New! FAST Headings Now Examined

Written by Joan on July 31, 2017. Posted in General

July 31, 2017

We have added the FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) vocabulary to the list of vocabularies we process in authorities processing!  For a few years now, FAST headings have been included in bib records without significant benefit. MARCIVE now offers review and maintenance of FAST headings as an automated service!

FAST is available as Linked Data, and MARCIVE can add the URIs to subfield $0 that link to the term at no additional cost with authorities processing.

There are a variety of ways we can handle FAST headings:

  1. Ignore them.
  2. Delete them.
  3. Force them to Library of Congress Subject Headings [LCSH 6XX_0] so they are processed as LCSH/LC-NAF.
  4. Match the FAST heading [6XX_7 $2fast] against LC.  Then flip the term and source coding if recognized, otherwise leave as FAST.
  5. Examine all FAST [6XX_7 $2fast] fields against the FAST database, and report out any changes, validations, or unrecognized FAST fields.
  6. We can supply URIs or control numbers to bib records in the subfield $0.  If a subfield $0 is already in the incoming field, we will make sure that it matches the associated authority record.  We can also ensure it is in the form requested  (such as a control number) and will be changed to a URI.  If the term is not recognized but a subfield $0 is already there, it will be retained.

This processing can be added to customer’s profiles at no additional cost!  If the library is interested in this service, please contact [email protected]

Written by Ligia Groff, MLS

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