Re: Cataloguing subject heading

[Barbara Braxton <barbara@DYNAMITE.COM.AU>]

Hi everyone
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to my question about
the proper term for North American Indians. There were so many that I can't
reply individually...replies were split between Indians of North America
from the older editions of SEARS and Native Americans from the latest
edition.

In Australia we have SCIS (Schools Cataloguing Information Service) which
is pretty much used universally here by schools, and although they still
use 'North American Indians', I have decided to use 'Native Americans'
because this is what I have taught the children to refer to them as, and
that is the search term they are most likely to use.  (All this is down to
our email exchange project with Jo Dervan's kids at Strathmore Elementary
in New Jersey.)

I have also let SCIS know that they need to consider changing the term in
their next edition!

Again, many thanks for helping a DownUnder colleague

Cheers
Barbara

Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA

T. 02 6205 6162
F. 02 6205 7242
E. barbara@dynamite.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
"Together, we learn from each other."

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