What do geographic headings refer to?
Geographic headings are two types: names of political jurisdictions, and non-jurisdictional geographic names. Names of political jurisdictions in the context of Canada refers to names of provinces, territories, names of historical jurisdictions such as New France, counties, regional districts, regional county municipalities, townships, rural municipalities, administrative regions, all types of populated places such as cities, towns, villages and city sections. Names of provinces and territories are included in CSH to show applicable subdivisions and to set the context for the use of these names as subject access points. Non-jurisdictional geographic headings include geographic entities and physical features such as rivers, lakes, parks, historic sites, streets, and most buildings. For additional entities, refer to H690 of the Library of Congress Subject Cataloging Manual (LC SCM) or to Frequently asked questions at the CSH Web site.
