I'm really behind no my LCSH Watch, so I'm combining my reports on weeks 26, 27, 28, and 29 here. That pretty much covers the month of July, but you probably don't care anyway.
150 Alcoholism in the Bible [sp2009006309]
053 BS1199.A36 (Old Testament)
I guess Noah forgot to bring two Bill W.s along.
150 Body fluids (Islamic law) [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006524]
550 BT Islamic law
No separation of religion and body, I see. Not LC's fault, of course, but in my admitted ignorance, I find this creepy.
(C) 150 Center of gravity (Military science) [sp2009006497]
680 Here are entered works on the source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act in military situations.
450 UF COG (Center of gravity)
550 BT Military art and science
550 BT Power (Social sciences)
Uh, yeah.
(C) 150 Civil disobedience—Religious aspects—Baptists, [Catholic Church, etc.] [sp2009006728]
You gotta love those Quakers, though bizarrely to me, it was a book about Christians that inspired this heading.
150 Exceptionalism [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006600]
680 Here are entered works on the theory or belief that a specific country or other place does not conform to standard patterns or norms in terms of its origins, institutions, credo, and/or historical evolution.
550 RT National characteristics
They list the warrant as the American Heritage Dictionary, Wiktionary, and Wikipedia, but I'd like to know what really prompted this heading. I'd also like to see a narrower term AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM. Duh.
* 150 Federal aid to birth control CANCEL
150 Federal aid to family planning [May Subd Geog] [sp 85047556]
450 UF Family planning—Federal aid
450 UF Federal aid to birth control [EARLIER FORM OF HEADING]
450 UF Federal aid to family planning—Law and legislation
550 BT Family planning—Finance
More birth control vs. family planning shenanigans. Political, much?
(A) 150 First communion—Baptists, [Catholic Church, etc.] [sp2009006286]
This makes me think of an old Brooke Shields movie, Communion aka Alice Sweet Alice. I wonder why they didn't establish the heading then?
(C) 150 High efficiency toilets [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006551]
450 UF Flush toilets, Low volume
450 UF Green toilets (High efficiency toilets)
450 UF Low consumption toilets
450 UF Low flush toilets
450 UF Low volume toilets
450 UF Low water toilets
450 UF Ultra low flow toilets
450 UF Water efficient toilets
450 UF Water saving toilets
550 BT Toilets
LC going green—but with ten cross-references. I wonder how much electricity each UF draws over time?
(A) 150 Hispanic Americans in popular culture [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006518]
680 Here are entered works on the representation of Hispanic Americans in popular culture.
550 BT Popular culture
You say HISPANIC AMERICAN, I say LATINO. Grrr.
(A) 150 Mashups (World Wide Web)—Library applications [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006801]
053 Z674.75.W67
Proving once again, that LC can act quickly when it wants to. (I think the term is only a year or two old as used in common library parlance.) How do we know it will last, LC?
(C) 150 Political science—Anthropological aspects [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006139]
680 Here are entered works on the anthropological aspects of political science. Works on political anthropology as a branch of learning are entered under Political anthropology.
Works on the political life of particular ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group subdivided by Politics and government.
550 BT Anthropology
550 RT Political anthropology
681 Note under Political anthropology
I can see this being a big hit at Barnard. Thanks, Stanford cataloger.
(C) 150 Pornographic film industry [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006249]
550 BT Motion picture industry
Really? Well, thank you Johns Hopkins University Press cataloger. The warrant is the Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, specifically the article "Ambiguous Landscapes of the San Pornando Valley." Really?
150 Right to Internet access [May Subd Geog] [sp2009006412]
450 UF Internet access, Right to
550 BT Human rights
The Internet as a HUMAN RIGHT, and yet LC won't recognize the FAT ACCEPTANCE MOVEMENT.
* 151 United States—Politics and government—2001 CANCEL
151 United States—Politics and government—2001 2009 [sp2001002071]
Putting an end to the Bush years!
150 Vermicomposting [May Subd Geog] [sp 98005986]
* 450 UF Worm composting
It's like "Worm composting," but with a German accent.