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A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings
 
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ISBN13:9781538143001
ISBN10:1538143003
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:182 pages
Size:229x154x11 mm
Weight:268 g
Language:English
Illustrations: 46 Illustrations, unspecified; 1 Halftones, black & white
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A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings

 
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Short description:

Here?s a resource that uses language non-catalogers can understand and provides hands-on, user-friendly training in LCSH. The book offers a brief history of LCSH, discusses basic principles of subject analysis, explains the key principles of LCSH, and details how to choose and apply LCSH subject headings and subheadings.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1 - Library of Congress Subject Headings in a Nutshell

Chapter 2 - Basic Principles of Subject Analysis

Chapter 3 - Searching and Browsing LCSH in Classification Web

Chapter 4 - Subdivisions and Free-Floating Subdivisions

Chapter 5 - MARC Coding of LCSH

Chapter 6 - The Subject Headings Manual (SHM)

Chapter 7 - Geographic Subject Headings and Subdivisions

Chapter 8 - Personal Name Subject Headings and Biographies

Chapter 9 - Fiction

Chapter 10 - Conclusion; LCSH Resources

Appendix A: Answers to End-of-Chapter Exercises

Appendix B: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Form and Topical

Appendix C: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Names of Places

Appendix D: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Names of Persons

Glossary

Index