AFRICANA SUBJECT FUNNEL REPORT
ALC CATALOGING COMMITTEE
Spring 2006
A total of 14 new and 17 revised subject authorities have been submitted to the Library of Congress since the last update (Fall 2005). The proposals originated with Lauer (Michigan State), Janet Stanley (Smithsonian), Shoshana Seidman (Northwestern), and Margaret Hughes (Stanford).
NEW HEADINGS SUBMITTED
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Dei (African people) |
N'ko alphabet |
| Ekiti (African people) | Oti-Volta languages |
| Hassaniya language | Peere (African people) |
| Ilaje (African people) | Proto-Berber language |
| Kivus (Congo) | Riddles, Musgu |
| Marba (African people) | Tula (African people) |
| Maure (African people) | |
| Mauritanians |
REVISIONS SUBMITTED
| Afroasiatic languages |
Mooré language |
| Arabic-Afrikaans dialect | Nara (African people) |
| Berber languages | Nara language |
| Coptic language | Nilotic languages |
| Cushites | Nilotic peoples |
| Cushitic languages | Proto-Afroasiatic language |
| Egyptian language | Sahrawi (African people) |
| Hamites | |
| Kissi language | |
| Manga (Nigerien and Nigerian people) |
The major achievement of this period was the submission of changes involving the use of Hamitic or Hamites in numerous headings. Some of these revisions, if accepted, will cause changes in another 28 authority records. Another difficult new heading (Oti-Volta languages) was finally submitted. If approved, it will force changes in the BTs (broader terms) of another 19 headings (plus Mooré).
We have implemented a process that has librarians at Northwestern and Stanford submitting headings directly, after vetting through the funnel.
During the months of Oct. 2005-March 2006, 32 headings needing possible attention were added to my review file. Of these, 14 were vetted and submitted to Library of Congress (LC), some directly by Northwestern or Stanford. The backlog continues to grow, but more slowly.
I continue to monitor the Tentative (Unapproved) List for new or revised headings. Sometimes these are not posted early enough to allow comment before approval. The appendix lists the 73 new approved subjects submitted by non-funnel sources, including 29 from LC.
Joseph J. Lauer; May 3, 2006
APPENDIX: NON-FUNNEL NEW AFRICANA SUBJECT HEADINGS
The Weekly List, Oct. 2005-March 2006, of LC’s Cataloging Policy and Support Office, included the following newly approved headings that came from other sources. Another 20 new Africana headings, submitted by the funnel last September, also appeared on these lists. The submitting library’s MARC21 code appears at the end of each entry (except for those from LC). There were also revised authority records that are not included here.
Akhdar Wadi (Egypt) --MH-P |
Igbo wit and humor -- UPB
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