Subject Analysis :
Canadian Subject Headings

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Canadian Headings in Use at Queen's

Follow the normal procedures for handling subject headings, as described in Subject Authorities and Headings Revision, with the following exceptions.

Certain headings from the Canadian Subject Headings list have been approved for use at Queen's University. Authority records have been added to the database for all of these headings. Some of these headings should be used instead of the corresponding Library of Congress subject heading, or in addition to the LCSH headings.

Replace or supplement LCSH HEADINGS RELATING TO CANADA with a CSH substitute, according to the list provided and as directed in the SAF records locally input. All of the headings on the list provided should also have authority records online. Any new headings will be added online. Consult with an original cataloguer if in doubt regarding the main heading or subdivision practice. Speak with a librarian if you think a heading should be added.

Currently, CSH headings have a second indicator of "0" not "5", if we use them in our catalogue.

See also the section on CANMARC Copy Cataloguing : Classification.

Note for subject cataloguers: Information for Canadian subject headings authority records may be taken from the printed Canadian Subject Headings, or from the National Library's online site at Canadian Subject Headings: Search.

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General Categories

There are a number CSH subject headings in the following categories:

• PROVINCIAL subdivisions "--Economic conditions", "--Foreign relations", "--History, "--Politics and government", and "--Social conditions". Direct these records to Helen Coffey. (Note that Canadian Chronological subdivisions are now being used under these subdivisions with all provinces. These subdivisions will be found on Canadiana copy, and should not be removed.
• PROVINCIAL headings to replace the "state" counterparts in LCSH, e.g. Federal-provincial relations; Provincial-local relations
• ETHNIC CANADIANS headings to supplement the LCSH forms which only allow for Ethnic group--Country, e.g. Italian Canadians, instead of (or in addition to) Italians--Canada. Any ethnic American heading established by LC can have a Canadian equivalent if necessary. If you feel such a heading should be added to our database, speak to the appropriate subject cataloguer.
• PROPER NAME HEADINGS REFERRING TO HISTORICAL EVENTS, laws, etc., e.g. Charlottetown Conference (1864); Meech Lake Constitutional Accord (1987); etc. These headings are checked and updated in the NAF file as usual, and not included in the appended list. Deletions from this list are to be considered. Additions are strongly discouraged.

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Geographic Regions

Geographic regions are handled differently by the Library of Congress and by the National Library of Canada. Previously at Queen's, when using the name of a Canadian person or body, we prefered the Canadian form of the name. This policy has changed; normally whenever possible, we use the LC form of the name.

The name of a geographic region is never used as an author, but only as a subject. In order to be consistent, the form of name used for a region will match the form used by the Library of Congress in LCSH, as follows. For example, use:

               Hastings Region (Ont.)

not

               Hastings (Ont. : Region)

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LCSH Headings Replaced by CSH Headings

The following Library of Congress subject headings should be replaced by the Canadian subject heading equivalent, when the subject matter deals with Canada.

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Additional Canadian Subject Headings

Add the following Canadian subject headings to Canadian material, when the following Library of Congress subject headings appear.

Ethnic Groups

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Other Headings

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Section 3, Part C35
Created March 4, 1997 by E. Read
Revised Tuesday, September 30, 2003 by E. Read

Page maintained by Elizabeth A. Read, readel@queensu.ca. Created: 04/03/1997 Updated: 30-Sep-2003 04:59 PM