Dublin Core Definition:	The topic of the content of the resource.
MARC:	610 27 |a Name |2 lcsh or |2 local

13.1  Street names

13.1.1  Tiger is the preferred source for street names. Do NOT use GNIS as the source of street names even though you can find street names in GINS.

13.1.2  If you have information about a street name and the name of the town or city where the street resided or resides:

1. Verify the street name in the TIGER database http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer.
2. Enter the street number or/and name in the "Place name 1" box;
3. Enter the name of the town or city in the "Place name 2";
4. Select tiger from the drop-down list.

13.1.3  If two or more towns or cities have the same name, enter the name of the county in the "Place name 3".

Note: There is another Weatogue in Hartford County. 

13.1.4  If you are not sure about a street name:

1. Search in the TIGER database http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer. Or
2. Search MapQuest http://www.mapquest.com/;
3. If the street name is not found in the above sources, enter the street name and select "local" from the drop-down list.

13.1.5  If an image has multiple streets, use multiple 651 fields. You can enter up to 4 street names in 4 repeated 651 fields in ImageServer. You can add more street names by adding more 651 fields in the cataloging module.

13.1.6  If you don't have a street name, but you know the name of the town, city, or county, see below.

13.2  Town, City and County Names

13.2.1  If you have information about a town, city or a county:

1. Verify the name in GNIS http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html
2. Enter the name in the "Place name1".

3. Select "gnis" from the drop-down list.
4. If there are more than two towns or cities with the same name, enter the county name in "Place name 2". Do NOT include county name when the town or city's name is unique in the county. 

13.2.2  If a town or city name is not known, enter the county name in the "Place name 1".

13.2.3  If no information available for the place name, make a guess, and put at least a county name in the field. Make a note in the 500 field or in the description.

13.3  Use Feature Type to Qualify a Place Name

13.3.1  In general, do not use qualifiers unless the lack of them could cause confusion.

13.3.2  If a place name is also a name of a cape, a dam, a lake, etc., you need to use the feature type in GNIS to qualify the place name by putting the feature type in parentheses.

13.3.3  Do Not use (populated place) as an identifier assuming all place names without an identifier are populated places. However, for a place name containing "River" or "Lake", etc., use (populated place) to distinguish it from the real river or lake name. (Minutes 2/27/01) 

                  If Twin Lakes is a lake:

651	_7 |2 gnis |a Twin Lakes.

                  If Deep River is a place:

651	_7 |2 gnis |a Deep River (populated  place) |z Middlesex.

                  If Deep River is a river: 

651	_7 |2 gnis |a Deep River |z Middlesex.

13.3.4  Do not use (stream) as an identifier for river, lake, etc. that clearly indicate the feature. 

651	_7 |2 gnis |a Compounce Lake.

651	_7 |2 chs |a Wamgumbaug River.

13.4  Cannot Find a Name in the Major Sources?

13.4.1  If you didn’t find the street name in TIGER, check the following books:

1. Connecticut Place Names
2. Indian Place Names

13.4.2  If you find the name in these two books, enter the name and select "chs", or "ipc" in the drop-down list accordingly.

13.4.3  If you had no luck finding the name in these resources, stop looking! Catalog the image and send a message to Patrick McGlamery. He will tell you what to put in the 651 field and you will edit the record when you receive the info from him.

13.4.4  If you have information about a place name, but you cannot verify the name in GNIS, TIGER, CHS, and IPC, DO NOT use the name! Contac Patrick McGlamery.

13.5  Spelling Errors on the Original Image

13.5.1  If you are certain that the place name was spelled wrong on the original image, use the correct name found in the sources and make a note in the 500 field. 

13.6  Use General Term for Possible Geographic Locations

13.6.1  If a specific place name is not known, it is better to use the more general name.

13.7  Historical/Modern Names

13.7.1  If you know both historical and modern names, have an individual 651 field for all that apply.

13.8  Points along a River

13.8.1  Provide a 651 entry for the river name even if the river is not visible in the image. This will enable a search for all the mills along the Quinnebaug, for example.