Board books
Board books have cardboard pages containing mainly illustrations. Some may have lift-up flaps, different shapes, textures, etc.
It is important to properly identify these materials to prevent them from being merged with regular books in Symphony and for format assignment in Aspen.
020 9781680527810|q(Board book) 300 1 volume (unpaged) :|bcolor illustrations ;|c13 cm 500 On board pages. 655 _7 Board books.|2lcgft
Subject headings for board books and other children’s materials are required to have the LCSH + |vJuvenile fiction OR |vJuvenile literature.
For example:
650 _0 Dinosaurs|vJuvenile fiction.
OR
650 _0 Counting|vJuvenile literature.
Physical description of children’s materials
Children’s books vary greatly in size, texture, shape, etc., requiring the physical description of the item itself and accompanying materials to be more specific.
Examples:
500 On board pages in the shape of a bus. 500 On board pages which illustrates objects with different textures.
Big Books
It is also important to properly distinguish oversize books (those over 29 cm in height or 25 cm in width) to prevent incorrect merging in Symphony.
020 9781534457119|q(Oversize book) 300 1 volume (unpaged) :|bcolor illustrations ;|c50 cm 500 Oversize picture book. 650 _0 Oversize books.
Genre Headings
Some of the most common genre headings for children’s materials:
655 _7 Board books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Lift-the-flap books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Activity books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Alphabet books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Coloring books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Glow-in-the-dark books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Picture books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Pop-up books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Scented books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Sound books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Stories in rhyme.|2lcgft 655 _7 Textured books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Toy and movable books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Upside-down books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Wordless picture books.|2lcgft 655 _7 Instructional and educational works.|2lcgft
To search for subject headings and genre terms: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html
Select LC Subject Headings (LCSH) OR LC Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT) from the dropdown menu.