PCC Resources for
August 19, 2019
PSD policy specialist responsible for this list: J. Young
CLASSIFICATION
B3318.P65
The work being cataloged should be classed with other works on political philosophy in JA71-80. The proposal was not approved.
DP53.C26
This proposal may be resubmitted with a resubmitted subject proposal. See below under Cagots for details.
[HV4005-4013]
This proposal was made to add refugees to the existing caption for immigrants as a group needing protection, assistance, or relief. Works about the protection, assistance, and relief of refugees are classified at HV640-640.5. The proposal was not approved.
PH3410
This proposal was for a specific number for Hungarian literature in Zakarpatsʹka oblastʹ, Ukraine. Classification of Hungarian literature outside Hungary is generally provided only to the continent level. The work should be classified in PH3409, Hungarian literature in Europe. The proposal was not approved.
PN56.3.P67
The work being cataloged appears to be about literature from various Portuguese-speaking countries, while the number proposed would be used for Portuguese-speaking countries depicted in literature. If the work is about Portuguese literature from those countries, then it should probably be classified in PQ9018. If it is about literature in multiple languages from primarily Portuguese-speaking countries, then a proposal should be made in PN849.A-Z. The proposal may be resubmitted.
PR4045
The number was being proposed for a literary author identified by a phrase, who should be classed in PR3991.A7. The proposal was not approved.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Subdivisions to be added to lists of free-floating subdivisions:
H 1145, Literatures
$x Anglican authors
Other decisions:
38 Ranelagh Road (London, England)
The citations provided should support the choice of BT. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Branco, Cape (Paraíba, Brazil)
The citations provided indicate that the cape is located in the state of Paraíba, but do not show that there is a conflict with another cape of the same name; therefore, the qualifier is not supported. Further, SHM H 690 specifies that Geonet must be cited for geographic features outside the United States or New Zealand, but no citation for Geonet appears in the proposal. In addition, the meeting requests that the substantive portion of the heading – the part before the qualifier – be revised to conform to the instructions in H 690 sec. 4. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Buffalo soldiers
The appellation “buffalo soldiers” was used primarily for African American soldiers in four segregated U.S. Army regiments that existed from the 1860s-1950s, but it was occasionally used to refer to other African American soldiers, as well. The proposal would separate works about buffalo soldiers from works about other African American soldiers, often on the basis of the terminology used by the author of a work. That situation is not desirable.
Works on the four regiments of buffalo soldiers can be assigned the heading United States. Army—African American troops and/or African American soldiers along with the heading for the regiment.
A UF Buffalo soldiers was added to the heading United States. Army—African American troops to provide entry language and lead users to the existing heading.
The proposal was not approved.
Cagots
This proposal did not provide either the title of a work being cataloged or evidence that the Cagot are an ethnic group in Spain. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Carter Dome (N.H.); Carter Dome Trail (N.H.)
The citation to the map being cataloged should indicate what the map depicts. The title “Carter, Mahoosuc map” is not sufficient. The meeting requests that the cataloger provide a brief summary of the contents of the map. The proposals may be resubmitted.
Children of tramps
The title of the work being cataloged is Addie: memories of a hobo’s daughter, and it is a general account of growing up in a small town in Appalachia. It seems that the author’s father moved from place to place when he changed jobs, but persons who move for jobs are not tramps. According to the scope note for Tramps, a tramps are “persons who travel about from place to place living on occasional jobs or gifts of money and food.” It appears that the author may have used the word hobos in a broad or metaphorical sense. Catalogers are reminded to assign subject headings based on the content and form of works, instead of cataloging by title. SHM H 180 sec. 12 addresses this principle. The work can be cataloged by assigning the name heading for the author along with Addie (N.C.)—Biography. The proposal was not necessary.
Children’s stories, Uzbek
The proposal includes some information in English, but that information does not support the choice of the language qualifier. The language of the text cannot be assumed from the language of the title. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Concerts—Reviews
The subdivision –Reviews free-floats under headings for the performing arts. The proposal was not necessary.
Corral de San Andrés (Lima, Peru)
The proposal provides useful information in English, but that information does not support the choice of the BT provided, Theaters—Peru. The meeting also requests that the UFs be revised according to H 1334 sec. 4. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Folk literature, Mende; Mende literature
The classification number included in the proposal for Mende literature must be proposed. In addition, the information in the proposals seems to indicate that the heading Folk drama, Mende might be more specific to the work being cataloged. If so, then proposals for Mende literature; Mende drama, and Folk drama, Mende should be resubmitted, along with a classification proposal. If the work is indeed about Mende folk literature in general, then the subject proposals that appeared on this list may be resubmitted with a classification proposal.
Hypertext literature, German
Hypertext literature is a type of belles lettres, while the proposal seems to indicate that the work being cataloged is about using hypertext links to provide a better user experience in an archive’s website. Headings such as Web sites—Design and Hypertext systems should be assigned. The proposal was not necessary.
Japanese fiction—Heisei period, 1989-2019; Authors, Japanese—Heisei period, 1989-2019; Japan—History—Heisei period, 1989-2019; Japanese literature—Heisei period, 1989-2019; Japanese poetry—Heisei period, 1989-2019
None of these proposals includes a citation for a work being cataloged. More importantly, though, open chronological subdivisions such as this one for the Heisei period are not closed off unless proposals are made to open a new time span. These proposals may be resubmitted with corresponding proposals for the next period of Japanese history.
