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| ====== Genre Taxonomy ====== | |
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| So this page is a mess right now, but it's just until we get the genre terms sorted, which should be a pretty quick process now that we have this forum set up. | |
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| List of things to do: | |
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| - <del>Sort out Fiction terms</del> | |
| - <del>Sort out Nonfiction terms</del> | |
| - <del>Sort out General terms</del> | |
| - <del>Add any additional terms we feel are necessary</del> | |
| - <del>Determine if we want to rename any clunky terms</del> | |
| - <del>Anything else that pops up</del> | |
| - <del>Update list in Drupal</del> | |
| - Fix page up and put in final form | |
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| ===== Step we are currently on: Fix page up and put in final form ====== | |
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| Process: Put your first initial under Use? if you think it should be a term we have in the taxonomy, Not Use? if it isn't needed, and Maybe if you aren't sure. | |
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| I put a small area at the bottom for notes/comments/questions for each of us at the bottom of the page. | |
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| The reason we may not just want to add all the terms is that when the terms are being assigned in Drupal, a drop down list of the taxonomy will appear as the Genre is being typed - if the taxonomy is smaller, than it is easier to get hits on the drop down terms. | |
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| These terms are from the Library of Congress prescribed Genre/Form terms, and from the Dewey Classification table + VPL To Go browsing list (for some of the nonfiction terms). The Genre PDF from Library of Congress is attached - it gives a brief explanation of what most of the terms mean and to what they should be applied, as well as what terms are contained within others (Narrower Terms), and which terms contain others (Broader Terms) | |
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| LoC Genre/Form PDF: {{:public:nnels:publishing:projects:cataloguing:loc_genre_form_terms.pdf|LoC Terms}} | |
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| ====Fiction Terms==== | |
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| ^ Fiction Terms ^ Notes ^ | |
| |**Action and adventure fiction** | | |
| |**Alternative histories (Fiction)**|Fiction in which the plot or setting assumes an alternative outcome of an historical event.| | |
| |**Apocalyptic fiction** |Fiction set in a world or civilization after a catastrophic event (e.g., nuclear war, an alien\\ invasion), sometimes also including the period immediately preceding the event.| | |
| |**Autobiographical fiction** |Fiction that is based on events in the author's life but employs fictional characters intermixed\\ with fictional events. Not to be confused with Fictional autobiographies.| | |
| |**Bildungsromans** |Fiction depicting the development of a character from youth to adulthood (coming of age stories.| | |
| |**Biographical fiction** |Fiction that depicts the lives of real people interspersed with fictional characters and events.\\ Not to be confused with Historical fiction, which may include characters based on real people.| | |
| |**Choose-your-own stories** |Fiction in which the reader chooses from a number of possible options for developing the story.| | |
| |**Classic fiction** |Can be used with other terms to denote its status as a classic in the genre.| | |
| |**Comics (Graphic works)** |Narrative works that employ sequential art, and often prose, to tell the story. Use for fiction.\\ Includes graphic novels, comics, and comic strips.| | |
| |**Detective and mystery fiction** | | |
| |**Diary fiction** |Fiction written in diary form.| | |
| |**Domestic fiction** |Works of fiction that features home and family life.| | |
| |**Dystopian fiction** |Fiction set in an uncertain future, in a society ruled by an ineffectual, corrupt, or oppressive\\ regime or by aliens, robots, etc.| | |
| |**Epic fiction** |Fiction depicting action on a broad scale and often characterized by grandiose treatment of\\ individual and/or national destiny. Use for epic classics.| | |
| |**Epistolary fiction** |Fiction written wholly or partially in the form of letters, telegrams, electronic mail messages, instant\\ messages, etc.| | |
| |**Erotic fiction** | | |
