[announcement]: SHM updates

Library of Congress Vocabularies Announcements

Library of Congress Announcement

Announcement: 

The following instruction sheet(s) in the Subject Headings Manual have been updated as of August 11, 2026. 

H 978 Hong Kong

Updated template; changed Section E to reflect change in qualifier for Hong Kong geographic features.

H 1580.5 Electronic serials

Updated template; change for LCGFT implementation

H 1630 Gazetteers

Updated template; change for LCGFT implementation

H 1927 Periodicals

Updated template; change for LCGFT implementation

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