Issue 132

Key:

BT - Broader term

NT - Narrower term

RT - Related term

UF - Used for

SN - Scope note

SEN - Special example note

IN - Indexing note

New headings

Abseiling

• UF            Rappelling
• BT            Outdoor recreation
• RT            Mountaineering
• RT            Rock climbing

Biographical fiction

• SN            Use for fictionalised accounts of the lives of real people. Works in this genre include American wife by Curtis Sittenfeld and Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. For works about biographical fiction, use the heading Biographical fiction – History and criticism.
• UF            Autobiographical fiction
• UF            Autobiography – Fiction
• UF            Biographic fiction
• UF            Biographical novels
• UF            Biography – Fiction
• BT            Biography
• RT            Biographical films
• RT            Historical fiction

Biographical fiction – History and criticism

• SN            Use for works about biographical fiction. For fictionalised accounts of the lives of real people, use the heading Biographical fiction.

Brothers

• BT            Siblings

Commonwealth countries

• IN             May be subdivided like Australia except for the period subdivisions of history.
• SN            Use for works discussing collectively the member countries of the organisation past or present known as the Commonwealth or Commonwealth of Nations. Include here works on the British Empire. For works about the Commonwealth as an international organisation use Commonwealth (Organisation)
• SEN          See also names of individual Commonwealth countries e.g. New Zealand.
• UF            British Commonwealth countries
• UF            British Empire
• BT            Geography
• RT            Great Britain
• RT            Great Britain – Colonies

Congenital hypothyroidism

• UF          Cretinism
• UF          Iodine deficiency disorder
• BT          Deficiency diseases

Decodable texts

• SN            Use for readers in collections designed to teach beginning readers to read text phonetically using specified phonic progressions. For readers that are graded at different levels of reading competency also use Levelled readers.
• UF            Decodable readers
• UF            Decodables
• UF            Phonics readers
• BT            Phonics
• BT            Reading materials
• RT            Levelled readers

Food waste

• SN            Use for works about food which goes to waste in commercial and home environments.
• UF            Waste food
• UF            Wasted food
• BT            Food 
• BT            Waste products
• RT            Compost
• RT            Sustainable living

Irish Gaelic language

• UF            Erse
• UF            Gaelic language, Irish
• UF            Irish language
• BT            Language and languages

Manx Gaelic language

• UF            Gaelic language, Manx
• UF            Manx language
• BT            Language and languages

Quests

• SN            Use for works describing a journey that someone takes in order to achieve a goal or complete an important task.
• RT            Adventure and adventurers
• RT            Voyages and travels

Scottish Gaelic language

• UF            Erse
• UF            Gaelic language, Scottish
• UF            Scots Gaelic language
• UF            Scottish language (Celtic)
• BT            Language and languages

Sisters

• BT            Siblings

 

New ‘see’ references

Autobiographical fiction see Biographical fiction

Autobiography see Biographical fiction

Biographic fiction see Biographical fiction

Biographical novels see Biographical fiction

Biography – Fiction see Biographical fiction

British Commonwealth countries see Commonwealth countries

British Commonwealth of Nations see Commonwealth (Organisation)

British Empire see Commonwealth countries

Brothers see Siblings

Cretinism see Congenital hypothyroidism

Commonwealth of Nations see Commonwealth (Organisation)

Decodable readers see Decodable texts

Decodables see Decodable texts

Erse see Irish Gaelic language

Erse see Scottish Gaelic language

Film characters see Characters and characteristics in films

Gaelic language, Irish see Irish Gaelic language

Gaelic language, Manx see Manx Gaelic language

Gaelic language, Scottish see Scottish Gaelic language

Iodine deficiency disorder see Congenital hypothyroidism

Irish language see Irish Gaelic language

Manx language see Manx Gaelic language

Movie characters see Characters and characteristics in films

Phonics readers see Decodable texts

Rappelling see Abseiling

Scots Gaelic language see Scottish Gaelic language

Scottish language (Celtic) see Scottish Gaelic language

S.T.I. see Sexually transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted diseases see Sexually transmitted infections

STD see Sexually transmitted infections

STI see Sexually transmitted infections

Waste food see Food waste

Wasted food see Food waste

Revised subject headings

Characters and characteristics in films

• SEN          For nonfiction works dealing with specific characters in films see the name of the specific charactere.g. Holmes, Sherlock (Fictional character); Avengers (Fictional characters). Do not assign subject headings for fictional characters in fictional films. See also phrase headings in the form [Subject] in films, e.g. Animals in films.
• UF            Fictional characters
• UF            Fictitious characters
• UF            Film characters
• UF            Movie characters
• BT            Films
• RT            Cosplay

Commonwealth Games

• IN             May subdivide by year and place, e.g. Commonwealth Games (1982: Brisbane).
• EH            Example under Games
• UF            Games, Commonwealth
• BT            Athletics
• BT            Games
• BT            Sports
• RT            Commonwealth (Organisation)
• RT            Commonwealth Games (1982: Brisbane)

