Date:         Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:42:17 -0500
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From:         "Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: mads second preliminary draft - dec. 17
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> So do we need both "topic" and "subject" now? Does anyone see potential
> confusion with MODS since "subject" in MODS means any field used as a
> subject (including name and title)?

Rebecca has pointed out to me that we shouldn't be calling this new
descriptor "subject" but rather something (I'm not sure what yet) more
"descriptive".   --Ray