Lugus (Celtic deity)
Headings for individually named deities have been established in the name authority file since 2013 (see SHM H 1635). The proposal was not approved.
MacRoberts family
MacRoberts is a variant spelling of McRoberts, for which there is already a heading. MacRoberts family was added as a UF to McRoberts family. The proposal was not approved.
Mauritania—History—To 1960
There was no bibliographic file maintenance reported for this proposal. All 77 works in LC’s catalog that were assigned the heading Mauritania—History need to be examined before the meeting will consider the proposal. Most of the works were published after 1960 and the focus of the work is not immediately clear from the titles, which are almost all in French or Arabic. Each bib record that needs to be revised should be reported in accordance with the procedures in SHM H 165 sec. 4. If few of those works cover only the pre-1960 period, the cataloger should consider whether a separate heading is really necessary. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Monks Hall (Syleham, England)
Names of cities must be established in the name authority file before they may be used as geographic qualifiers in LCSH. The proposal may be resubmitted after a name authority record for Syleham has been created.
Operation Igloo White, 1968-1973
The citation for the work being cataloged did not provide a description of the operation; instead, it provided only the title, “Igloo White, January 1970-September 1971.” The second citation again provided only a title, “Igloo White, July 1968-December 1969.” The only other citation in the record was for a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia is not considered authoritative for subject proposal purposes (see SHM H 202 sec. 1.b). Each of the three citations – the two for works and the Wikipedia article – provides different dates for the operation. The meeting suggests that it is quite likely that one, or both, of the resources being cataloged provides a description of the operation, including its inclusive dates. That information should be added to the proposal, along with a citation for an authoritative resource. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Prime ministers—Canada
Prime ministers can be subdivided geographically, and –Canada is a valid geographic subdivision. The proposal was not necessary.
Reitze family
Reitze is a variant spelling of Reitz, for which there is already a heading. A UF Reitze family was added to Reitz family. The proposal was not approved.
Sārindā music
This proposal was made to add four UFs to the existing heading; similar UFs were proposed for the heading Sārindā (Musical instrument). The UFs should appear on the heading for the musical instrument only. The proposal for Sārindā music was not approved.
Secular clergy
LCSH has never made a distinction between regular and secular clergy, possibly because the distinction has shifted over time. In general, the definitions in authoritative sources indicate that secular clergy who “live in the world” and are not part of a religious order, but belonging to a religious order does not preclude one from “living in the world.” Compounding the problem, the work appears to assume that the reader would already know what secular clergy are during the time period under discussion, and does not clearly define the phrase.
The heading Clergy has a wide variety of NTs: Bishops, Priests, Rabbis, and Spiritual directors, among others. Priests and bishops generally “live in the world” and may nor may not belong to an order. It therefore seems most useful to add the UFs Diocesan clergy and Secular clergy to the heading Clergy. The proposal was not approved.
Sinden family
The citation for the work being cataloged did not contain information about the location of the family, as required by H 1631 sec. 3. Among other reasons, this information is required because without location information it is impossible to determine if a family name changed as a result of immigration. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Schuler family
This proposal was made to add a UF to the existing heading. The UF being proposed is for a compound surname, which should be proposed as a separate heading with an RT to Schuler family (see H 1631 sec. 3.b). The proposal may be resubmitted.
Stringed instrument makers
The heading is self-explanatory, so the meeting does not see the need for the proposed scope note. The proposal was not approved.
Suicide victims’ writings, South African
The work being cataloged is a collection of works by an author who committed suicide. H 1775 sec. 3.b states that for collections of literature by a single author, nationality is expressed only if it is combined with a genre or theme in a phrase heading; the class of persons of the author is not expressed at all. The proposal was not necessary.
Tarana (Music)
The citations in the proposal should support the choice of BT, Hindustani music. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Valladares, House of
H 1674 states that headings in the form […], House of, are established for royal houses, and that individual aristocratic or noble families are established in the form […] family. Valladares was an aristocratic family, not a royal one. The proposal may be resubmitted.
Avatars (Virtual reality)
This proposal sought to change the BT on the established heading to Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence) from Virtual reality. Avatars are not a type of virtual human. The proposal was not approved.
Wood-engraving, East Asian; Wood-engraving, Southeast Asian
The information provided in the proposals indicates that the work being cataloged is about wood engraving in Asia in general. If that information is correct, then a proposal for Wood-engraving, Asian may be resubmitted. If it is specifically about East Asian and Southeast Asian wood engraving, and the cataloger believes that the heading Wood-engraving, Asian would be insufficient, the proposals may be resubmitted with clarified citations.
GENRE/FORM TERMS
Film mini-series
The proposal did not provide a definition of the term being proposed. The meeting did extensive research in both general and film-specific reference sources, as well as in other genre/form vocabularies, and could find no support for the term. The meeting also consulted with a film archivist and a film curator, who had never heard the term and who performed additional, unsuccessful, research. The proposal was not approved.
Mythological television programs
The citations in the proposal do not provide a definition of the term. The proposal may be resubmitted.
MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCETERMS
Changes were made as indicated on the approved list.
STATISTICS
|
LCSH |
LCGFT |
LCMPT |
LCDGT |
Children’s |
Approved* |
272 (88%) |
7 (77%) |
3 (100%) |
0 |
0 |
Authority records cancelled+ |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not necessary |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not approved |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Resubmit |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*The number of proposals approved is approximate and may change slightly during the final processing of the Approved List.
+The number of authority records cancelled is also included in the total number of proposals approved.
