Most scholars and writers use the term undocumented immigrants. It is also considered dehumanizing many people think of extraterrestrial beings when they hear the word alien. A person who commits an illegal act does not become illegal. Today it is considered a term that is legally inaccurate. This terminology was established in 1980. In 2016 it mandated the use of the heading illegal aliens despite the profession’s and the PSD’s intention to change it. Has the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) ever been overruled?ĭespite PSD’s authority to curate the LCSH, on one occasion in the LCSH’s more than 120 year history Congress overruled the PSD. Some examples of subject terms that have changed over time:Ĭooking and Cookbooks (two separate terms) that used to both be represented by the now arcane term Cookery.Īfrican Americans, previously Afro-Americans, which was previously Negroes While a number of proposals are rejected each month, even more are accepted. Rejected proposals may be accompanied by recommended revisions for the proposal to be resubmitted. Each proposal is either approved and published or rejected. These proposed terms and updates are reviewed monthly by the Policy and Standards Division at the Library of Congress. Proposals must include references to sources establishing a proposed term’s usage and must conform to established syntax and semantics. There is a well-established process for changes: terms are proposed by catalogers at the Library of Congress and by catalogers at other libraries. Yes, it has to, since a lot has changed in our world since LCSH started in 1898. LCSH has been actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress.” ( ) Does LCSH ever change? “The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is perhaps the most widely adopted subject indexing language in the world, has been translated into many languages, and is used around the world by libraries large and small.
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