he purpose of this field is to provide a list of terms representing frequently requested merchandising themes and topics so that various organizations within the book industry can assemble materials appropriate to that theme or topic.

Merchandising themes can be used in addition to subject codes to denote:

• An audience to which a work may be of particular appeal.
• A time of year or event for which a work may be especially appropriate.
• A frequently requested topic.

Note that this is an optional field, separate from the subject field – although related, subject codes and theme codes should not be placed in the same field.

In addition to grouping together works that can be classified under a variety of subjects, this field can be used to further describe fictional works that have been subject-coded by genre.

Differences Between Version 2.5 – November 2020 and Version 2.6 – November 2021

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ET010      CULTURAL HERITAGE / African

ET020      CULTURAL HERITAGE / African American

ET022      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / General

ET040      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Chinese

ET110      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Japanese

ET130      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Korean

ET220      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Vietnamese

ET026      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Australian

ET030      CULTURAL HERITAGE / British

ET034      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Canadian

ET038      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Caribbean

ET050      CULTURAL HERITAGE / French

ET060      CULTURAL HERITAGE / German

ET070      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Hispanic

ET080      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Indian

ET090      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Irish

ET100      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Italian

ET120      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Jewish

ET135      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Middle Eastern

ET140      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Multicultural

ET150      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Native American

ET160      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Polish

ET170      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Portuguese

ET180      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Russian

ET190      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Scandinavian

ET200      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Scottish

ET210      CULTURAL HERITAGE / Spanish

EV010      EVENT / Anniversary

EV020      EVENT / Back to School

EV030      EVENT / Baptism

EV040      EVENT / Bar Mitzvah - Bat Mitzvah

EV050      EVENT / Birthday

EV060      EVENT / Confirmation

EV065      EVENT / Fall

EV070      EVENT / First Communion

EV080      EVENT / Graduation

EV082      EVENT / Home School

EV084      EVENT / Spring

EV086      EVENT / Summer

EV090      EVENT / Summer Vacation Reading

EV095      EVENT / Vacation Bible School

EV100      EVENT / Wedding

EV110      EVENT / Winter

HL005      HOLIDAY / Chinese New Year

HL010      HOLIDAY / Christmas

HL030      HOLIDAY / Earth Day

HL040      HOLIDAY / Easter

HL050      HOLIDAY / Election Day

HL060      HOLIDAY / Father's Day

HL070      HOLIDAY / Halloween

HL080      HOLIDAY / Hanukkah

HL090      HOLIDAY / Independence Day

HL100      HOLIDAY / Kwanzaa

HL110      HOLIDAY / Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

HL120      HOLIDAY / Memorial Day

HL130      HOLIDAY / Mother's Day

HL140      HOLIDAY / Passover

HL150      HOLIDAY / President's Day

HL155      HOLIDAY / Rosh Hashanah

HL160      HOLIDAY / St. Patrick's Day

HL170      HOLIDAY / Thanksgiving

HL180      HOLIDAY / Valentine's Day

HL190      HOLIDAY / Veteran's Day

HL195      HOLIDAY / Yom Kippur

PT010      PUBLISHER TYPE / Academic & University *

PT020      PUBLISHER TYPE / Independent *

PT030      PUBLISHER TYPE / Self-Published *

TP020      TOPICAL / Black History

TP024      TOPICAL / Blank Books, Journals

TP026      TOPICAL / Boy's Interest

TP028      TOPICAL / Christian Interest

TP034      TOPICAL / Coming of Age

TP054      TOPICAL / Gift

TP058      TOPICAL / Girl's Interest

TP060      TOPICAL / Health & Fitness

TP062      TOPICAL / Heroes, Real-Life

TP064      TOPICAL / Inspiration

TP070      TOPICAL / LDS (Mormon) Interest

TP050      TOPICAL / LGBTQ+

TP075      TOPICAL / Own Voices

TP066      TOPICAL / Social Media Personalities

TP086      TOPICAL / Teen

TP090      TOPICAL / Women's Interest