LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CYAC SUBJECT HEADINGS
TENTATIVE MONTHLY LIST 06 CYAC


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CHILDREN'S SUBJECT HEADINGS
 
151
Amazon River    [sp2025050226]
 
550
BT Brazilian rivers
 
550
BT Colombian rivers
 
550
BT Peruvian rivers
 
781
Amazon River
 
 
151
Amazon River Region    [sp2025050227]
 
451
UF Amazon basin
 
451
UF Amazonia
 
781
Amazon River Region
 
 
150
Brain    [Not Subd Geog]    [sp2021051620]
 
450
UF Cerebrum DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Mind DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Encephalon ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Head DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Skull ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Brain--Diseases CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Brain diseases    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2021061739]
 
053
RC386-RC395 (Internal medicine)
 
450
UF Brain--Diseases [Former heading]
 
550
BT Central nervous system diseases
 
688
Heading changed from Brain--Diseases to Brain diseases in June 2025.
 
 
150
Brain--Wounds and injuries CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Brain injuries    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2022050192]
 
053
RD594 (Surgery)
 
450
UF Brain--Wounds and injuries [Former heading]
 
450
UF Brain injury
 
550
BT Brain
 
550
BT Wounds and injuries
 
688
Established August 2022. Heading changed from Brain--Wounds and injuries to Brain injuries in June 2025.
 
 
150
Aphasia    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2021061738]
 
550
BT Brain--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain diseases ADD FIELD
 
 
150
Brain damage    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2021054591]
 
053
RC387.5 (Diseases of the brain) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC387.5 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Brain--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain--Wounds and injuries DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain diseases ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Brain injuries ADD FIELD
 
 
150
Cerebrovascular disease CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Cerebrovascular diseases    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021061095]
 
053
RC388.5 (Internal medicine)
 
450
UF Brain vascular diseases
 
450
UF Brain vascular disorders
 
450
UF Cerebrovascular--Diseases
 
450
UF Cerebrovascular disorders
 
450
UF Cerebrovascular insufficiencies
 
450
UF Cerebrovascular insufficiency
 
450
UF Cerebrovascular occlusions
 
450
UF Intracranial vascular diseases
 
450
UF Intracranial vascular disorders
 
550
BT Brain diseases
 
 
150
Dementia    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021060576]
 
053
RC521-RC524 DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC521-RC524 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Aphrenia DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Aphronesia DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Athymia DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Amentia ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Amentias ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Familial dementia ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Familial dementias ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Senile paranoid dementia ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Senile paranoid dementias ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Brain--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Neurobehavioral disorders DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Psychoses DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain diseases ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Epilepsy    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021050242]
 
053
RA645.E64 (Public health) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC372-RC374.5 (Neurology) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RA645.E64 (Public aspects of medicine) ADD FIELD
 
053
RC372-RC374.5 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Cerebral seizure ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Convulsive disorder ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Epilepsies ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Seizure disorder ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Brain--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Developmental disabilities DELETE FIELD
 
550
RT Convulsions DELETE FIELD
 
550
RT Spasms DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain diseases ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Hydrocephalus    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021061126]
 
053
RC391 DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC391 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Brain--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain diseases ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Parkinson's disease    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021056200]
 
053
RC382 DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC382 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Palsy, Shaking DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Paralysis agitans [Former heading] DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Parkinsonism [Former heading] DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Shaking palsy DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Idiopathic parkinsonism ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Paralysis agitans ADD FIELD
 
450
UF PD (Parkinson's disease) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Primary parkinsonism ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Brain--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Extrapyramidal disorders DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Brain diseases ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Brazilian rivers    [sp2025050223]
 
450
UF Rivers--Brazil
 
 
150
Central nervous system--Diseases CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Central nervous system diseases    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2022050088]
 
053
RC360-RC406 (Internal medicine)
 
450
UF Central nervous system--Diseases [Former heading]
 
550
BT Diseases
 
688
Established April 2022. Heading change from Central nervous system--Diseases to Central nervous system diseases. Heading changed from Central nervous system--Diseases to Central nervous system diseases in June 2025.
 
