Research Catalog

Title

Library of Congress subject headings : principles and application / Lois Mai Chan.

Author

Chan, Lois Mai

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2005.

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Details

Description

xvi, 549 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

This book is the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system. It offers 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. This new edition updates the text according to policies governing current practices in using LCSH, and the highlighted relevance of LCSH in the global electronic environment. Part 3, completely rewritten, includes a chapter on FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), which is an LCSH-based controlled vocabulary for electronic resources.

Series Statement

Library and information science text series

Uniform Title

Library and information science text series

Alternative Title

LCSH, principles and application

Subject

• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Subject headings, Library of Congress
• Subject headings, Library of Congress > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Vedettes-matière de la Library of Congress > Guides, manuels, etc
• Analyse documentaire > États-Unis > Règles
• Vedettes-matière de la Library of Congress
• Schlagwortkatalogisierung
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Vedettes-matière de la Library of Congress > Guides, manuels, etc
• Analyse documentaire > États-Unis
• Library of Congress subject headings

Genre/Form

Handbooks and manuals

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-535) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Basic principles -- Form of main headings -- Proper name headings -- Subdivisions -- Cross references -- Subject authority control and maintenance -- Assigning subject headings -- Subject cataloging of special types of materials -- Subject areas requiring special treatment. -- Library of Congress Subject Headings in the electronic environment -- FAST : Faceted Application of Subject Terminology.

ISBN

• 1591581540
• 9781591581543
• 1591581567
• 9781591581567

LCCN

2004063837

OCLC

• 57373683
• SCSB-11662273

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library