New and Revised SCIS Subject Headings May 2010
This is a detailed list of new and revised SCIS Subject Headings approved by the SCIS Information
Services Standards Committee at the teleconference held on 26 May 2010.
This list corresponds to the summary list published in Connections issue 74, Term 3 2010.
Associations
Add NT
Non-government organisations
BT
RT
Biology
Del
RT
Evolution
Case studies
IN
Use for works presenting information about an
exploration of specific cases or projects involving
analysis of a single participant or group from an
economic, societal, psychological or medical
viewpoint.
SEN Use subjects with the subdivision Case studies, e.g.
Small business management - Case studies;
Geography - Case studies.
Evolution
Del
NT
Del
RT
Associations
Societies
International agencies
International organisation
Variation (Biology)
Biology
Non-governmental organisations
USE Non-government organisations
Operas
Del
UF
Savoy operas
Organisations, Non-government
USE Non-government organisations
Quangos
USE Non-government organisations
Savoy operas
Delete this Use reference
Geography - Case studies
SEN Example under Case studies
Small business management - Case studies
SEN Example under Case studies
Gravitation
Del
NT
Matter
Social casework
Amend SN to read
SN
Use for works about the work performed by a social
worker in dealing with individual clients. For works
which are case studies of the provision of services by
government and private welfare agencies use Social
welfare - Case studies.
Del
UF
Case studies
International agencies
Add RT
Non-government organisations
International non-government organisations
USE Non-government organisations
International organisation
Add RT
Non-government organisations
Matter
Add UF
Del
BT
Matter, States of
States of matter
Gravitation
Mechanics
Matter, States of
USE Matter
Mechanics
Del
NT
Matter
NGOs
USE Non-government organisations
Non-government organisations
SN
Use for works dealing with non-profit organisations,
created independently of governments, without
statutory ties.
UF
International non-government organisations
NGOs
Non-governmental organisations
Organisations, Non-government
Quangos
Social welfare - Case studies
SN
Use for works which are case studies of the provision
of services by government and private welfare
agencies. For works about the work performed by a
social worker in dealing with individual clients use
Social casework.
Societies
Add NT
Non-government organisations
States of matter
USE Matter
Variation (Biology)
Del
BT
Evolution