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Subject Cataloging: Special Topics, Materials, Subdivisions, Etc.

  • Last Updated: July 25, 2023
  • Published: November 12, 2021

Environmental Impact Statements

Environmental impact statements and related publications should include subject headings which focus on the environmental aspects of a specific topic or topics.  The headings "Environmental impact statements" and "Environmental impact analysis" should only be used for works that discuss the methodology of the preparation of environmental impact statements.

Legal Topics

Publications which discuss proposed legislation or existing laws should include legal subject headings. These headings include subdivisions such as "Law and legislation" or "Legal status, laws, etc."They also include headings that are inherently legal, such as "Torts", "Criminals", and "Human rights." If a publication discusses a specific law, the established title for the law may be included as a subject entry.

If a publication discusses the implementation of a specific law or laws (i.e. the process by which a government agency insures that a law is enforced), a subject or subdivision that reflects government policy should be included, rather than legal headings. These headings include such headings as "Medical policy", "Forest policy,"and the subdivision "Government policy". If a publication discusses implementation of a specific law, the established title for the law may be included as a subject entry.

Legal subject headings may usually be subdivided geographically. If a work discusses the legal aspects of a topic in a specific place, the legal subject heading should be subdivided by the place, even if the law or laws discussed are enacted by a larger jurisdiction (i.e. a Federal law that that is enforced in a specific region, state, or city).

Research

The subdivision "Research" is used under subjects for works that discuss the proposals, finance, goals, etc., of research on those subjects. It is not used under corporate body names for discussions of research conducted by those corporate bodies. However, the subdivision "Research" may be entered under a corporate body for works that discuss research about the body, such as history, organization, etc.

 

Cataloging Guidelines:

