This week on LCSH Watch:
(C) 150 Bisexual women [May Subd Geog] [sp 93002512]
* 550 BT Sexual minority women
* 550 BT Women CANCEL
150 Lesbians [May Subd Geog] [sp 85076160]
* 550 BT Sexual minority women
* 550 BT Women CANCEL
I agree that people research BISEXUAL WOMEN aren't all that likely to see the broader term WOMEN, and go, "Oh, yeah, I should research women, too!" but it still seems weird to cancel the relationship.
(C) 150 Dairy barns—Odor control [May Subd Geog] [sp2009007500]
550 BT Odor control
Although I didn't grow up on Long Island, I went to college with a lot of people who did. Therefore, to me, Dairy Barn refers to a high school convenience store McJob at which I do believe ODOR CONTROL is an issue.
150 Domestics in motion pictures [Not Subd Geog] [sp2009007645]
550 BT Motion pictures
The authority record includes a Used For HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEES IN MOTION PICTURES [PROPOSED UPDATE]. I sure hope they go with the new term. Then at least half of the subject heading will be up to date.
(C) 150 Male-to-female transsexuals [May Subd Geog] [sp2006002132]
* 550 BT Sexual minority women
Thanks NYU cataloger for suggesting this term for the 1995 book Transsexualism in society : a sociology of the male-to-female transsexuals, and others. Now, how about FEMALE-TO-MALE TRANSSEXUALS?
150 Nationalism [May Subd Geog] [sp 85090150]
* 550 RT Political messianism
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(A) 150 Nuns on television [Not Subd Geog] [sp2009007775]
550 BT Television
I was hoping the warrant for this was a Flying Nun tell all. Alas, it's a book called The Church on TV.
150 Reproductive rights [May Subd Geog] [sp2008005212]
* 550 BT Human rights CANCEL
* 550 BT Sexual rights
What's with canceling HUMAN RIGHTS as a Broader Term?
150 Sexual rights [May Subd Geog] [sp2009007727]
680 Here are entered works on human rights pertaining to sexuality and reproduction, including rights to sexual freedom, autonomy, bodily integrity, safety, and information.
550 BT Human rights
Sounds good to me. But if HUMAN RIGHTS is a Broader Term for SEXUAL RIGHTS, which is a Broader Term for REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, then wouldn't it follow that HUMAN RIGHTS would also be a Broader Term for SEXUAL RIGHTS? Or maybe that's why the change? I guess I can sort of see that.
(C) 150 Sexual minority women [May Subd Geog] [sp2009007614]
450 UF Female sexual minorities
450 UF Women sexual minorities
550 BT Sexual minorities
550 BT Women
The good news is that MALE-TO-FEMALE TRANSSEXUALS is a Narrower Term, but I do with they'd come up with a way of referring to the umbrella of queer women that was less off-putting.
Comments
Bill (not verified)
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 4:32pm
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"Now, how about
"Now, how about FEMALE-TO-MALE TRANSSEXUALS?":
O Librarian, ask not "How about ...?" but go look and see for thyself in the relevant reference source--in this case, the Library of Congress Authorities ( www.authorities.loc.gov )--where you may see that Female-to-male transsexuals has been an established Library of Congress subject heading since 2002.
jenna
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 5:27pm
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I am abashed. I usually
I am abashed. I usually double check the authority file before making my complaints and accusations, but clearly I blew it this time!
Bill (not verified)
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 11:16pm
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"Or maybe that's why the
"Or maybe that's why the change?":
Yes, that's exactly it. A BT reference is made only from the next-broader heading. That's explained in the introduction to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (the "Red Books") and in the Subject Headings Manual.
"... but it still seems weird to cancel the relationship":
The relationship between these headings is still built into the reference structure. There's a reference from the broader term Women to the narrower term Sexual minority women, and a reference from the broader term Sexual minority women to the narrower term Bisexual women. The catalog user can zoom in on progressively more narrowly focused works by following the trail of references.
jenna
Tue, 10/20/2009 - 12:01pm
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Thanks for that explanation,
Thanks for that explanation, Bill.