Re: [libdb-develop] W "Forms" and the use of matching "Roles"

[Bruce D'A. <bd...@fa...>]

On Jul 22, 2004, at 10:59 PM, Morbus Iff wrote:

> The question: has anyone standardized on a set list of "form" types?

I'm pretty sure "form" here is equivalent to "genre" in MARC/MODS 
(indeed, "form" strikes as a little strange here; see below).  If yes, 
then your answer is both yes and no.

In MODS, there is an authority attribute for stuff like genre terms. 
This basically says, look to controlled list x.  Because such lists are 
community-specific, there can be no final all-encompassing list.  The 
LoC has a genre term list that you can use as a start, though it's 
obviously more oriented towards books and such.

	http://www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/genre/genrelist.html

You might see if there's a similar genre term list (for MARC, I guess) 
that cover movies.

Note, though, there's another list for "form", which is the physical 
form:

	http://www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/form/formlist.html

Bruce