 
150
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021059561]
 
053
RC394.C83 DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC394.C83 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Heidenhain syndrome DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease [Former heading] DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Jakob's disease DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Spastic pseudosclerosis DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Sub-acute spongiform encephalopathy DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Subacute spongiform encephalopathy DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Creutzfeld-Jakob disease ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Creutzfeld-Jakob syndrome ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Jakob-Creutzfeld disease ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Jakob-Creutzfeld syndrome ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Central nervous system--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Presenile dementia DELETE FIELD
 
550
RT Bovine spongiform encephalopathy DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Central nervous system diseases ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Meningitis    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021056184]
 
053
RC124 DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC376 DELETE FIELD
 
053
SF799 (Veterinary medicine) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC376 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
053
SF799 (Animal culture) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Leptomeningitis DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Meninges--Inflammation ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Meningitides ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Spinal meningitis ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Central nervous system--Diseases DELETE FIELD
 
550
RT Neisseria meningitidis DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Central nervous system diseases ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Polio    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2021055081]
 
450
UF Paralysis, Anterior spinal DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Paralysis, Infantile DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Paralysis ADD FIELD
 
680
When this heading is assigned to nonfiction works, the second subject heading Diseases is also assigned, e.g., 1. Polio. 2. Diseases. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Heart--Diseases CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Heart diseases    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2022050226]
 
053
RC681-RC688.2 (Internal medicine)
 
450
UF Cardiac diseases
 
450
UF Heart--Diseases [Former heading]
 
550
BT Circulatory system diseases
 
688
Established October 2022. Heading changed from Heart--Diseases to Heart diseases in May 2025.
 
 
150
Colombian rivers    [sp2025050224]
 
450
UF Rivers--Colombia
 
 
150
Death--Causes CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Causes of death    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2022050018]
 
053
RA1063-RA1063.47 (Public aspects of medicine)
 
450
UF Cause of death
 
450
UF Death--Causes [Former heading]
 
450
UF Death cause
 
450
UF Death causes
 
550
RT Autopsy
 
688
Heading changed from Death--Causes to Causes of death in May 2025.
 
 
150
Drowning    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021054448]
 
053
RA1076 (Legal medicine) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RA1076 (Public aspects of medicine) ADD FIELD
 
550
BT Accidents DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Death--Causes DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Violent deaths DELETE FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Suicide    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2021051690]
 
053
RA1136 (Medical jurisprudence) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RC569 (Psychiatry) DELETE FIELD
 
053
RA1136 (Public aspects of medicine) ADD FIELD
 
053
RC569 (Internal medicine) ADD FIELD
 
360
SA subdivision Suicidal behavior under classes of persons and ethnic groups DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Death--Causes DELETE FIELD
 
550
RT Right to die DELETE FIELD
 
550
BT Causes of death ADD FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
 
150
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation CHANGE HEADING
 
150
Causes and origins of diseases    [May Subd Geog] CHANGE GEOG    [sp2022050273]
 
053
RB151-RB214 (Pathology)
 
450
UF Aetiology
 
450
UF Diseases--Causes and theories of causation [Former heading]
 
450
UF Etiologies
 
450
UF Etiology
 
550
BT Pathology
 
680
Assign an additional heading for the individual disease or types of diseases, if appropriate.
 
688
Established November 2022. Heading changed from Diseases--Causes and theories of causation to Causes and origins of diseases in May 2025.
 
