Core Subject Analysis Committee Public Space

The American Library Association Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on Local Headings seeks to survey libraries, archives, museums and associated institutions about their involvement in the work of revising subjects, genres, and other authority data in their local catalogs. This work might include changing, augmenting, or masking terms from controlled vocabularies such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), creating local headings, etc.

We are distributing two surveys to assess both (1) needs for implementing local subject headings and (2) existing methods utilized for implementing local subjects.

1. Take the survey on local heading needs to share what support you think your institution would need to make changes to subjects, genres, and other authority data in the local catalog.

AND/OR

2. Take the survey on methods used for local headings to share what methods your institution uses or has used to make changes to subjects, genres, and other authority data in the local catalog.

The surveys will close on December 5, 2025. If you have questions about the survey or the Working Group, please email working group chairs Allison Bailund abailund@sdsu.edu or Rebecca Saunders rlsaunders@email.wcu.edu.

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Rebecca Saunders
Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
Western Carolina University
She/Her/Hers
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Thank you to all who have submitted responses to the SAC Working Group on Local Headings surveys (linked above). For any of you who were thinking of responding but haven't had a chance yet, here is your friendly reminder that the surveys close this Friday (12/05).

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Rebecca Saunders
Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
Western Carolina University
She/Her/Hers
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Original Message:
Sent: Nov 06, 2025 01:33 PM
From: Rebecca Saunders
Subject: Core Subject Analysis Committee: Surveys on Revising and/or Using Local Subject Headings

The American Library Association Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on Local Headings seeks to survey libraries, archives, museums and associated institutions about their involvement in the work of revising subjects, genres, and other authority data in their local catalogs. This work might include changing, augmenting, or masking terms from controlled vocabularies such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), creating local headings, etc.

We are distributing two surveys to assess both (1) needs for implementing local subject headings and (2) existing methods utilized for implementing local subjects.

1. Take the survey on local heading needs to share what support you think your institution would need to make changes to subjects, genres, and other authority data in the local catalog.

AND/OR

2. Take the survey on methods used for local headings to share what methods your institution uses or has used to make changes to subjects, genres, and other authority data in the local catalog.

The surveys will close on December 5, 2025. If you have questions about the survey or the Working Group, please email working group chairs Allison Bailund abailund@sdsu.edu or Rebecca Saunders rlsaunders@email.wcu.edu.

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Rebecca Saunders
Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
Western Carolina University
She/Her/Hers
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