| |**Fantasy fiction** |Fiction in which magic and extraordinary characters are integral to the story. Used differently\\ than Magic realist fiction.| | |
| |**Fictional autobiographies** |Works that present themselves as autobiographies but whose narrators and events are fictional.| | |
| |**Folk tales** |Short narratives of uncertain origin that are based on oral tradition. Used here as a catch-all for\\ fairy tales and fables (mostly for juvenile material), and urban legends.| | |
| |**Gothic fiction** |Fiction that depicts gloomy and antiquated settings, characters that are haunted by secrets and\\ unresolved conflicts, psychological and physical terror, and elements of the supernatural.| | |
| |**Historical fiction** |Fiction set during a recognizable time prior to the time in which they were written.| | |
| |**Horror fiction** |Fiction that is intended to shock or frighten by inducing feelings of revulsion, terror, or loathing.| | |
| |**Humorous fiction** |Broad term that can be used alone or attached to another term, for example Detective and mystery\\ fiction.| | |
| |**Legal fiction (Literature)** |Fiction that features the practice of law.| | |
| |**Literature** |Fictional works that are not considered genre fiction. Collections of literary works that are\\ composed of multiple genres and/or forms to which more specific headings such as Lyric\\ poetry or Science fiction cannot be applied.| | |
| |**Magic realist fiction** |Modern fiction in which fantastic or mythical elements are included in a narrative that is\\ otherwise realistic.| | |
| |**Martial arts fiction** | | |
| |**Medical fiction** |Fiction that features medical personnel and the practice of medicine.| | |
| |**Mythological fiction** |Fiction that incorporates classical myths into fictional narratives.| | |
| |**Paranormal fiction** |Fiction that features human characters that are often involved in the occult, witchcraft, spiritualism,\\ psychic phenomena, voodoo, etc., interacting with supernatural beings.| | |
| |**Pastoral fiction** |Fiction with rural settings that idealize rustic, rural, or small-town life.| | |
| |**Picture books** |Use for juvenile picture books.| | |
| |**Political fiction** |Fiction that features the political milieu.| | |
| |**Psychological fiction** |Fiction in which the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of the characters are of equal or greater\\ interest than the external action of the narrative.| | |
| |**Religious fiction** | | |
| |**Road fiction** |Fiction in which a life-changing journey is a central part of the action.| | |
| |**Romance fiction** |Fiction that primarily depicts romantic love.| | |
| |**Science fiction** |Fiction that depicts imagined scientific or technological advances (e.g., time travel, artificial\\ intelligence) and their impact on society. Broad term that can have a narrower term applied with it,\\ for example Dystopian fiction.| | |
| |**Sea fiction** |Fiction that depicts a heroic main character on the open sea and whose plot progressively strips away\\ the norms of land-based society.| | |
| |**Short stories** | | |
| |**Sports fiction** | | |
| |**Spy fiction** | | |
| |**Thrillers (Fiction)** |Fiction in which the reader is kept on tenterhooks by plots that feature a build-up of suspense,\\ tension, uncertainty, menace, and anxiety.| | |
| |**Urban fiction** |Fiction that features African Americans in inner cities and that generally includes explicit\\ profanity, sex, and violence. | |
| |**War fiction** |Fiction that features military conflicts.| | |
| |**Western fiction** |Fiction that features the American West during the period of westward expansion.| | |
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| ===Fiction terms that can be added as needed=== | |
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| ^ Unused Fiction Terms ^ Notes ^ | |
| |Bible fiction |Imaginative fiction in which characters and settings are taken from the Bible.| | |
| |Confessional fiction |Fiction in which the main character makes a first-person confession to crimes, transgressions, or sins.| | |
| |Dialect fiction |Works of fiction that incorporate the speech patterns of a particular region or social group.| | |
| |Didactic fiction |Fiction that is intended to be instructional.| | |
| |Fan fiction |Fiction that incorporates characters and/or settings of books, television programs, etc., of which the authors\\ are fans. | |
| |Frame stories |Stories that contain other stories.| | |
| |Hypertext fiction |Fiction that relies on hypertext links to allow the reader to create the work's structure interactively.| | |
| |Mathematical fiction |Fiction that features mathematics and mathematicians. | |
