National Library News July 1998 Vol. 30, no. 7-8

Canadian Subject Headings, Third Edition, Supplement 10-11

by David Farris,
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services

The 10th and 11th updates in a regular series of semi-annual cumulating supplements to Canadian Subject Headings, Third Edition (CSH3) are being issued as a combined number. This supplement will include approximately 150 new and changed headings. Supplement 8-9, May-November 1996, can be discarded on receipt of Supplement 10-11.

Canadian Subject Headings is essential for providing subject access to bibliographic materials and information sources on the topic of Canada. CSH offers in-depth coverage of Canadian topics, including those recently in the news; compatibility with Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); and copious references and scope notes.

New in this issue of the Supplement:

• New CSH headings and references required in Canadiana cataloguing, such as Somalia Affair, Canada, 1992- ; Canadien (The French word); Home children (Canadian immigrants); Legal assistance to native peoples -- Canada; and Native arts -- Canada; and coverage of the Saguenay and Red River floods.
• LCSH changes through mid-1997 that affect Canadian Subject Headings, and continued emphasis on changes stemming from the ongoing rationalization of subject headings and subdivisions at the Library of Congress. For instance, this supplement includes modifications to headings for the Constitution; the new subdivision -- In art; and several changes to subdivision order resulting from changes adopted by the Library of Congress.
• Headings for native or aboriginal or First Nation peoples in Canada. These changes result from the National Library of Canada's recent decision to adopt Library of Congress practice for the order of geographical and topical subdivisions (e.g., Indians of North America -- Housing -- Canada; Inuit -- Boats -- Canada; Native peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada). At the same time, the user will note the inclusion of headings formulated as phrases, where these have been adopted by LCSH to replace former heading and subdivision combinations (e.g., Indian art -- Canada; Indian land transfers -- Canada).

To order Canadian Subject Headings, Third Edition (Price: $22.00) and/or Supplement Number 10-11 >(Price: $34.95) please contact:

Canadian Government Publishing -- PWGSC Publishing
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0S9
Telephone: 819-956-4802
Fax: 819-994-1498
E-mail: publishing@ccg-gcc.ca

Subject authority records for Canadian Subject Headings are also available in AMICUS, the National Library's bibliographic and authorities database. The authority records, with full MARC coding, can be downloaded via Access AMICUS, a fee-based service. For information about Access AMICUS, contact:

Client Information Centre
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N4
E-mail: cic@lac-bac.gc.ca

For information about CSH3 or its supplement, please contact:

David Farris
Standards and Support Division
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N4