Africana Librarians Council

ALC CATALOGING COMMITTEE

AFRICANA SUBJECT FUNNEL PROJECT

FALL 1998

The following subject headings have been proposed since the last update (Spring 1998)

Glassware, Greco-Roman $x Expertising

Izi (African people) -- revised

Izi language -- revised

Legal stories, Nigerian (English)

Nongovernmental organizations $x Law and legislation

Prints, Nigerian

Proverbs, Ibibio

Proverbs, Zulu

Voortrekker Monument (Pretoria, South Africa)

Women authors, Nigerian

PROPOSAL FOR USE OF IEN IN THE 040
Passed at last meeting. All headings are now coded IEN.

ALC WEB PAGE (Revised from Spring '98)

AFRICANA SUBJECT FUNNEL PROJECT

Introduction

The Africana Subject Funnel Project, begun spring 1995, falls under the Library of Congress Cooperative Cataloging Program known as SACO (Subject Authority Cooperative Program) [Please imbed link to SACO home page here] It is a project of the Africana Librarians Council Cataloging Committee and is open to anyone who wishes to participate. The current funnel project coordinator is Elizabeth J. Plantz, chair of the Cataloging Committee. Please note that while the coordinator currently works at Northwestern University Library, the library is not in any way responsible for the project.

Currently the funnel project is concentrating on the creation of new subject headings and the changing or updating of old subject headings. The cataloging Committee hopes to be able to provide greater and better access to Africana materials through this project. To date a wide variety of headings has been proposed and accepted from "Bible stories, Hausa" to "Ulundi (Kwazulu, South Africa), Battle of, 1879."

Anyone interested in becoming a participant in the funnel project should contact Elizabeth J. Plantz at eplantz@nwu.edu or tel: (847) 491-7585.