| |Noir fiction |Fiction that features violence and treachery and a lack of distinction between criminals and heroes. Used\\ with Detective and mystery fiction. | |
| |Nonsense fiction |Fiction that emphasizes playful wordplay and rhythm instead of meaning and emotional involvement.| | |
| |Novellas | | |
| |Novelle |Short fictional narratives popular during the Renaissance that generally featured ordinary townspeople in\\ realistic settings and were often gathered together in collections unified by a frame tale.| | |
| |Novels | | |
| |Philosophical fiction |Fiction that emphasizes philosophical propositions.| | |
| |Picaresque fiction |Fiction that consists of episodic narratives that describe the adventures of a resourceful rogue.| | |
| |Robinsonades |Fiction about survival without the aid of civilization, frequently on a deserted island after a shipwreck\\ or marooning. | |
| |Romans à clef |Fiction in which real persons, places, or events are depicted under invented names.| | |
| |Samurai fiction |Fiction that features samurai and is usually set in the Tokugawa period of Japanese history.| | |
| |Scar literature |Chinese fiction of the late 1970s and early 1980s that focuses on the physical and mental suffering that\\ occurred during the Cultural Revolution.| | |
| |Serialized fiction |Fiction published as successive installments in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical.| | |
| |Stories in rhyme |Short fictional works written in rhymed text.| | |
| |Utopian fiction |Fiction that depicts an ideal society.| | |
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| ====Nonfiction Terms==== | |
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| ^ Nonfiction Terms ^ Notes ^ | |
| |**Anecdotes** |Short humorous stories.| | |
| |**Art and architecture** |Nonfiction about architecture and buildings, and art including painting, sculpture, crafts,\\ etc., and photography.| | |
| |**Autobiographies** |Can be used with another term to further describe the type of biography, for example Science.\\ Always combine with Biographies, so that Autobiographies will be included in\\ Biographies searches.| | |
| |**Biographies** |Can be used with another term to further describe the type of biography, for example Science.| | |
| |**Body, mind and spirit** |This is the paranormal catch-all (Wicca, aliens, reincarnation, crystals, etc.| | |
| |**Business and economics** | | |
| |**Computer science** | | |
| |**Cookbooks** | | |
| |**Creative nonfiction** |Prose works that use literary styles and techniques to present factually accurate narratives\\ in a compelling manner. Can be used with another term to describe materials that play\\ with the conventions of regular form, for example Cookbooks to describe a literary cookbook.| | |
| |**Discursive works** |Orations or verbal or written exchanges. Catch-all for speeches, interviews, debates, etc.| | |
| |**Essays** | | |
| |**Film, television and performing arts**|Nonfiction about film, television and theatre production, as well as those involved (actors,\\ directors, etc).| | |
| |**Food and drink** |Nonfiction about food and drink, but not cookbooks.| | |
| |**Gardening** | | |
| |**Guidebooks** |Nonfiction intended for travelers that provide information about a particular geographical\\ location, often including descriptions of lodgings, restaurants, and places of interest.| | |
| |**History** | | |
| |**Humor** |Comical works intended to provoke laughter and provide amusement.| | |
| |**Illustrated works** |Nonfiction which __primarily__ consists of pictures, for example photography collections, and art\\ books. Not used for comics.| | |
| |**Informational works** |Works whose main purpose is to record and convey factual information. Catch-all for fact\\ books, reference works, reports, etc.| | |
| |**Instructional and educational works**|Works whose main purpose is to convey knowledge, attitudes, and/or skills.| | |
| |**Language learning** |Materials for learning languages, including foreign and English.| | |
| |**Law materials** |Broad catch-all for law materials.| | |
| |**Medicine, health and fitness** | | |
| |**Music** |Non-fiction about music, musicians, etc.| | |
| |**Myths** |Traditional stories that ostensibly explain natural phenomena, beliefs, or practices, and are\\ frequently associated with religious rites and beliefs.| | |
| |**Nonfiction comics** |Comics that are intended to be educational or informational or that present facts or true\\ accounts.| | |
| |**Pets** | | |
| |**Philosophy** | | |
| |**Political science** |Nonfiction about politics.| | |
