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| Thesauri | $$2 source code | Notes |
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| African Studies Thesaurus (ASC Leiden) | asclProspectively: If a cataloger encounters a bib record containing the LCSH term "slaves" (or other related terms) while copy cataloging, an additional term | "enslaved people" (or other related terms) will be added to the OCLC record before importing it into Alma. DO NOT delete the existing LCSH terms. In case of attaching an additional holdings record to an existing bib record in Alma, add the preferred term to both OCLC and Alma. Example: 650#7 $$a Enslaved people. $$2 ascl N.B. March 2022 Update: Following the period of additional research and internal evaluation, the Library of Congress will support the change of the heading Slaves to Enslaved persons. Due to the large volume of headings associated with the heading change, a special list for Slaves/Enslaved persons will be issuedEnslaved persons" as LC subject heading is now available. |
| cht | N.B.Terms are searchable online via Chicano Database accessed through EBSCO. | |
| Homosaurus: an International LGBTQ+ Linked Data Vocabulary (v. 3) | homoit | [formerly, Homosaurus: an international thesaurus of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender index terms] Example: 650#7 $$a Non-binary people. $$2 homoit |
First Nations House of Learning Subject Headings (Xwi7xwa Library) | fnhl | Example: 650#7 $$a First Nations. $$2 fnhl N.B. Consider if LCSH "Indigenous peoples" is appropriate (SN: "Here are entered works on the aboriginal inhabitants either of colonial areas or of modern states where the aboriginal peoples are not in control of the government. General works on the ethnological composition of specific places are entered under Ethnology with local subdivision. Works on a specific indigenous people or group of peoples are entered under the ethnic group, e.g. Navajo Indians.") |
| Medical Subject Headings (National Library of Medicine) | mesh | |
| National Museum of the American Indian culture thesaurus (link not yet available) | nmaict | |
| A Women's thesaurus: An index of language used to describe and locate information by and about women | wot | N.B. Online 1-hour loan option available from the catalog record. |
| Zine Subject Thesaurus (Halifax, Nova Scotia: Anchor Archive Zine Library) | zst | Example: 650#7 $$a zine culture. $$2 zst |
Additional Thesauri (some with established source code) that may be worth exploring
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