 
150
Hawaiian mountains    [sp2025050221]
 
450
UF Mountains--Hawaii
 
 
150
Hawaiian volcanoes    [sp2025050220]
 
450
UF Volcanoes--Hawaii
 
 
151
Mauna Loa (Hawaii Island, Hawaii)    [sp2025050222]
 
053
DU629.M34 (History of Oceania)
 
550
BT Hawaiian mountains
 
550
BT Hawaiian volcanoes
 
781
Mauna Loa (Hawaii Island, Hawaii)
 
 
151
Pacific Northwest    [sp2025050228]
 
451
UF Northwest (United States)
 
451
UF Northwestern United States
 
781
Pacific Northwest
 
 
150
Peninsulas    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2025050233]
 
053
GB454.P46 (Physical geography)
 
550
BT Coasts
 
 
150
Peninsulas--Michigan    [sp2025050234]
 
680
Not valid for use on works of fiction.
 
 
151
Upper Peninsula (Mich.)    [sp2025050235]
 
451
UF Northern Peninsula (Mich.)
 
550
BT Peninsulas--Michigan
 
781
Michigan--Upper Peninsula
 
 
150
Peruvian rivers    [sp2025050225]
 
450
UF Rivers--Peru
 
 
150
Preventive medicine    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2021059688]
 
360
SA subdivision Prevention on nonfiction works under individual diseases and types of diseases, e.g. Cold (Disease)--Prevention; and subdivision Diseases--Prevention on nonfiction works under organs and regions of the body, e.g. Heart--Diseases--Prevention DELETE FIELD
 
688
Heading changed from Medicine, Preventive to Preventive medicine in October 2022. ADD FIELD
 
680
Assign an additional heading for the type disease, organ, or region of the body targeted by preventive medicine, if applicable. ADD FIELD
 
 
150
Cold (Disease)--Prevention CANCEL HEADING    [sp2022050089]
 
682
This authority record has been deleted because the heading is covered by the subject headings Cold (Disease) (DLC)sj2021052134 and Preventive medicine (DLC)sj2021059688
 
 
150
Heart--Diseases--Prevention CANCEL HEADING    [sp2022050227]
 
682
This authority record has been deleted because the heading is covered by the subject headings Heart diseases (DLC)sj2022050226 and Preventive medicine (DLC)sj2021059688
 
 
150
Proving grounds    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2025050236]
 
450
UF Military weapons testing sites
 
450
UF Proving grounds (Ordnance)
 
 
150
Proving grounds--Nevada    [sp2025050237]
 
680
Not valid for use on works of fiction.
 
 
151
Area 51 (Nev.)    [sp2025050231]
 
451
UF Dreamland (Nev.)
 
451
UF Nevada Test and Training Range at Groom Lake (Nev.)
 
451
UF Paradise Ranch (Nev.)
 
451
UF Watertown (Nev. : Area 51)
 
781
Nevada--Area 51
 
 
150
Self-actualization    [Not Subd Geog] ADD GEOG    [sp2021050591]
 
053
BF637.S4 (Applied psychology) DELETE FIELD
 
053
BF637.S4 (Psychology) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Growth, Personal DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Self-realization (Psychology) DELETE FIELD
 
680
Here are entered works that depict feelings of self-improvement and personal growth. Works on feelings of self-fulfillment and personal satisfaction are entered under Self-realization. ADD FIELD
 
681
Note under Self-help techniques DELETE FIELD
 
681
Notes under Self-help techniques and Self-realization ADD FIELD
 
 
150
Self-realization    [Not Subd Geog]    [sp2021050158]
 
053
BF1099.S36 (Parapsychology) ADD FIELD
 
053
BJ1470 (Ethics) ADD FIELD
 
450
UF Fulfillment (Ethics) DELETE FIELD
 
450
UF Fulfillment ADD FIELD
 
550
RT Satisfaction DELETE FIELD
 
667
Machine-derived authority record. DELETE FIELD
 
680
Here are entered works that depict feelings of self-fulfillment and personal satisfaction. Works on feelings of self-improvement and personal growth are entered under Self-actualization. ADD FIELD
 
681
Note under Self-actualization ADD FIELD
 
 
151
Swiss Alps (Switzerland)    [sp2025050230]
 
550
BT Swiss mountains
 
667
This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision.
 
 
150
Swiss mountains    [sp2025050229]
 
450
UF Mountains--Switzerland
 
 
150
Testing    [May Subd Geog]    [sp2025050200]
 
 
151
United States--History--1783-1815    [sp2025050150]
 
 
151
United States--History--1783-1865    [sp2025050151]
 
 
151
United States--History--1797-1801    [sp2025050152]
 
 
151
United States--History--1801-1809    [sp2025050153]
 
 
151
United States--History--1809-1817    [sp2025050154]
 
 
151
United States--History--1815-1861    [sp2025050155]
 
 
151
United States--History--1817-1825    [sp2025050156]
 
 
151
United States--History--1825-1829    [sp2025050157]
 
 
151
United States--History--1849-1877    [sp2025050158]
 
 
151
United States--History--1865-    [sp2025050159]