  • GPO Cataloging Guidelines: Introduction
    • Cataloging/Metadata Policy-making Process
      • Cataloging Policy and Documentation Committee (CPDC)
      • GPO Cataloging Guidelines Review and Revision Processes
    • GPO Cataloging Guidelines: Organization and Structure
      • Examples
    • List of Standards
      • Bibliographic
      • Classification
      • Other Metadata Schemes
    • Other
      • Cooperative Associations
      • Questions
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Overview
    • Sources
    • Authoritative Status of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
      • GPO Records in OCLC and Record Maintenance
    • Scope of Cataloging
    • Cataloging for Title 44 Programs
      • Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
      • FDLP Distribution Unknown
      • Cataloging & Indexing Program (C&I) 
    • Cataloging Priorities
      • Higher Priority Resources
      • Lower Priority Resources
    • Use of Surrogates for PCC Authentication
      • 300 - Physical Description
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
    • Cataloging/Metadata Encoding Levels Policies
      • 1.0 Purpose
      • 2.0 Background and Related Documents
      • 3.0 Guidelines and Standards Consulted
      • 4.0 Coordination with Collection Development Procedures
      • 5.0 General Principles
    • Treatment Decisions for Collections and Analytics
      • Factors to consider for the treatment decision
    • Separate Record Policy
      • Current Policy: Separate-Record Approach
      • Previous Policy: Single-Record Approach
      • Policy Changes and Catalog Maintenance
      • Background
      • Procedures
      • Exceptions
    • Original Cataloging
    • Copy Cataloging
      • Selecting Records for Copy Cataloging
      • Adapting Records
      • Replacing and Exporting Records
    • GPO Sales Program Information
      • Original Cataloging for Sales Program
      • Copy Cataloging for Sales Program
    • Authority Records
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: General Policies
    • Distinguishing Works and Expressions with Identical Authorized Access Points
      • Chronological Editions
      • Language Editions
      • Punctuation in the title proper
      • Use of Part Titles
      • Use of Other Title Information
      • Title Layout on Publication
      • Use of Project Name
      • Colon in Title Proper
    • Relationship Designators (Relator Terms)
    • Different Language Editions
    • Location (Source) of Names and Other Elements Recorded in the Resource Cataloged
      • Statements of Responsibility
      • Technical Report Documentation Page
      • Programs and Projects
    • Adding Authorized Access Points - What to Trace
      • Authorized Access Points in Bibliographic Records
      • Limitations on Names Used as Descriptive Authorized Access Points in the Resource Cataloged
      • Authorized Access Points in Adapted OCLC Records (Copy Cataloging)
      • New GPO Records Created by Cloning Existing Records
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: General MARC Field Policies
    • Formats, Modes of Issuance, Etc
    • Punctuation
      • PCC Policy on ISBD Punctuation
    • Transcription
    • Fixed Fields
      • ELvl - Encoding Level
      • PCC Level
      • I Level
      • 007 - Physical Description Fixed Field 
    • Variable Fields
      • 007 
      • 037 - Source of Acquisition
      • 040 - Cataloging Source
      • 041 - Language Code
      • 050 - Library of Congress (LC); 060 - National Library of Medicine (NLM); 070 - National Agricultural Library (NAL); 082 - Dewey Decimal Classification and Call Number
      • 100/600/700 - Personal Name Access Points
      • 100 - Principal Creator – Personal Name
      • 110/111 - Principal Creator - Corporate/Meeting Name
      • 130/240 - Unique Title for Work or Expression
      • 130 - Unique Title for Work or Expression - No Principal Creator Present
      • 240 - Unique Title for Work or Expression - Principal Creator Present
      • 245 - Title Statement and 246 - Varying Form of Title
      • 245 ‡c - Statement of Responsibility (SOR)
      • 246 - Varying Form of Title
      • 250 - Edition Statement
      • 264 (260 in adapted records) - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
      • 300 - Physical Description
      • 336 - Content Type, 337 - Media Type, 338 - Carrier Type
      • 490 - Series Statement Field
      • 500, 588 - Title Source, Source of Description Notes
      • 500 - General Note
      • 536 - Funding Information Note
      • 546 - Language Note
      • 6XX - Subject Access Fields
      • 600 - Personal Name Subject
      • 700 - Personal Name Associated with a Work
      • 710/711 - Corporate/Meeting Name Associated with a Work
