Hi Haim and Colleagues!

Thanks very much for keeping us informed about LC's new practices (barring
any retraction of the changes in response to the ALA Core SAC Working Group
report). Are you planning to maintain/expand the informal list of useful
LCGFT terms, and do you recommend posting it to the wiki? As work proceeds,
additional terms will be identified (e.g., *Sermons* comes to mind) and the
need for new terms will arise.

I expect it will take a while for the impacts of the new practice to be
fully documented throughout LC's cataloging documentation, e.g., SHM H2190
on *Texts*, would need to reflect the shift from the old formulation of *650
#0 $a [Religion/Sect/Special Liturgy/Holiday] $x Liturgy $v Texts*, by
omitting the *$v Texts, *and applying additionally *655 #7 $a Liturgical
books. $2 lcgft*

As the reverberations of this policy change manifest and are codified, and
if many (especially PCC) libraries do not follow suit with LC's practice, I
am concerned that the impact will create confusion for librarians and
patrons. I hope that the intended benefits related to the linked data
environment outweigh the disruption.
[This statement reflects my personal *$v Commentaries* and *655-7 $a
Commentaries*, and not the official views of any institution or
organization!!!]

Many thanks,
Lenore

Lenore Bell (she, her, hers) *Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives *
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On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM Shinohara, Jasmin via Heb-naco <
[email protected]> wrote:

> And a reminder that only LC is required to follow LC practice. Non-LC (and
> PCC) libraries may and likely will continue using form subdivisions. 🙂
> Thanks, Jasmin From: Heb-naco <heb-naco-bounces+jshino=upenn. edu@ lists.
> osu. edu> on behalf
> And a reminder that only LC is required to follow LC practice. Non-LC (and
> PCC) libraries may and likely will continue using form subdivisions. 🙂
>
> Thanks, Jasmin
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Heb-naco <[email protected]> on
> behalf of Gottschalk, Haim via Heb-naco <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 2, 2026 12:01 PM
> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* [Heb-NACO] LCGFT Headings that are Judaica related
>
> Dear All, Now that LC is mandated to stop applying the form subdivision,
> and we will learn more over time what this means, here is a partial list of
> LCGFT headings we can use in the 655. Thanks, Haim Responsa (Jewish law)
> Commentaries Haggadot
>
> Dear All,
>
>
>
> Now that LC is mandated to stop applying the form subdivision, and we will
> learn more over time what this means, here is a partial list of LCGFT
> headings we can use in the 655.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Haim
>
>
>
> *Responsa (Jewish law)*
>
> *Commentaries*
>
> *Haggadot (Liturgical books)*
>
> *Liturgical books*
>
> *Azharot*
>
> *Hanukkah plays*
>
> *Parashiyot ha-shavu**ʻa*
>
> *Liturgical poetry*
>
> *Yom Kippur poetry*
>
> *Rosh ha-Shanah poetry*
>
> *Rosh ha-Shanah sermons*
>
>
>
> ***********************************************************************
>
> *Haim A. Gottschalk **חַיִּים אֵיתָן גוֹטְשָׁלְק*
>
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