Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 47 (November 19, 2008)
In which LC welcomes FEMALE FETICIDE and UNCIRCUMCISED MEN and ends the INTIFIDA, 1987-1993 while soft-pedaling its CAFFEINE HABIT.
150 Abortion [May Subd Geog] [sp 85000196]
* 450 UF Foeticide
FOETICIDE is a loaded term, often interchangeable with "fetal homicide," which is I'm thinking, kind of explicitly "pro-life." But should we mind the Use For reference? Is it helpful to the researcher, or inaccurate and misleading?
150 Female feticide [May Subd Geog] [sp2008030088]
550 BT Abortion
FEMALE FETICIDE has to do, not with women aborting their fertilized eggs, but the practice of aborting only female future humans. I feel less conflicted about this heading than I do about the UF FOETICIDE.
(C) 150 Anti-war demonstrations [May Subd Geog] [sp2008003660]
450 UF Antiwar demonstrations
550 BT Demonstrations
550 BT Peace movements
360 SA subdivision Protest movements under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945 Protest movements
Really? Not that I mind. This will be very useful, but why now? The request, from the University of Virginia, was based on books published in 1966, 1970, and a Human Rights Watch report from 1991.
(C) 150 Brothers and sisters of children with disabilities [May Subd Geog] [sp2008008209]
550 BT Children with disabilities
This seems helpful. Go LC! And go University of Washington cataloger for suggesting it.
150 Caffeine habit [May Subd Geog] [sp 85018688]
* 550 RT Coffee drinking
* 150 Coffee habit CANCEL
150 Coffee drinking [May Subd Geog] [sp 85027711]
053 GT2918-GT2919
450 UF Coffee habit [EARLIER FORM OF HEADING]
450 UF Drinking of coffee
550 BT Drinking customs
550 RT Caffeine habit
Interesting use of the word HABIT over ADDICTION. I think the folks at SACO need to take a good, long look at themselves and their coffee/tea/guaraná abuse.
(C) 150 Coconut crab [May Subd Geog] [sp2008008212]
053 QL444.M33 (Zoology)
450 UF Birgus latro
450 UF Palm crab
450 UF Palm thief (Crab)
450 UF Purse crab
450 UF Robber crab
450 UF Tree crab
550 BT Birgus
I was really hoping they meant something related to the coconut monkey family.
(C) 150 Gay personals [May Subd Geog] [sp2008004021]
550 BT Personals
From a Northwestern University cataloger, the warrants include outpersonals.com. To be clear, this is a heading, and a site for the boys, not for LESBIANS or all SEXUAL MINORITIES.
150 Homosexuality [May Subd Geog] [sp 85061780]
* 053 HQ75-HQ76.8 (Sociology) CANCEL
* 053 HQ75-HQ76.965 (Sociology)
* 450 UF Same sex attraction
HOMOSEXUALITY has this week gained a decimal point, and a used for reference. Congratulations, HOMOSEXUALITY!
* 150 Intifada, 1987 CANCEL
150 Intifada, 1987-1993 [sp 89001332]
053 DS119.75
450 UF First Palestinian Intifada, 1987-1993
451 UF Gaza Strip—History—Palestinian Uprising, 1987 [EARLIER FORM OF
HEADING]
450 UF Intifāḍah, 1987-1993
450 UF Palestinian Uprising, 1987-1993
451 UF West Bank—History—Palestinian Uprising, 1987 [EARLIER FORM OF
HEADING]
550 BT Arab Israeli conflict—1973-1993
It took LC 15 years to declare an end to the Intifada. Maybe they should be involved in peace talks.
(C) 150 Soft skills [May Subd Geog] [sp2008008130]
680 Here are entered works on the personality traits, social skills, language abilities, and personal habits that employees possess associated with activities such as customer handling, communication, problem solving, and teamworking. Works on the abilities that are fundamental to performing a specific job or function, are entered under Core competencies.
450 UF Skills, Soft
550 BT Ability
681 Note under Core competencies
Does this seem sexist to anyone else? That "soft" skills, many of which seem to typically female strengths are not seen as CORE COMPETENCIES. I'm not blaming LC for inventing the concept, but they don't help when they reinforce it.
(C) 150 Uncircumcised men [May Subd Geog] [sp2008004022]
450 UF Non-circumcised men
450 UF Noncircumcised men
450 UF Uncut men (Uncircumcised men)
550 BT Men
They're leaving out terms like INTACT and UNMUTILATED and VICTIMS OF INFANT ABUSE, NOT. Apologies to some Jewish readers, I know that circumcision is a tradition that is valuable to you. I just happen to think it's demented and cruel.
(C) 150 Youth protest movements [May Subd Geog] [sp2008003661]
550 BT Protest movements
550 BT Youth movements
Welcome to the catalog, youth protestors!