Hi, all, just to follow up, the new Judaica Genre/Form Headings wiki page can be found here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://rascat.pbworks.com/w/page/163210668/Judaica*20GF*20Headings__;JSU!!KGKeukY!w8xYbiSwP3XgTtj6ZKiFw59nlZM56k0DQipZpXljRFJDZGqCfD5WvBYFqP5uWwflHBTkO7-Jg6iIcZRadgPBOQ$ >.
>From the home page, the path is Hebraica Cataloging: Documentation--> General >guidance: Subjects/Genres: Judaica Genre/Form Headings. Again, please do feel free to reach out with additional relevant terms. I'll of course be staying tuned to future LC announcements. Thanks again and best wishes, Jasmin ________________________________ From: Shinohara, Jasmin <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2026 5:15 PM To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <[email protected]>; Bell, Lenore <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] LCGFT Headings that are Judaica related Hi, Lenore, Thanks for your great idea! I'll start a new wiki page for frequently used genre terms in Judaica cataloging. Some, like Psalters and Facsimiles, are on the tentative list that I shared earlier today, but some, such as such as Sermons and Commentaries, are already established. I think the terms Texts and Specimens (used chiefly in rare book cataloging) may still need to be proposed. Haim, any word about these? I encourage folks to email me with any other terms that should be added to Haim's list below. Thanks again, Jasmin ________________________________ From: Heb-naco <[email protected]> on behalf of Bell, Lenore via Heb-naco <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2026 3:49 PM To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] LCGFT Headings that are Judaica related 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 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 $a Commentaries, and not the official views of any institution or organization!!!] Many thanks, Lenore Lenore Bell (she, her, hers) Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives 202.560.7505 The David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation United States Holocaust Memorial Museum www.ushmm.o<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ushmm.org/__;!!KGKeukY!0EwLMLtNWEOzk5OGJTrpFs8x9Spp7Troh02PARwso0yKQAaHw-BrfOm-eRksqv1J_yiVj-fRI4vmsYdi8w$>rg<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ushmm.org/__;!!KGKeukY!0EwLMLtNWEOzk5OGJTrpFs8x9Spp7Troh02PARwso0yKQAaHw-BrfOm-eRksqv1J_yiVj-fRI4vmsYdi8w$> | @HolocaustMuseum On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 1:08鈥疨M Shinohara, Jasmin via Heb-naco <[email protected]<mailto:[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. 馃檪 Thanks, Jasmin From: Heb-naco <heb-naco-bounces+jshino=upenn.鈥奺du@鈥妉ists.鈥妎su.鈥奺du> 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. 馃檪 Thanks, Jasmin ________________________________ From: Heb-naco <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Gottschalk, Haim via Heb-naco <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, February 2, 2026 12:01 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[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驶a Liturgical poetry Yom Kippur poetry Rosh ha-Shanah poetry Rosh ha-Shanah sermons ********************************************************************* Haim A. 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