I was just pointing out the hierarchy in the LCGFT vocabulary, as Haggadot (Liturgical books) is a narrower term of Liturgical books.
I agree that 3 genre terms could be excessive; I was not suggesting that one should use it in this instance, but rather that one could. I think the conclusions that Caroline came to are sound and a good model for all of us as we embark on using LCGFT with more confidence! ________________________________ From: Shinohara, Jasmin <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2026 3:13 PM To: Miller, Caroline <[email protected]>; heb-naco <[email protected]>; Gottschalk, Haim <[email protected]>; Lili Brown <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Prayers and devotions in LCGFT Hi, Just to clarify, I don't think that the genre term for Haggadot "stems from Liturgical books" as much as Liturgical books is being used as a qualifier for Haggadot to aid those who may not be familiar with the term, similar to how Jewish law is used to qualify Responsa... But yes, Liturgical books is another valid genre choice for a book of prayers. Though I'm not sure I would go to the trouble of adding 3 genre terms for a siddur — Prayers, Liturgical works, and Devotional literature. In theory, one could also add Religious materials, for a total of 4 genres... Are genres meant to be assigned in a similar manner as subjects, preferring the more specific term? If so, I'd think just Prayers would suffice for a siddur/mahzor. -- Jasmin ________________________________ From: Heb-naco <[email protected]> on behalf of Lili Brown via Heb-naco <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:47 PM To: Miller, Caroline <[email protected]>; heb-naco <[email protected]>; Gottschalk, Haim <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Prayers and devotions in LCGFT Another hat to throw into the ring: Liturgical books I am not sure if that helps in this situation, but wanted to bring to your attention in case it does! I used it recently when cataloging a rare book, OCLC 1167626413 (here's the record in Another hat to throw into the ring: Liturgical books<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2015026039__;!!KGKeukY!2RdO6PcD5neaRZ5o40MnYFPSc37HAwG5mnRBS4OmG5cAqlyHEy9ZVzBEbib0HzuaDlvQXSO-EDKATMcOn8mGFoHo$> I am not sure if that helps in this situation, but wanted to bring to your attention in case it does! I used it recently when cataloging a rare book, OCLC 1167626413 (here's the record in Stanford's catalog<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/in00000298622__;!!KGKeukY!2RdO6PcD5neaRZ5o40MnYFPSc37HAwG5mnRBS4OmG5cAqlyHEy9ZVzBEbib0HzuaDlvQXSO-EDKATMcOn2p_EahK$> with additional information/context that only makes it to the local record). I suppose all of these run the risk of having a Christian bend, but the genre term for Haggadot<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2019026013.html__;!!KGKeukY!2RdO6PcD5neaRZ5o40MnYFPSc37HAwG5mnRBS4OmG5cAqlyHEy9ZVzBEbib0HzuaDlvQXSO-EDKATMcOn2jWSxnA$> stems from Liturgical books, so I think it can be applied to Judaic prayer materials as well. Good luck! ________________________________ From: Heb-naco <[email protected]> on behalf of Gottschalk, Haim via Heb-naco <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2026 11:21 AM To: Miller, Caroline <[email protected]>; heb-naco <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Prayers and devotions in LCGFT Hi Caroline, Great question and thank you for adding the LCGFT headings. Without knowing the resource in-hand, you definitely can use 2 (or more) LCGFT headings. “Devotional literature” is heading that can be applied to many books, and one I Hi Caroline, Great question and thank you for adding the LCGFT headings. Without knowing the resource in-hand, you definitely can use 2 (or more) LCGFT headings. “Devotional literature” is heading that can be applied to many books, and one I use for resources that are limud yomi in nature. However, the only draw back to Devotional literature is that the 670s have a Christian bent to it. I hope this helps. Haim From: Heb-naco <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Miller, Caroline via Heb-naco Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2026 12:32 PM To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <[email protected]> Subject: [Heb-NACO] Prayers and devotions in LCGFT CAUTION: This email message has been received from an external source. Please use caution when opening attachments, or clicking on links. All, I have a book with copy that is currently using the ǂv Prayers and devotions. It is a collection of prayers and other source materials. I want to get into the habit of adding LCGFT and see there are two headings: Prayers (http: //id. loc. gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2015026049) All, I have a book with copy that is currently using the ǂv Prayers and devotions. It is a collection of prayers and other source materials. I want to get into the habit of adding LCGFT and see there are two headings: Prayers (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2015026049__;!!KGKeukY!2gKTK2F50UGQo5wjLb026Sbyn2cfh2XCYehyF18TdEewnVBj6SiOAgq-nBZ5ZjKWJyWW4SdrXy9T7Jn6VVwJ_YRf$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2015026049__;!!KGKeukY!0ukbHh8bKGPamyKUloTY8FZSlulHJ9YVljcb_M5-DJFuRiVEw6nwyJxxyhIfluVnaFCkSp7ZBKKWsmfNhMbfGRFfyeXG-A$>) and Devotional literature (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2015026057__;!!KGKeukY!2gKTK2F50UGQo5wjLb026Sbyn2cfh2XCYehyF18TdEewnVBj6SiOAgq-nBZ5ZjKWJyWW4SdrXy9T7Jn6VeP9RSHg$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2015026057__;!!KGKeukY!0ukbHh8bKGPamyKUloTY8FZSlulHJ9YVljcb_M5-DJFuRiVEw6nwyJxxyhIfluVnaFCkSp7ZBKKWsmfNhMbfGREuHQ86Lw$>). There are no general scope notes under "Prayers." The general notes under "Devotional literature" is: * Religious materials that are intended to be used as aids for private study, prayer, and reflection. * Should we just be adding both? Thanks. Caroline Caroline R. Miller Team Leader, Discovery Team Hebraica/Judaica Catalog Librarian UCLA Library Resource Acquisitions and Metadata Services 2400 Life Sciences Building 621 Charles E Young Drive South Box 957230 Los Angeles, CA 90095-7230
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