Here's a twofer: highlights from the April 2013 SACO editorial meeting and new LCSH from April 2013.
SACO
emphases theirs
Christian civilization—Greek influences; Christianity and other religions—Greek—Early church, ca. 30-600; Christians—Religious identity
These three proposals were made based on a single work, which appears to be about the opinions of Christian theologians about Hellenistic culture and philosophy. The proposals are not appropriate to the subject matter of the work. Headings such as Christianity and other religions—Greek; Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Philosophy, Ancient, and Hellenism may be assigned instead. The meeting also had some comments about the technical aspects of the proposals.
1. There have not been any –[…] influences subdivisions established under Christian civilization, and the meeting does not wish to start a precedent.
2. The proposal Christianity and other religions—Greek—Early church, ca. 30-600 is improperly formulated. The subdivision –Early church, ca. 30-600 qualifies the subdivision –Greek, not Christianity and other religions, as was apparently intended. Two headings, Christianity and other religions—Greek and Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 may be assigned instead.
3. There is only one heading established with the subdivision –Religious identity: Catholics—Religious identity. The meeting does not wish to consider it a precedent.
The three proposals were not approved.
I kind of like the idea of –influences subdivisions, myself.
LCSH
Funny animal comic books, strips, etc.
The works cited are all individual comic books or strips. SHM H 1430 indicates that individual works, selections, and collections of comic books or strips or graphic novels should be assigned one of two headings: Comic books, strips, etc. or Graphic novels. The proposal was not necessary.
Clearly, SACO does not understand funny.
Spoken word poetry (Sound recordings)
The meeting does not wish to establish specific terms for the sound recordings of minor genres and forms of literature. Instead, the terms should be established at the higher level of poetry, drama, fiction, etc. (the “major genres” as defined in SHM H 1156). A term Poetry readings (Sound recordings) will be substituted for this proposal, which was not approved.
Spoken word is different than poetry, or at least it's a subgenre, but whatever LC.
150 Church work with attention-deficit-disordered youth [May Subd Geog] [sp2013000441] (C)
550 BT Attention-deficit-disordered youth
Warrant is a Regent University master's thesis: Training youth workers to effectively work with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
150 Dark tourism [May Subd Geog] [sp2013000619] (C)
053 G156.5.D37
450 UF Black tourism (Dark tourism)
450 UF Grief tourism
450 UF Thanatourism
550 BT Tourism
680 Here are entered works on tourism centered on sites of tragic events.
Why "Dark" tourism, through, and why no RT to Grief porn? Interestingly the term was coined by Professor John Lennon and Malcolm Foley of Glasgow Caledonian University, which calls to mind fans' pilgrimages to the Dakota and Strawberry Fields on a different JL's birth and death anniversaries.
150 Jewish letter writing [May Subd Geog] [sp2013000342]
550 BT Letter writing
Warrant: Ancient Jewish letters and the beginnings of Christian epistolography.
150 Magnetron sputtering [sp2013000427] (C)
053 QC176.8.M34
550 BT Sputtering (Physics)
Looks like boobs to me.
150 Parties in literature [Not Subd Geog] [sp2013000484] (C)
Warrant: Curious invitation: the forty greatest parties in literature. About five of the forty books profiled seem to have been written by women, so maybe there should be a UF Sausage parties in literature reference.
150 Squirrels in art [Not Subd Geog] [sp2013000475] (C)
150 Treibball (Dog sport) [May Subd Geog] [sp2013000486] (A)
550 BT Dog sports
I did not know that "urban ball herding" was a thing. Now I do.
150 Vagina in literature [Not Subd Geog] [sp2013000429] (A)
150 Vagina in popular culture [Not Subd Geog] [sp2013000430] (A)
550 BT Popular culture
Warrant for both: Vagina : a literary and cultural history. "Rees focuses on this paradox of what is termed the 'covert visibility' of the vagina and on its monstrous manifestations."
I love the description and the cover
