This entry will be used to track changes to subject headings which are heavily represented (over 20 entries) in the MNCAT catalog. See the rest of the message for the list. This entry will be updated with new changed headings as the work on updating headings proceeds. New entries will be added to the top of the list. -SH
Domestics -> Household employees
Art, Jewish -> Jewish art
Heresies, Christian -> Christian heresies
Heretics, Christian -> Christian heretics
Heresy -> split into Heresy, and Christian heresies
Muslims--[place]--Political activity -> Muslims--Political activity--[place]
Women in politics -> Women--Political activity
[topic], Hindu -> Hindu [topic], e.g., Art, Hindu -> Hindu art
[topic], Jain (or Jaina) -> Jain (or Jaina) [topic], e.g., Temples, Jaina -> Jaina temples
Roads, [type] -> [type] roads, sometimes with changes, e.g., Roads, Earth -> Dirt roads
East Timor -> Timor-Leste
Asia, Southeastern -> Southeast Asia (in geographic subdivisions)
Ombudsman -> Ombudspersons
Family -> Families
Priests, Buddhist -> Buddhist priests
Architecture headings, i.e., headings beginning Architecture ..., have been reviewed and revised for consistency with the following patterns:
Architecture--[place]--History--[century]
Architecture, Modern--[century]--... [with no geographic subdivision]
Architecture--Awards--[place]
Architecture--Competitions--[place]
Architecture--Conservation and restoration--[place]
as well as numerous incidental corrections.
Peasantry -> Peasants
Alien labor -> Foreign workers
Alien labor, [African, etc.] -> Foreign workers, [African, etc.]
Children of alien laborers -> Children of foreign workers
Women alien labor -> Women foreign workers
Refugees, Jewish -> Jewish refugees
Waltzes ([instrumentation]) -> Waltzes, plus separate instrumentation heading [e.g., Waltzes (Piano) -> Waltzes + Piano music]. This change is happening now for may dance forms, and will be extended to other composition forms in the future.
New division of chronology under "French language":
French language--To 1300
French language--Middle French, 1300-1600
French language--17th century
[formerly French language--To 1500, and French language --Early Modern, 1500-1700]
United States--Census, [XXth], [date] -> United States--Census, [date]
Architecture, Islamic -> Islamic architecture
Design, Industrial -> Industrial design
Insurance, [Type] -> [Type] insurance, [e.g., Life insurance]
Electric engineering -> Electrical engineering
Fantastic fiction -> Fantasy fiction
Catalogs, [Type] -> [Type] catalogs [e.g., Booksellers' catalogs]
Body, Human -> Human body
Education--[place]--Aims and objectives -> Education--Aims and objectives--[place]
Education--[place]--Curricula -> Education--Curricula--[place]
Urban ecology -> Urban ecology (Sociology)
Criminal registers -> Criminal records
Soap operas -> Television soap operas
Sexual deviation -> Paraphilias
Inherently legal topics are being updated to add SEE FROM references from [Topic]--Law and legislation -> [Topic]
Insanity and Insanity--Jurisprudence -> Insanity (Law)
Aged -> Older people (plus changes to other headings formerly beginning "Aged ...")
Poles -> Polish people
Bridges, [Type] -> [Type] bridges (e.g., Concrete bridges)