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9780789011695

The LCSH Century: One Hundred Years with the Library of Congress Subject Headings System

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    9780789011695

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    0789011697

  • Edition: 1st
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  • Copyright: 2000-07-18
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

The LCSH Century traces the 100-year history of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, from its beginning with the implementation of a dictionary catalog in 1898 to the present day. You will explore the most significant changes in LCSH policies and practices, including a summary of other contributions celebrating the centennial of the world's most popular library subject heading language.

Table of Contents

BACKGROUND
The LCSH Century: A Brief History of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, and Introduction to the Centennial Essays
1(16)
Alva T. Stone
THEORY AND PRINCIPLES
LCSH: Semantics, Syntax and Specificity
17(14)
Elaine Svenonius
Turning Practice into Principles: A Comparison of the IFLA Principles Underlying Subject Heading Languages (SHLs) and the Principles Underlying the Library of Congress Subject Heading System
31(22)
Heidi Lee Horeman
Kevin A. Furniss
Difference, Culture and Change: The Untapped Potential of LCSH
53(20)
Hope A. Olson
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
Improving LCSH for Use in Online Catalogs Revisited-What Progress Has Been Made? What Issues Still Remain?
73(18)
Pauline Atherton Cochrane
Filing and Precoordination: How Subject Headings Are Displayed in Online Catalogs and Why It Matters
91(16)
Gregory Wool
Machine-Assisted Validation of LC Subject Headings: Implications for Authority File Structure
107(10)
Stephen Hearn
SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES
Teaching Library of Congress Subject Headings
117(10)
Thomas Mann
LCSH Works! Subject Searching Effectiveness at the Cleveland Public Library and the Growth of Library of Congress Subject Headings Through Cooperation
127(8)
Louisa J. Kreider
LCSH for Music: Historical and Empirical Perspectives
135(24)
Harriette Hemmasi
J. Bradford Young
LCSH and Periodical Indexing: Adoption vs. Adaptation
159(10)
Joseph Miller
Patricia Kuhr
Out from Under: Form/Genre Access in LCSH
169(20)
David P. Miller
WORLD VIEW
Survey on Subject Heading Languages Used in National Libraries and Bibliographies
189(10)
Magda Heiner-Freiling
Crossing Language Barriers in Europe: Linking LCSH to Other Subject Heading Languages
199(10)
Andrew MacEwan
Automated Authority Files of Spanish-Language Subject Headings
209(16)
Alvaro Quijano-Solis
Pilar Maria Moreno-Jimenex
Reynaldo Figueroa-Servin
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Entering the Millennium: A New Century for LCSH
225(10)
Lois Mai Chan
Theodora Hodges
Index 235

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