Highlights from the March 2015 SACO editorial meeting and LCSH monthly list.
SACO, emphases theirs
Chinese teachers
The work is a study guide for a test for those who want to teach Mandarin Chinese. The work is not about certification of teachers of Mandarin Chinese as the first subject heading assigned, Chinese teachers—Certification, indicates. The second heading assigned to the work, Chinese teachers—Examinations—Study guides, is also incorrect because the subdivision –Examinations has a note specifically stating that it should not be used with classes of persons unless the topic cannot be established. The work should be cataloged as Chinese language—Examinations—Study guides, which is a free-floating construction. A second heading could be Teachers—Examinations. The proposal was not approved.
I agree with them on this one. There are a lot of languages spoken in China.
Figure skating choreographers
This proposal included UFs for choreographers of ice dancing. The meeting does not wish to conflate choreographers of figure skating with those of ice dancing. (See the Minutes of List 1502 for a similar decision about the proposal for Figure skating choreography.) Proposals for two separate headings may be resubmitted.
I'm glad "the meeting" has ice dance choreographers' backs.
LCSH, emphases mine
150 Bitcoin [May Subd Geog] [sp2015000075]
550 BT Electronic funds transfers
550 BT Money
And now they take payment for photocopies and whatever in bitcoin. JK.
150 Cocktails in art [Not Subd Geog] [sp2014001711](C)
This one's for you, Bill Roundy.
150 Immigrant students [May Subd Geog] [sp2015000140](C)
550 BT Students
How is this new?
150 Octopuses as pets [May Subd Geog] [sp2014100022](A)
550 BT Pets
Octopuses, not octopi, we know were LC stands on that now, at least. Warrant is a children's book, Izzy & Oscar by Allison Estes & Dan Stark, illustrated by Tracy Dockray:
150 Web applications in libraries [May Subd Geog] [sp2015000116](A)
053 Z674.75.W67
450 UF Web applications--Library applications
550 BT Libraries
How modern of y'all, LC!