| |**Psychology** | | |
| |**Puzzles and games** |Nonfiction about board games, card games, etc., and riddles, tongue twisters, mazes, math\\ puzzles, video games, etc.| | |
| |**Religion and spirituality** | | |
| |**Science** | | |
| |**Self-help publications** |Self-help and self improvement books.| | |
| |**Serial publications** |Resources issued in successive parts, generally with no predetermined conclusion, usually\\ bearing numerical and/or chronological designations.| | |
| |**Social science** | | |
| |**Sports and recreation** |Nonfiction about sports and recreational games including pool, darts, etc.| | |
| |**Travel writing** |Nonfiction travel writing, often presented in narrative form or as memoirs, focusing either\\ on specific destinations or on the journeys themselves.| | |
| |**True adventure stories** |Nonfiction accounts of exciting and/or dangerous pursuits or situations.| | |
| |**True crime stories** |Nonfiction crime narratives that are written in a novelistic style for popular audiences.| | |
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| ===Nonfiction terms that can be added as needed=== | |
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| ^ Unused Nonfiction Terms ^ Notes ^ | |
| |Academic theses | | |
| |Family and relationships |Self-help publications should capture this material.| | |
| |Geography |Most material here can probably be covered by Travel writing, Guidebooks, and History.| | |
| |**Nature** |Nonfiction about animals, plants and nature in general that does not fall under Science.| | |
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| ====General Terms==== | |
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| ^ General Terms ^ Notes ^ | |
| |**Canadian fiction** | | |
| |**Canadian nonfiction** | | |
| |**Canadian poetry** | | |
| |**Canadian drama** | | |
| |**Drama** |Use for plays, scripts, and theatrical works.| | |
| |**French language materials**|Fiction and nonfiction in French.| | |
| |**Indigenous materials** |Fiction and nonfiction by, for, or about indigenous people.| | |
| |**Juvenile fiction** | | |
| |**Juvenile nonfiction** | | |
| |**Juvenile poetry** | | |
| |**Poetry** | | |
| |**Young adult fiction** | | |
| |**Young adult nonfiction** | | |
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| Any notes/questions you may have: | |
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| === Rob === | |
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| This area for discussion | |
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| Any terms we don't add to the taxonomy now can always be added later if they are needed. | |
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| I took Autobiographical fiction and Biographical fiction out of the taxonomy list - they refer to Biographies that include fictional elements (ie: characters), so it they may need to be added in future if we come across them. | |
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| Fiction Autobiographies are autobiographies of fictional characters (ie: a dog), which I am keeping because examples of these are already in the collection. | |
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| Added Juvenile poetry. | |
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| Combined Sports and Recreation with Puzzles and games to make: Sports, games and recreation. Coming across video game books (ie: Minecraft manuals) was the impetus. It hews more closely to the Dewey 790 range this way. | |
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| Backtracked... resplit to Sports and recreation and Puzzles and games. There are seems to be a fair amount of juvenile riddles and tongue twisters that muddle up the sports books. | |
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| Added performing arts to Film and television. It makes sense as all 3 are broadly speaking performing arts. | |
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| I'll leave it to the two of you to determine what Genre terms to retain :) | |
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| I noticed "Canadian poetry" wasn't chosen as a Genre term. Just wondering why that is? | |
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| (Rob) - Originally I had planned to have a blanket term for Canadian material, which would have made it easy to encapsulate it using the 2 terms Poetry and Canadian. But in the end, we decided to use Canadian fiction and Canadian nonfiction. I guess poetry doesn't really fit into either of those, so I can add the term. | |
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