During the past year, the subcommittee focused on discussing terms to be included in the Types of Composition document. We also offered comments on the draft report of the PCC SCS Cross-Reference Task Group, including thoughts on the subcommittee's role in developing MLA recommendations for aspects of the subject requiring input from music catalogers. During our business meeting in New York, we welcomed David Sommerfield as the new Library of Congress liaison, replacing Joe Bartl, who has been an invaluable member of the subcommittee. Subcommittee members volunteered to work with the Subcommittee on Descriptive Cataloging on the Cross-Reference Task Group recommendations. D.C. Mickey Koth, custodian of the Types of Composition document, reported that changes for the past year totaled eight pages.
Some terms await assessment.
The subcommittee decided to undertake a project to check the citations that justify the designation of a term as distinctive or generic, and to take a straw poll to see whether MLA members favored splitting the document up into alphabetically-distinguished pages. He invited input from those present. The remainder of the meeting was an open forum. A wide-ranging discussion ensued with a healthy mix of opinions, questions, and opportunities for learning. Members leaving the Subcommittee after the New York meeting are Rebecca Dean and Mark Scharff.