Hello all, In connection to the subject heading question, which call number would you use on books directly related to October 7th and its aftermath? Assuming it's topical nonfiction (not biography or novel), is there a specific place to put it? We use DDC here, and it seems to be not enough to just put it in 956.94 (general Israel).
Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, and g'mar chatimah tovah! Stacey Weinberg Judaic Curriculum Specialist, The Jewish Library of Baltimore 410-735-5018 5700 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 Browse our Catalog<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/3219__;!!KGKeukY!2OeAbDO4AQ-Pc60e8x140sICerzSTKryTw4p0gxdPHtf-woCkHwRKgIOsFuEUZtCC8aZL2sCCyJQVY3j81OemYa5po4ocC3rwCzH$ > . 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Re: Subject heading question, current war (Andrea Rapp) (Amalia Warshenbrot) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 15:04:56 +0000 From: "Freedman, Vanessa" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Subject heading question, current war (Andrea Rapp) That's an interesting question which I've also been pondering in a different context. I maintain a reading list, currently called Resources on the Israel-Hamas war. I am planning to expand it to include material on Hezbollah etc. and to change the title to reflect that, but I'm not sure what to change it to. The best I've been able to come up with is Resources on the conflict in the Middle East, but that's a bit too broad. Best wishes Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Subject Liaison Librarian: Hebrew & Jewish Studies Pronouns: she/her Work pattern: Tues, Thurs 10am to 6pm; Weds, Fri 9am to 12.30 pm Main Library UCL Library Services Library, Culture, Collections & Open Science Gower Street London WC1E 6BT From: J N <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 12:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Subject heading question, current war (Andrea Rapp) Hi, Andrea, thank you for your question. Can you please clarify what you mean by "current war"? The war that began as an outgrowth of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel is established in the Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) thesaurus Hi, Andrea, thank you for your question. Can you please clarify what you mean by "current war"? The war that began as an outgrowth of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel is established in the Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) thesaurus as "Israel-Hamas War, 2023-". The scope note there specifies, "Here are entered works on the military actions that resulted from the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, primarily taking place in Gaza but also other areas in the region. Works on the land, sea, and air attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023 are entered under October 7 Hamas Attack, Israel, 2023." The Israeli name for the war, Operation Swords of Iron, is listed as a variant name for this war. 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Kol tuv and gmar hatimah tovah, Jasmin --- J a s m i n S h i n o h a r a Hebraica Cataloging Librarian University of Pennsylvania PCC Funnels Coordinator: Hebraica BIBCO & NACO Israel/Judaica SACO 215-746-6397 | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Today's Topics: 1. Subject heading question, current war (Andrea Rapp) I need a subject heading for materials on the current war - at first it was called the Israel-Hamas War but that is no longer adequate. Does anyone have a heading they use- the October 7 War, or something like that? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati I need a subject heading for materials on the current war - at first it was called the Israel-Hamas War but that is no longer adequate. Does anyone have a heading they use- the October 7 War, or something like that? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati
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