      • 76X to 78X - Linking Entries
      • 776 - Additional Physical Form Entry
      • 856 - Electronic Location and Access – Historic URLs
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: 074 GPO Item Number
    • Multiparts
    • Item Number Corrections
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: 086 SuDoc Number
    • Sources to Consult
    • Background and General Instructions
    • Multiparts
    • Serials and Integrating Resources
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: 856 Field
    • History
      • PURL Addresses
      • PURL Identifiers
    • PURL Creation and Access
      • Single Part Monographs
      • Multi-Part Monographs and eBooks
      • Continuing Resources
      • Serials
      • Integrating Resources (IR)
      • Live IR
      • Ceased IR
    • Formulating the 856 Electronic Location and Access Field
      • Order of Multiple 856 MARC Fields
      • PURL(s) – 856 40
      • Historic URL – 856 4_
      • Related Resource – 856 42
      • Public Notes – Subfield z
      • Materials Specified Note – Subfield 3
      • Access Status – Subfield 7
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Monographs
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Fixed Fields
      • DtSt: Type of Date/Publication Status
    • Variable Fields
      • 020 – ISBN
      • 037 – Source of Acquisition
      • 088 - Report Numbers
      • 245 ǂc - Statement of Responsibility
      • 250 - Edition Statement
      • 300 - Physical Description
      • 500 - General Note
      • 505 - Formatted Contents Note
      • 520 - Summary, etc.
      • 536 - Funding Information Note
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
    • Related Works and Expressions
      • GPO Guidelines to Consult
      • Other Resources to Consult
      • Related Works and Expressions - Overview
      • Frequently Revised Monographs
      • Language Editions and Translations
      • Revised Editions
      • Summaries
      • Other Relationships and MARC 787
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Serials
    • Sources to Consult
    • General Policies, Procedures, and Practices
      • Definition of Serial
      • Cataloging Decision: Monograph vs. Serial and Frequency of Issuance
      • Numbering - Exceptions to the RDA Principle of Transcription, or “Take What You See”
      • Notification of Cataloging Updates via WebTech Notes
      • Notification of LSCM’s Office of Archival Management (OAM) for Serials Harvesting
      • Updating Collections of Serials
    • MARC Fields
      • Leader /17 (Encoding Level) and 042
      • 010 - Library of Congress Control Number
      • 022 - ISSN
      • 050 - Library of Congress Call Number
      • 060 - National Library of Medicine Call Number
      • 070 - National Agricultural Library Call Number
      • 074 - Item Number
      • 082 - Dewey Decimal Classification Number
      • 086 - SuDoc Number
      • 246 - Varying Form of Title
      • 264 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
      • 300 - Physical Description (300 |a )
      • 362, 588, and Any Field Where Designation is Represented
      • 362 - Beginning and/or ending numbering/dates of publication
      • 362 - Determination of Cessation of a Serial When Response from the Publishing Agency is Lacking
      • 500 - Distribution Note
      • 515 - Numbering Peculiarities Note
      • 538 - System Details Note
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
      • 76X--78X - Linking Entry Fields
      • 776 - Additional Physical Form
      • Other Considerations for Linking Entry Fields: Parallel Formats & Works Not Described in Bibliographic Records
      • 856 - Electronic Location and Access
      • Single-record vs. Separate-Record Approach and PURLs
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Integrating Resources: General MARC Field Policies
    • 022 - ISSN
    • 086 - Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Stem
      • Classification of Ceased Integrating Resources Being Cataloged for the First Time by GPO
    • 130/240 - Additions to authorized access points representing works
    • 245 - Title
      • Other title information (ǂb)
      • Statement of responsibility (ǂc)
    • 300 – Physical Description
    • 5XX - Notes
      • Order of 5XX notes
      • 588 - Description based on (DBO)/source of title proper note
      • Digital Collections
    • 760-787 – Linking Relationships
      • 773 - Host Item Entry
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Integrating Resources: FDLP Web Archive Resources
    • Overview
    • For more information
    • MARC Fields
      • ELvl/Srce
      • 040 – Cataloging Source
      • 074/086 - Item Number/Government Document Classification Number
      • 130/240 – Main Entry/Uniform title
      • 246 – Varying Form of Title
