What is the relationship between CSH and LCSH?
CSH is designed to be used in conjunction with LCSH. CSH provides headings with greater depth or scope of Canadian content. CSH also provides subject headings on Canadian topics where there is no equivalent in LCSH. Generally, CSH follows the same principles and policies as LCSH for creating headings and subdivisions (with a few exceptions where necessary) to facilitate integration of the two vocabularies. When a CSH heading is not authorized in LCSH, the acronym “[CSH]” appears next to the heading in the record. CSH differs from LCSH particularly in the way various racial, ethnic and language groups are described. CSH also provides unique chronological subdivisions. When there is a choice between a CSH heading or an LCSH one, you should use CSH in those instances when the latter is inadequate for providing proper subject representation of a topic. For instance, when cataloguing a work on Canadian cabinet ministers, the CSH term “Cabinet ministers–Canada” would be preferable to the LC
