The Cataloging Advisory Council recommends that when you import a MARC record that has the Subject Headings in the left column, you change them to the headings in the right column. The left column has the official (for now) Library of Congress headings, which we consider to be either outdated or inappropriate.
When Record Uses This Subject Heading | Change to … |
Aliens | Undocumented immigrants |
Aliens, illegal | Undocumented immigrants |
Illegal Aliens | Undocumented immigrants |
Alien detention center | Immigrant detention centers |
Children of illegal aliens | Children of undocumented immigrants |
Illegal alien children | Undocumented immigrant children, unaccompanied children |
Women illegal aliens | Women undocumented immigrants |
Afro-american | African Americans |
African-American | African Americans |
Colored people (South Africa) | Racially mixed people-South Africa |
Miscegenation | Interracial marriage [OR] Interracial dating |
Black Virgins | Black Madonnas |
Indians of North America | Indigenous peoples–North America |
Indians | Indigenous peoples |
Colored Infantry Regiment | [Keep infantry regiments name only] |
Black race | [Assign in relation to social aspects only: review assignment of terms] |
Japanese Americans — Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 | Japanese Americans–Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 |
German Americans — Evacuation and relocation, 1941-1948 | German Americans–Forced removal and internment, 1941-1948 |
Eastern question (Far East) | [Remove from subject headings in existing records] |
Irish question | Ireland–Politics and government–Home Rule $z Ireland |
Armenian question | Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 |
Primitive societies | [Review bib records attached and update subject headings] |
Mentally handicapped | People with mental disabilities |
Mentally handicapped children | Youth with mental disabilities |
Mental retardation | People with mental disabilities |
Mental retardation facilities | Intellectual disability facilities |
Mental retardation facilities patients | Intellectual disability facilities patients |