LCSH Week 50: ends Canvassing and also the War on Terrorism

LCSH Watch: Week 50, December 16, 2009.

150 Animated films [May Subd Geog] [sp 85088032]
* 450 UF Animated videos [EARLIER FORM OF HEADING]
(C) * 150 Animated videos CANCEL [sp2003004835]
* 682 This authority record has been deleted because the heading is covered by the subject heading Animated films (sh 85088032).
Also Documentary (and other types) films vs. videos. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Is it another Fan magazines subsuming Fanzines debacle, or is it okay?

* 150 Canvassing CANCEL [sp 85019831]
* 682 This authority record has been deleted because the heading is covered by the subject heading Door to door selling (sh 99004280).
(C) 150 Door-to-door selling [May Subd Geog] [sp 99004280]
* 450 UF Canvassing [EARLIER FORM OF HEADING]
Though it doesn't hurt me to the core the say the Fan Magazines vs. Fanzines debacle does, I think this change is a mistake, too. I was a canvasser for a nonprofit in college, and while we were I guess selling memberships in our organization, I wouldn't put our objective on par with peddling vacuum cleaners. There's also political canvassing, where you're really just trying to get the word out, and don't they call it canvassing on cop shows when they go door to door to see if anyone heard or saw anything about the alleged crime?

(C) 150 Climate change mitigation [May Subd Geog] [sp2009009655]
450 UF Climate mitigation
450 UF Climatic changes—Mitigation
450 UF Climatic mitigation
450 UF Mitigation of climate change
550 BT Environmental protection
550 RT Climatic changes
Mitigation. I guess that's a start. But not really. Not that I blame LC for this one.

(C) 150 Coffee cozies [May Subd Geog] [sp2009009486]
450 UF Coffee cosies
450 UF Cosies, Coffee
450 UF Cozies, Coffee
550 BT Coffee making paraphernalia
Who knew? Adorable!

150 Costermongers [May Subd Geog] [sp 85033233]
* 053 GT6060 (Manners and customs) CANCEL
* 550 BT Peddlers and peddling CANCEL
* 550 BT Street vendors
I love this. No warrant in the authority record, though, disappointingly.

(A) 150 Eleven Thousand Virgins (Legendary saints) [Not Subd Geog] [sp2009009545]
450 UF 11,000 Virgins (Legendary saints)
450 UF Holy Virgins of Cologne (Legendary saints)
550 BT Christian martyrs—Legends
550 BT Christian saints—Legends
550 BT Legends—Europe
" …11,000 virgins developed from the veneration of some nameless virgin martyrs…" 11,000 nameless virgin martyrs. Ugh.

(A) 150 Internet in evangelistic work [May Subd Geog] [sp2009009357]
550 BT Evangelistic work
I applaud LC on adopting a useful term fairly quickly, but how is evangelical outreach online a more firmly established concept than Femmes?

(A) 150 Multicultural services librarians [May Subd Geog] [sp2009009500]
053 Z682.4.M85
450 UF Diversity services librarians
550 BT Librarians
Good one, LC. And by the way if you like this heading, you might like to attend the National Diversity in Libraries Conference in July.

150 Muslim gay men [May Subd Geog] [sp2009009639]
450 UF Gay Muslim men
550 BT Gay men
550 BT Muslim gays
550 BT Muslim men
150 Muslim gays [May Subd Geog] [sp2009010809]
550 BT Gays
What—no Muslim lesbians or other queer Muslim women?

(C) 150 Necromunda (Imaginary place) [Not Subd Geog] [sp2009009485]
550 BT Imaginary places
Soooo much more mainstream than Femmes! Various sources estimate that 10% of women are queer, and some men also claim femme identity. I wonder what population of the country plays Necromunda?

150 Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001- [sp2009009638]
450 UF OEF, 2001 (Operation Enduring Freedom)
550 BT Terrorism—United States—Prevention
550 RT War on Terrorism, 2001 2009
150 Operation Noble Eagle, 2001- [sp2009009637]
450 UF ONE, 2001 (Operation Noble Eagle)
550 BT Air defenses—North America
550 BT Terrorism—North America—Prevention
The term Femme, along with Butch has been around since at least the 20th century, so why the rush for these 21st century concepts. I guess we see where Congress's priorities are: lots more warmongers than queer women legislators!

(C) 150 Power line bird strikes [May Subd Geog] [sp2005007492]
* 450 UF Bird collisions with power lines
This refers to birds colliding with power lines. "Strikes" makes it sound like they're doing it on purpose. Damn terrorist birds!

(A) 150 Sacred space [May Subd Geog] [sp 88002572]
* 450 UF Sacred sites
* 450 UF Sites, Sacred
I love that this heading can subdivide geographically.

150 Subject headings [May Subd Geog] [sp 85129426]
* 450 UF Controlled vocabularies (Subject headings)
* 450 UF Lists of subject headings
* 450 UF Structured vocabularies (Subject headings)
* 450 UF Subject heading lists
* 450 UF Vocabularies, Controlled (Subject headings)
* 450 UF Vocabulaties, Structured (Subject headings)
The Library of Congress hates control and structure?

* 150 War on Terrorism, 2001- CANCEL
150 War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 [sp2001000148]
680 Here are entered works on the events, metaphorically referred to as a "war," consisting of military operations, diplomatic activities, and other counterterrorist measures undertaken by the United States during the period from September 11, 2001 to the end of the administration of George W. Bush. Works on government antiterrorist measures and activities during earlier or later periods are entered under Terrorism Prevention.
450 UF Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism, 2001 2009
450 UF Global War on Terror, 2001 2009
450 UF GWOT, 2001 2009 (War on Terrorism)
450 UF Terror War, 2001 2009
450 UF Terrorism War, 2001 2009
450 UF War against Terrorism, 2001 2009
450 UF War on Terror, 2001 2009
550 BT Military history, Modern—21st century
550 BT Terrorism—Prevention
551 BT United States—Foreign relations—21st century
551 BT United States—History, Military—21st century
550 BT World politics—21st century
550 RT Afghan War, 2001
550 RT Iraq War, 2003
550 RT Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001
Love those quotation marks around "war"! And also that they declared the War on Terrorism over. More on that:

ACQUISITIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC ACCESS DIRECTORATE
POLICY AND STANDARDS DIVISION

SUMMARY OF DECISIONS, EDITORIAL MEETING NUMBER 50

December 16, 2009

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
The heading for the War on Terrorism was revised to close the date span because the phrase was coined by the Bush Administration and is no longer in use by the government. The scope note now reads:

Here are entered works on the events, metaphorically referred to as a "war," consisting of military operations, diplomatic activities, and other counterterrorist measures undertaken by the United States during the period from September 11, 2001 to the end of the administration of George W. Bush. Works on government antiterrorist measures and activities during earlier or later periods are entered under Terrorism--Prevention.

Catalogers are reminded that the free-floating subdivisions valid for use under wars cannot be applied to the heading War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 (see the first paragraph of SHM H 1200).