[Last revised: 2022-04-14 LD]
The current Library of Congress Subject Heading “Indians of North America” is present in over 5000 subject headings in Voyager. This heading will be replaced with alternative language but will be retained in the 690 field for historical purposes. The 690 field will only be added for bulk updates / shelf-ready.
Bulk Updates
The following bulk updates will be made to current records in the catalogue and to future batch loaded and shelf-ready records:
Replace Indians of North America with Indigenous peoples $z North America
i. Retain other subdivisions as is
Replace Indians of North America with Indigenous peoples
Example: Replace Indians of North America $z British Columbia with Indigenous peoples $z British Columbia
690 ## $i Heading retained by UVic Libraries for historical purposes:$a Indians of North America $z British Columbia. $5 CaBViV
For LCSH headings:
Replace Indians of North America with Indigenous peoples $z North America
i. Retain other subdivisions as is
Replace Indians of North America with Indigenous peoples
For FAST headings:
Replace Indians of North America with Indigenous peoples
If you come across any FAST headings for Indigenous peoples that have geographic subdivisions, delete them.
If you have any questions about FAST in light of these batch changes, please ask your supervisor or Laura/Dean for follow up.
Do NOT add field 690 for the historical heading.
Examples:
| Heading in record | Replace with |
|---|---|
|
650 #0 $a Indians of North America |
650 #0 $a Indigenous peoples $z North America |
| 650 #7 $a Indians of North America. $2 fast | 650 #7 $a Indigenous peoples. $2 fast |
| 650 #0 $a Indians of North America $z British Columbia | 650 #0 $a Indigenous peoples $z British Columbia |
| 650 #0 $a Indians of North America $z Canada $x Government relations | 650 #0 $a Indigenous peoples $z Canada $x Government relations |
| 650 #0 $a Indians of North America $x Education $z Canada | 650 #0 $a Indigenous peoples $x Education $z Canada |
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