Commonwealth literature

• IN             May use the same subdivisions and literary forms as English literature.
• SN            Use for works on literature written by nationals of those countries that form part of the Commonwealth. The literature of an individual country is entered under the appropriate heading for the specific literature.
• BT            English literature

 

Commonwealth (Organisation)

• SN            Use for works on the Commonwealth as an international organisation. For works discussing collectively the member countries of the organisation use Commonwealth countries.
• UF            British Commonwealth of Nations
• UF            Commonwealth of Nations
• BT            International relations
• RT            Commonwealth games

Geography

• SN            Use for general works that describe the surface of the Earth and its relationship to living things and human activities. For works limited to the description of the physical features of the Earth's surface and atmosphere use Physical geography. For travel narratives use Voyages and travel. Travel guides to a particular country are entered under the name of the country without any further subdivision. For works limited to discussion by regions see Regional geography.
• SEN          See also names of continents, countries, states, regions and cities with the subdivision Geography, e.g. Australia – Geography; Melbourne (Vic.) – Geography; Victoria – Geography.
• BT            Earth
• BT            Earth sciences
• NT            Africa
• NT            Agricultural geography
• NT            Asia
• NT            Atlases
• NT            Bible – Geography
• NT            Boundaries
• NT            Commonwealth countries
• NT            Communist countries
• NT            Developing areas
• NT            Economic geography
• NT            Ethnology
• NT            Europe
• NT            Gazetteers
• NT            Geographers
• NT            Geographical information systems
• NT            Human ecology
• NT            Islamic countries
• NT            Italy
• NT            Japan
• NT            Local geography
• NT            Maps
• NT            Medical geography
• NT            Melbourne (Vic.) – Geography
• NT            New Zealand – Geography
• NT            North America
• NT            Northern Hemisphere
• NT            Pacific Region
• NT            Physical geography
• NT            Regional geography
• NT            South America
• NT            Southern Hemisphere
• NT            Surveying
• NT            Victoria – Geography
• NT            Voyages and travels
• NT            Western Bloc countries
• RT            Travel

Great Britain

• IN             May be subdivided like Australia except for the period subdivisions of history.
• SEN          See also names of countries and regions, but enter works covering both England and Wales under Great Britain.
• UF            Britain
• UF            British Isles
• UF            United Kingdom
• UF            U.K.
• UF            UK
• NT            England
• NT            Northern Ireland
• NT            Scotland
• NT            Wales
• RT            Commonwealth countries

Great Britain – Colonies

• EH            Example under Colonies
• BT            Colonies
• NT            British in India
• RT            Commonwealth countries

International relations

• SN            Use for works on the theory and current practice of international relations. For historical accounts use World politics. For foreign relations of a specific country see the name of the country with the subdivision Foreign relations, e.g. Australia – Foreign relations.
• UF            Arbitration, International
• UF            Diplomacy
• UF            Foreign affairs
• UF            Foreign relations
• UF            Geopolitics
• UF            International arbitration
• UF            International politics
• NT            Australia – Foreign relations
• NT            Boundaries
• NT            Commonwealth (Organisation)
• NT            Cultural relations
• NT            Diplomatic and consular service
• NT            Disarmament
• NT            Foreign news
• NT            Globalisation
• NT            International security
• NT            Nationalism
• NT            New Zealand – Foreign relations
• NT            Peace
• NT            Refugees
• NT            Treaties
• NT            World War, 1939–1945 – Diplomatic history
• RT            International cooperation
• RT            International economic relations
• RT            International law
• RT            International organisation
• RT            World politics

New Zealand

• EH            Example under Commonwealth countries; Voyages and travel
• SEN          The subject subdivisions under this heading, with the exception of the period divisions of history, may be used under the name of any country or region. These subdivisions are based on the model entry at Australia. For subdivisions that may be used under the names of cities see Melbourne (Vic.).
• SEN          See also names of regions of New Zealand, e.g. Auckland Region (N.Z.).
• SEN          See also notes at Countries; Description and travel; Geography; Places; Travel.
• UF            Aotearoa
• BT            Polynesia
• NT            Auckland Region (N.Z.)
• NT            North Island (N.Z.)
• NT            South Island (N.Z.)            

Sexually transmitted infections

• SEN          See also names of sexually transmitted infections*, e.g. HIV/AIDS.
• UF            Diseases, Venereal
• UF            S.T.D.
• UF            S.T.I.
• UF            Sexually transmitted diseases
• UF            STD
• UF            STI
• UF            Venereal diseases
• BT            Communicable diseases
• NT            HIV/AIDS
• RT            Sex education
• RT            Sexual health

Siblings   (heading was Brothers and sisters)

• SN            Use for works about two or more people with parents in common. Includes adopted, foster, step and half siblings.
• NT            Brothers
• NT            Sisters
• BT            Family relations

 

 

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