The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 3, March 19, 2012 are:
Things that are less narrow and specialized than Butch and Femme
150 American golden plover [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000327]
450 UF Lesser golden-plover
450 UF Pluvialis dominica
550 BT Golden plovers
CC licensed photo by Laura Gooch
150 Cigar box guitar makers [May Subd Geog] [sp2011004818]
550 BT Guitar makers
CC licensed photo by brookelynn23
150 Commuting in art [Not Subd Geog] [sp2012000144]
CC licensed photo by STOP VIVISECTION-USE YUPPIES Goretomb
150 Cyborgs in popular culture [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000270]
550 BT Popular culture
680 Here are entered works on the representation of cyborgs in popular culture.
Cyborgs, nbd.
CC licensed photo by Adam Crowe
150 F4 motorcycle [Not Subd Geog] [sp2012000427]
450 UF MV Agusta F4 motorcycle
550 BT MV Agusta motorcycles
CC licensed photo by Abhijith B.Rao
150 Fixed odds betting terminals [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000391]
550 BT Gambling--Equipment and supplies
150 Fujifilm digital cameras [Not Subd Geog] [sp2012000016]
550 BT Digital cameras
This heading was established for a manual and with the product’s website as additional warrant. LC currently has one record in its catalog with the terms “Fujifilm” and
150 Raindrops--Size [May Subd Geog] [sp2011006086]
053 QC926.24
450 UF Raindrop size
450 UF Raindrop sizes
450 UF Size of raindrops
Note that there are three cross-references.
Some useful headings
150 Arab Spring, 2010- [sp2012000135]
450 UF Arab Awakening, 2010-
450 UF Arab countries--History--Arab Spring, 2010-
551 BT Arab countries--History--21st century
680 Here are entered general works on the wave of pro-democracy protests and demonstrations that took place in Arab countries beginning in 2010. Works about the Arab Spring in a particular place are entered under headings appropriate to the place, e.g., Tunisia--History--Demonstrations, 2010-.
150 Chick lit, American [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000501]
450 UF American chick lit
550 BT American fiction
150 Chick lit, English [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000502]
450 UF English chick lit
550 BT English fiction
150 Children of sperm donors [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000146]
450 UF Sperm donors' children
550 BT Sperm donors
I might have emphasized the person who raised the kid, but maybe that’s just me.
150 Sperm donors [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000148]
450 UF Donors, Sperm
550 BT Men
Broader Term "Men."
150 Gender identity in the Koran [sp2011005865]
053 BP134.G43
150 Middle class Mexican Americans [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000421]
450 UF Middle class Mexican Americans--United States
550 BT Mexican Americans
550 BT Middle class--United States
150 Multilingual education [May Subd Geog] [sp2012000468]
550 BT Education
550 BT Multilingualism
150 Typewriters in art [Not Subd Geog] [sp2011006069]
No RT Zines? Or Typewriters in zines. I could populate that heading with dozens of titles!
From Jules Eats Cake blog by Jules Minette
Sometimes you just have to know the warrant
150 American Dream in art [Not Subd Geog] [sp2012000363]
Warrant: ‡a Work cat: Indiana, R. Love and the American dream, 1999: ‡b p. 6 (Robert Indiana has devoted his lifework to investigating two basic ideas: Love and the American Dream. ... This exhibition and discussion of the work of Robert Indiana brings these icons and ideas into focus) p. 30 (The "American myth," otherwise known as the "American Dream," symbolizes the desires of the dispossessed. ... Despite the fact that he [Indiana] has designated only certain paintings as part of the American Dream series, the psychological, social, and historical issues contained in this phrase are the basis of his mature work)