Library of Congress Subject Headings

by Chan, Lois Mai

• ISBN13: 9780872875845
• ISBN10: 0872875849
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-06-01
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

This work offers users a complete and definitive guide to a challenging area of study. Chan presents a brief history of the system, analyzes its principles, and describes its vocabulary and subject authority control. She then discusses the application of LC subject headings to LC MARC records and outlines the Library of Congress's policies on the assignment of subject headings in general and the treatment of certain types of materials in particular.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction	p. 3
Basic Principles	p. 15
Forms of Headings	p. 40
Proper Names in Subject Headings	p. 55
Subdivisions	p. 86
Cross References	p. 119
Subject Authority Control and Maintenance	p. 146
Subject Cataloging	p. 161
Subject Cataloging of Special Types of Materials	p. 189
Subject Areas Requiring Special Treatment	p. 269
Library of Congress Subject Headings as an Online Retrieval Tool	p. 391
Appendix A: Sample USMARC Records	p. 419
Appendix B: Free-Floating Form and Topical Subdivisions	p. 428
Appendix C: Free-Floating Subdivisions Controlled By Pattern Headings	p. 433
Appendix D: Free-Floating Subdivisions Further Subdivided By Place	p. 446
Appendix E: Free-Floating Subdivisions Used Under Persons	p. 451
Appendix F: Free-Floating Subdivisions Used Under Places	p. 457
Appendix G: Patterns of Cross References for Proper Names	p. 463
Appendix H: General Reference Sources Used in Establishing Headings	p. 475
Appendix I: First-Order Political Divisions of the Exceptional Countries	p. 477
Appendix J: USMARC Coding for Subject Information	p. 480
Appendix K: Abbreviations	p. 497
Appendix L: Capitalization	p. 502
Appendix M: Punctuation	p. 509
Glossary	p. 514
Bibliography	p. 521
Index	p. 529
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