The 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 the 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.

Click on a theme below to be taken to the corresponding group: Last updated October 2016. An asterisk (*) denotes a new term since version 2.4. 

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CULTURAL HERITAGE

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

EVENT

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

HOLIDAY

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

TOPICAL

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 / LGBT

TP066     TOPICAL / Social Media Personalities

TP086     TOPICAL / Teen

TP090     TOPICAL / Women's Interest