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National Library News
November 1999
Vol. 31, no. 11



Canadian Subject Headings, Third Edition, Supplement 12

David Farris,
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services

The 12th update in a regular series of semi-annual cumulative supplements to Canadian Subject Headings, third edition (CSH3) will be issued shortly. This supplement will include approximately 150 new and changed headings. Supplement 10-11, May 1998, can be discarded upon receipt of Supplement 12.

Canadian Subject Headings is essential for providing subject access to bibliographic materials and information sources on the topic of Canada and Canadians. CSH offers the following: in-depth coverage of Canadian topics, including those recently in the news; headings compatible with Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); and copious references and scope notes.

New in this issue of the Supplement:

Significant changes continued from Supplement 10-11:

To order Canadian Subject Headings, third edition (Price: $22.00) and/or Supplement Number 12 (Price: $34.95) please contact

Canadian Government Publishing PWGSC Publishing
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0S9
Telephone: (819) 956-4802
Fax: (819) 994-1498
E-mail: publications@ccg-gcc.ca

Subject authority records for Canadian Subject Headings are also available in AMICUS, the National Library’s bibliographic and authorities database. The authority records, with full MARC coding, can be downloaded via Access AMICUS, a fee-based service. For information about Access AMICUS, please contact

Client Information Centre
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N4
Telephone: (819) 997-7227
Fax: (819) 994-6835
TTY: (613) 992-6969
E-mail: cic@nlc-bnc.ca

For information about CSH3 or its supplement, please contact

David Farris
Standards and Support Division
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N4
Telephone: (819) 953-6810
Fax: (819) 953-0291
E-mail: cataloguing.standards@nlc-bnc.ca


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