      • 247 – Former Title
      • 250 – Edition Statement
      • 264 – Publication/Distribution Statement
      •  336 – Content Type
      • 500 – General Notes
      • 520 – Abstract
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
      • 710 – Added Entry – Corporate Body
      • 773 – Host Item Entry
      •  775 – Other Edition Entry
      • 856 – Electronic Location & Access
      • 955 – Local Note
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Selective Registration for ISSN Assignments
      • ISSN Program – General Information
      • ISSN Assignments
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Appendix A: Bibliographic File Maintenance
    • Deletion of Records from the CONSER Database
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Appendix B: Where to find certain CONSER procedures
    • Where to find certain CONSER procedures
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Appendix C: Holding and Item Record Guidance
    • Holdings records for serials
      • General Information
      • Holdings Record Policies:
      • Summary Holdings Statements for Serials & IRs
      • Formatting summary holdings statements
      • Holdings Record Resources
    • Item records for serials
      • General Information
      • Item Record Resources
    • Subscription records
      • General information
      • Subscription record resources
    • Prediction patterns
      • General information
      • Prediction Patterns for Regular Serials
      • Prediction Pattern Resources
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Congressional Publications
    • Overview
      • Formats
    • Mode of Issuance - Hearings
    • Encoding Level and PCC Authentication
      • 086 – Superintendent of Documents Classification Number
    • 088 - Report Number (House Hearings)
      • Serial Numbers with Committee Designations
      • Serial Numbers without Committee Designations
      • Serial Numbers without Any Designations
    • 1XX – Principal Creator
      • Documents
      • Hearings
      • Prints
      • Reports
    • Other Types of Publications
      • Joint Committee on Taxation
      • 130/240- Unique Title for Work
      • Hearings
      • Reports
    • 245 ǂa – Title Statement
    • 245 ǂb – Remainder of Title
    • 246 - Varying Form of Title
    • 264 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
    • 300 ǂb – Other Physical Details
    • 500 – Serial Number Note
    • 500 – Shipping List Note
    • 504 – Bibliography, etc. Note
    • 505 – Formatted Contents Note
    • Star Prints
      • 086 – SuDoc Number
      • 250 – Edition Statement
      • 500 – General Note
    • Addendum/Addenda
      • 086 – SuDoc Number
      • 300 ǂe – Accompanying Material
      • 500 – General Note
      • 856 – PURL
    • Erratum/Errata
      • 086 – SuDoc Number
      • 300 ǂe – Accompanying Material
      • 500 – General Note
      • 856 – PURL
    • Multipart Monographs
      • 500 – General Note
      • 710 – Corporate Name Associated with a Work
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Public and Private Laws
    • Public Laws
    • Private Laws
    • Instructions
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Treaties
    • 074- Item Number
    • 086- SuDoc Number
    • 490 and 830- Series
    • 546 and 041- Language
    • Senate Treaty Document Series (Y 1.1/4:)
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Audiovisual Resources
    • Scope of the Format Visual Resources
    • Definitions of Types of Visual Resources
    • Bibliographic Treatment in the CGP
      • Analytics of Videos
      • Collections of Videos
      • Analytics of Still Images
      • Collections of Still Images
    • MARC Fields for Visual Resources
      • 245
      • 300- Physical Description
      • 655- Genre/Form Terms
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Braille
    • Braille Publications Treated as Serials
    • PCC Authentication
    • Authorized Access Point
    • Edition Statement
    • Language Note
    • Other Edition Entry
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Brochures and Recreation/Visitor Guides
    • Serials-of-Convenience Treatment
    • Map Treatment
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Cartographic Materials
    • Background and Sources Consulted
    • Brochures and Visitor Guides Treated as Maps
    • BLM Surface/Mineral Management Maps
    • Serial Treatment
    • Encoding Level
    • 086 - SuDoc Number
    • 1XX - Principal Creator
    • 130/240 - Unique Title for Work
    • 245 - Title Statement
    • 255 - Cartographic Mathematical Data
    • 300 - Physical Description
    • 500 - Notes
    • 655 - Genre/Form Term
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Computer Files
