ANSS Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee Question/Answer on cataloging issues – Oct. 2010
What subject headings are assigned to works on environmental anthropology/sociology?
* = Subject headings that can be subdivided geographically
The Library of Congress Subject Headings thesaurus has many subject headings on environmental issues
- Environmental archaeology *
- Environmental auditing *
- Environmental chemistry *
- Environmental disasters *
- Ecological disturbances *
- Environmental economics *
- Environmental education *
- Environmental education‐‐Activity programs *
- Environmental education‐‐Awards *
- Environmental education‐‐Law and legislation *
- Environmental engineering *
- Environmental ethics *
- Environmental health *
- Environmental impact analysis *
- Environmental impact statements *
- Environmental libraries *
- Environmental literature *
- Environmental law, International
- Environmental mapping *
- Environmental mediation *
- Environmental monitoring *
- Environmental psychology *
- Environmental protection‐‐Management—Standards
- Environmental testing *
- Environmentally induced diseases *
Environmental issues can also be found under the following related terms;
- Ecological disturbances *
- Ecology‐‐Economic aspects *
- Ecology‐‐Experiments
- Ecology—Maps
- Ecology‐‐Methodology
- Ecology‐‐Religious aspects
- Human ecology *
- Ecology‐‐Study and teaching *
- Ecology‐‐Study and teaching‐‐Activity programs *
- Ecology in art Ecology in literature
- Ecology in motion pictures
- Ecology on radio
- Ecology projects *
- Global temperature changes
- Indicators (Biology) *
- National environmental study areas *
- Green movement *
- Ecophysiology *
- Volunteer workers in environmental protection *
- Environmental management *
- Global environmental change
- Environmental toxicology *
- Environmental protection and motion pictures *
- Environmental refugees *
Many aspects of life have an effect on the environment, and can be subdivided as follows:
- Agriculture and state‐‐Environmental aspects *
- Airports‐‐Environmental aspects *
- Architecture‐‐Environmental aspects *
- Automobiles‐‐Environmental aspects *
- Armed Forces‐‐Environmental aspects Automobiles‐‐Effect of environment on *
- Composite materials‐‐Effect of environment on *
- Construction industry‐‐Environmental aspects *
- Dwellings‐‐Environmental engineering *
- Electric apparatus and appliances‐‐Effect of environment on *
- •Electric power‐plants‐‐Environmental aspects *
- •Factory and trade waste‐‐Environmental aspects *
- •Human beings‐‐Effect of environment on *
- •Industries‐‐Environmental aspects *
- •Machinery‐‐Effect of environment on *
- •United States. Army‐‐Ordnance and ordnance stores‐‐Effect of environment on *
- •Volcanism‐‐Effect of environment on *
- •War‐‐Environmental aspects *
- •Hospitals‐‐Environmental services *
Subdivisions can also be more directly explained;
- ‐‐Environmental aspects *
- ‐‐Environmental conditions
- ‐‐Environmental enrichment *
- ‐‐Environmental testing *
- ‐‐Ecology *
- ‐‐Population‐‐Environmental aspects
The law is also closely related to the environment, as is shown by the following LCSH;
- Environmental law *
- Environmental monitoring‐‐Law and legislation *
- Environmental policy *
- Liability for environmental damages *
- Environmental education‐‐Law and legislation *
- Liability for environmental damages *
- Liability for flood damages *
- Liability for hazardous substances pollution damages *
- Liability for oil pollution damages *
- Liability for water pollution damages *
- Conflict of laws‐‐Liability for environmental damages *
- Liability for noise pollution damages *
- Liability for soil pollution damages *
- Environmental justice *
- Habitat conservation‐‐Law and legislation *
Finally, there are a few LCSH that directly link the environment and humans;
- Environmental protection‐‐Citizen participation
- Dwellings‐‐Environmental engineering *
- Human ecology *
- Human ecology‐‐Study and teaching *
- [under names of countries, cities, etc.]‐‐Population‐‐Environmental aspects*
Please visit the ANSS wiki for further information on new LCSH, Cataloging Q&A, our newsletter, and Conference Handouts ‐ http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSS
ANSS 