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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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.
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