    • Procedures to Convert Type "M" (Computer File) Records to Type "A" (Language Material) Records
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: eBooks
    • Overview
    • Disposition of eBooks on CD-ROM
    • MARC Fields
      • 020 – International Standard Book Number
      • 347 – Digital file characteristics
      • 856 – Electronic location and access
      • 955 – Local GPO notes
      • Non-Distributed eBooks
    • Resources to Consult
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Microfiche
    • Current RDA Policies and MARC Fields (February 2015- )
      • Alterations to the Paper Publication
    • MARC Fields
      • Fixed field
      • 007- Physical Description Fixed Field 
      • 074- Item Number 
      • 264- Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
      • 300- Physical Description
      • 336- Content Type
      • 337- Media Type
      • 338- Carrier Type
      • 500- General Notes
      • 776- Additional Physical Form Entry
    • Overview of Previous Microfiche Policies
      • Early RDA (April 2013-February 2015) 
      • AACR2/LCRI (through March 2013) 
    • Current Procedures for Re-Cataloging Microfiche That Were Previously Described in a Record Utilizing the Single Record Approach
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Technical Reports
    • Identification of Technical Reports
      • Former Practice
      • Current Practice
    • Monograph or Serial
    • Sources of Information
    • Cataloging Instructions
      • Fixed Fields
      • Variable Fields
    • References
  • Name Authorities: Policy Overview
    • Sources
    • General Policies
    • Working with Existing Authority Records
      • Non-RDA Authority Records
      • Hybrid Authority Records
    • Personal Names
      • Updating Existing Personal NARs
      • Creating New Personal NARs
    • Corporate/Conference Names
      • Updating Existing Corporate NARs
      • Creating New Corporate NARs
      • Conferences
      • Programs and Projects
      • Corporate Names for Parks, Forests, Preserves, etc.
    • Works and Expressions
    • Multipart (Collective) Titles
      • Series
      • Series-Like Phrases
    • Places (Jurisdictional Geographic Names)
  • Name Authorities: RDA, General Policies
    • Field Specific Guidelines
      • ǂu and ǂv in the 046 and 3XX optional fields
      • Source of Information: 670 vs. ǂv in the 046 and 3XX optional fields
      • 046 – Special Coded Dates
      • ǂ2 – Source of Term
      • ǂs (start date or start period) and ǂt (end date or end period)
      • 336 - Content Type
      • 368 - Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body
      • 370 - Associated Place
      • 371 Address
      • 372 - Field of Activity
      • 373 - Associated Group
      • 377 - Associated Language
      • 4XX - See From Tracing
      • 5XX - See Also From Tracings
      • 670 - Source Data Found
      • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data
  • Name Authorities: General Procedures
    • Optional Fields
    • Research in OCLC
      • Personal Names
      • Corporate/Conference Names
    • How Much Research Should Be Performed … ?
    • When to Consult Additional Sources
    • Tips for contacting agencies
    • How to Recode an Existing NAR from AACR2 to RDA
  • Name Authorities: General Field Specific Guidelines
    • 043 - Geographic Area Code
    • 1XX and 4XX
    • 4XX – See From Tracing
    • 5XX – See Also From Tracings
    • 670 - Source Data Found
    • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data
    • 781 - Subdivision Linking Entry-Geographic Subdivision
  • Name Authorities: 67X Citation Fields
    • 670 - Source Data Found
      • General Guidance
      • Citing Specific Types of Resources
    • 672 - Title Related to the Entity
    • 675 - Source Data Not Found
  • Name Authorities: Personal Names
    • Procedure for ECIP
    • Procedure for CRS Reports
    • General Instructions
    • 046 – Special Coded Dates (RDA 9.3)
      • ǂs and ǂt in the 046 and 3XX optional fields
    • 100 – Authorized Access Point
      • ǂq – Fuller Form of Name
      • ǂd – Birth and/or Death Date
      • ǂc - Titles and Other Words (Professions) Associated with a Name
    • 368 - Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body
    • 370 - Associated Place (RDA 9.8-9.11)
    • 371 - Address (RDA 9.12)
    • 372 – Field of Activity (RDA 9.15)
    • 373 – Associated Group (RDA 9.13: Affiliation)
    • 374 – Profession or Occupation (RDA 9.16)
    • 375 – Gender (RDA 9.7)
    • 377 - Language (RDA 9.14)
    • 378 – Fuller Form of Name (RDA 9.5)
    • 400 - See From Tracing - Personal Name
    • 510 - Related Corporate Body
    • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data (RDA 9.17)
  • Name Authorities: Corporate Names
    • Notes
    • Sources to Consult
