Some of this information pertains only to the Library.Solution configuration utilized by libraries in the Baldwin County Library Cooperative (Alabama).
rev. 9/14/2007 back to cataloging documents
LIST OF GENRES (Tags 655 and 650)
This is a listing of the most commonly used genre headings by catalogers in our Cooperative. However this is only a partial listing of the headings available. Note that many headings can be used either in the 650 tag or the 655 tag. If the 655 tag is used, however, the source must be included in subfield 2.
lcsh = Library of Congress Subject Heading
gsafd = Guidelines on subject access to individual works of fiction, drama, etc.
650 _0 $aAdventure films.
655 _7 $aAdventure films.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aAdventure stories.
655 _7 $aAdventure stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aAnimated films.
650 _7 $aAutobiographical fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aAutobiographical fiction.
650 _0 $aBaseball films.
650 _0 $aBible films.
[film version of Bible stories]655 _7 $aBiographical fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aBiographical fiction.
650 _0 $aBiographical films.
[about the lives of real people]655 _7 $aBlack humor (Literature).$2gsafd
650 _0 $aBlack humor (Literature).
650 _0 $aChildren’s films.
655 _7 $aChildren’s stories.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aChildren’s stories.
655 _7 $aChristian fiction.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aChristian fiction.
650 _0 $aChristmas films.
655 _7 $aChristmas stories.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aChristmas stories.
650 _0 $aClay animation films.
650 _0 $aComedy films.
650 _0 $aDetective and mystery films.
650 _7 $aDetective and mystery stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aDetective and mystery stories.
655 _7 $aDiary fiction.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aDiary fiction.
655 _7 $aDomestic fiction.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aDomestic fiction.
650 _0 $aDracula films.
655 _7 $aEpic literature.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aEpic literature.
655 _7 $aErotic stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aErotic literature.
655 _7 $aFantasy fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aFantasy fiction.
650 _0 $aFantasy films.
650 _0 $aFeature films.
[Fiction films longer than 40 minutes]655 _7 $aFeature films.$2gsafd
655 _7 $aFilm adaptations.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aFootball films.
650 _0 $aFrankenstein films.
650 _0 $aGangster films.
650 _0 $aGodzilla films.
655 _7 $aHistorical fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aHistorical fiction.
650 _0 $aHistorical films.
655 _7 $aHorror fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aHorror tales.
650 _0 $aHorror films.
655 _7 $aHumorous stories.$2gsafd
650 _1 $aHumorous stories.
[Juvenile & YA ONLY]650 _0 $aJames Bond films.
655 _7 $aLegal stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aLegal stories.
650 _0 $aLone Ranger films.
655 _7 $aLove stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aLove stories.
650 _0 $aMartial arts films.
655 _7 $aMedical novels.$2gsafd
655 _7 $aMovie novels.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aMummy films.
650 _0 $aMusical films.
655 _7 $aMystery fiction.$2gsafd
650 _1 $aMystery and detective stories. [Juvenile & YA ONLY]
655 _7 $aOccult fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aOccult fiction.
650 _0 $aOur Gang films.
655 _7 $aPastoral fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aPastoral fiction.
655 _7 $aPsychological fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aPsychological fiction.
650 _0 $aPuppet films.
655 _7 $aRegency novels.$2gsafd
655 _7 $aReligious fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aReligious fiction.
650 _0 $aReligious films.
650 _0 $aRoad films. [Bob Hope films]
655 _7 $aRomantic suspense novels.$2gsafd
655 _7 $aScience fiction.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aScience fiction.
650 _0 $aScience fiction films.
655 _7 $aSea stories.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aSea stories.
650 _0 $aSherlock Holmes films.
650 _0 $aShort films.
650 _0 $aSilent films.
650 _0 $aSports films.
655 _7 $aSport stories.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aSport stories.
650 _0 $aSpy films.
655 _7 $aSpy stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aSpy stories.
655 _7 $aStar Wars fiction.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aStar Wars fiction.
655 _7 $aYoung adult fiction.$2lcsh
650 _0 $aYoung adult fiction.
650 _0 $aVariety shows (Television programs).
655 _7 $aWar stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aWar stories.
655 _7 $aWestern stories.$2gsafd
650 _0 $aWestern stories.
650 _0 $aWestern television programs.