RBMS Controlled Vocabularies: Genre Terms

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:: Purpose of work (Gathering term; do not assign)

::     SN: Gathering term; do not use; index under a narrower term.

::: Conditions of publication (Gathering term; do not assign)

:::     SN: Gathering term; do not use; index under a narrower term.

:: Ephemera

::     SN: Use for transient everyday items, usually printed on paper,
:: that are produced for a specific limited use and then often
:: thrown away.

: Advertisements

Prospectuses

    HN: 7/00 Scope note and narrower terms "Book prospectuses" and
"Company prospectuses" added.

    SN: Use for formal summaries of proposed commercial, literary,
or other ventures to solicit investment, purchase, or
participation.

. Book prospectuses

.     HN: 7/00 Term added.

.     SN: Use for printed descriptions or accounts, sometimes
. incorporating sample text or specimen pages, issued
. separately or as part of books or periodicals, to solicit
. subscription, purchase, or other patronage of forthcoming
. books.

. Company prospectuses

.     HN: 7/00 Term added.

.     SN: Use for formal summaries of proposed commercial ventures
. distributed to prospective investors or participants.

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