    • Before You Begin
    • MARC Fields
      • 110 - Corporate Name (11.2.2, 11.13.1)
      • 111 - Meeting Name (11.2.2, 11.13.1)
      • 368 - Other Attributes of Corporate Body: ǂa Type of Corporate Body (11.7.1.4)
      • 370 - Associated Place (11.3)
      • 372 - Field of Activity (11.10)
      • 373 - Associated Group (11.5)
      • 410/411 - See From Tracing (11.2.3, 11.13.2)
      • 410 - See From Tracing - Corporate Name (11.2.3, 11.13.2)
      • 411 - See From Tracing - Meeting Name (11.2.3, 11.13.2 )
      • 510/511 – See Also From Tracing (Related Corporate/Conference Name) (Chapter 32)
      • 510 - See Also From Tracing - Corporate Name (Chapter 32)
      • 667 - Nonpublic General Note
      • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data (11.11)
  • Name Authorities: Places
    • 043 - Geographic Area Code
    • 451 - See From Tracing 
    • 670 - Source Data Found
    • 781 - Subdivision Linking Entry-Geographic Subdivision
  • Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: General
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Chapter Scope
    • Works vs. Expressions
    • What to Establish in the Authority File
    • Transcription
      • Capitalization
      • Punctuation
      • Initial Articles
    • Name/Title Access Points
    • MARC Fields
      • Access Points
      • 046 - Special Coded Dates
      • 336 – Content Type
      • 370 – Associated Place
      • 377 – Associated Language
      • 380 – Form of Work
      • 4XX – Variant Access Points
      • 667 – Nonpublic General Note
      • EXEMPLARS
  • Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Public Laws
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Chapter Scope
    • Note on Past Practices
    • What to Establish in the Authority File
    • Tips
    • Authorized Access Points of Public Laws
    • Preferred Titles of Public Laws
      • Citation Title vs. Formal Title
    • Capitalization
    • “Embedded” Laws
    • MARC Fields
      • 046 – Special Coded Dates
      • 110 – Heading-Corporate Name
      • 380 – Form of Work
      • 410 - See From Tracing-Corporate Name
      • 670 – Source Data Found
  • Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Treaties
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Chapter Scope
    • Note on Past Practices
    • Works vs. Expressions
    • What to Establish in the Authority File
    • Capitalization
    • Preferred Titles for Treaties
    • Authorized Access Points for Treaties
    • Authorized Access Points for Protocols
    • Dates of Treaties and Protocols
    • When to Recode pre-RDA Treaty NARs to RDA
    • MARC Fields for Treaties and Protocols
      • 046 – Special Coded Dates
      • 370 – Associated Place
      • 380 - Form of Work
      • 4XX – Variant Access Points
    • Examples
  • Name Authorities: AACR2, Corporate Bodies
    • Auth status - 008/33
    • 110 - Corporate Name
    • 111 - Meeting Name
    • 410/411 - Variant Name
    • 5XX - See Also From Tracings
    • 670 - Source Data Found
  • Subject Cataloging: General Policies
    • Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
    • NASA Thesaurus Terms as Subject Headings
      • Assigning NASA Terms
      • General Policies and Procedures
    • MESH, NAL, and Other Non-LC Subject Headings
    • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT)
      • Adding General LCGFT to Bibliographic Records
      • Background Resources for LCGFT
      • Adding LCGFT to Cartographic Records
      • Adding LCGFT to Audiovisual Records
  • Subject Cataloging: Subject Heading Proposals, Background and Tips
    • Tips and Instructions
      • Internet Research
      • Subject Headings Manual (SHM)
      • Searching Minaret
      • Additional Minaret (Class Web) Tips
      • Scope Notes
      • Use of the Dictionary
      • Use of Wikipedia
      • Use of LCSH as a Thesaurus
    • References  
      • Class Web or Minaret
      • SACO Resources
      • SHM (Subject Headings Manual)
      • Print Resources
      • Resources for Geographic Proposals
      • Geographic Print Resources
    • Examples of GPO Subject Proposals
  • Subject Cataloging: Subject Heading Proposals, Workflow
    • Submitting SACO Proposals for Internal Review
    • Producing Associated Bib Records; Exporting Subject Authority Records
    • Submitting SACO Proposals to the Library of Congress
    • Updating Aleph Authority File
  • Subject Cataloging: Name vs. Subject Authority File
    • Overview
    • Instructions
  • Subject Cataloging: Name Headings as Subjects
  • Subject Cataloging: Special Topics, Materials, Subdivisions, Etc.
    • Environmental Impact Statements
    • Legal Topics
    • Research
  • Other Metadata Schemes: Dublin Core
  • Other Metadata Schemes: ONIX
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