
Examples of FAST Processing:
BEFORE: 651 7 $aUnited States, West.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01243255
Corrected word orientation
AFTER: 651 7 $aWest United States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01243255
BEFORE 655 7 $aBiography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423686
Updated from deleted to current form
AFTER: 655 7 $aBiographies.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919896
The 647 _7 $2fast field for Named Events is being seen in more and more records lately. Now MARCIVE includes the 647 tag in FAST processing, which sometimes consists of the retagging of the 611 field to the 647 (Subject Added Entry for Named Events) field based on the 147 OCLC FAST authority records for events. So, we not only verify existing 647 tags, we also correctly flip 611 7 $2fast to 647 when appropriate! This added programming is part of every customer’s specifications that have asked for FAST processing. No action needed!
Examples of Updating Named Events in FAST Processing:
BEFORE: 611 27 $aHurricane Rita (2005)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01755320
AFTER: 647 7 $aHurricane Rita$d(2005)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01755320
BEFORE: 611 27 $aVietnam War (1961-1975)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01431664
AFTER: 647 7 $aVietnam War$d(1961-1975)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01431664
BEFORE: 611 27 $aOperation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01755778
AFTER 647 7 $aOperation Rolling Thunder$d(1965-1968)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01755778
Please feel free to contact us about FAST processing, or any other aspect of authorities processing at [email protected].
Written by Ligia Gomez, MLS
Tags: authorities processing, FAST, OCLC