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I'm forwarding this announcement posted on the RADCAT listserv, which I
thought would be of interest.  Scroll down to the bottom three lines for
links to the LC background and an opportunity to comment.

 

Joan

 

From: Radical Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Roberto, Keller R
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 10:31 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fwd: [PCCLIST] LC to cancel subject heading "Illegal aliens"

 

The official announcement!

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Young, Janis" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: March 25, 2016 at 8:50:38 AM CDT
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [PCCLIST] LC to cancel subject heading "Illegal aliens"
Reply-To: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]>

[This message has been distributed to multiple groups, please excuse any
duplication.  Feel free to forward it to any other interested groups or
individuals.]

 

 

In response to constituent requests, the Policy and Standards Division of
the Library of Congress, which maintains Library of Congress Subject
Headings, has investigated the possibility of cancelling or revising the
heading Illegal aliens. PSD also explored the possibility of revising the
broader term Aliens. It concluded that the meaning of Aliens is often
misunderstood and should be revised to Noncitizens, and that the phrase
illegal aliens has become pejorative. The heading Illegal aliens will
therefore be cancelled and replaced by two headings, Noncitizens and
Unauthorized immigration, which may be assigned together to describe
resources about people who illegally reside in a country.

 

Other headings that include the word aliens or the phrase illegal aliens
(e.g., Church work with aliens; Children of illegal aliens) will also be
revised. All of the revisions will appear on a Tentative List and be
approved no earlier than May 2016; the revision of existing bibliographic
records will commence shortly thereafter.

 

For background on the history and purpose of the headings Aliens and Illegal
aliens, the rationale for the revisions to LCSH, and a description of the
scope of the project, please see the full announcement on the LC website at
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/illegal-aliens-decision.pdf
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.loc.gov_catdir_cpso
_illegal-2Daliens-2Ddecision.pdf&d=BQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=R0Nz_zr
3mH2wBmn-hb7uII74MdSNFmydQx5FbucqFmA&m=f6A70EqcULnvbLVKDuxNJ7Eh4IzFSawlFADAa
UbQ-6Q&s=Bq08JfmP--ruR-9NXs8CQgmiJAc1T_n_rJDFXFEwFlo&e=> . 

 

Questions or comments on these revisions may be directed to Libby Dechman
([log in to unmask]) in the Policy and Standards Division.

 

 

 

Janis L. Young

Policy and Standards Division

Library of Congress

 



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