A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings
Title | A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Snow |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2021-07-28 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1538143011 |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is used by more libraries worldwide than any other controlled vocabulary system. Yet, many librarians and paraprofessional staff do not have any formal education or training in LCSH. They find themselves having to decipher or construct LCSH strings and don’t know where to begin. Here’s a resource that uses language non-catalogers can understand and provides hands-on, user-friendly training in LCSH. Here Karen Snow transfers her popular LCSH workshops and continuing education courses to book form for those who can’t attend her courses. This book offers material on the basics of subject analysis, the importance of controlled vocabularies, and the main features and principles of LCSH. It explains and provides guidance on the application of LCSH. Library of Congress’ instruction manual for LCSH, the Subject Headings Manual, is discussed at length. Several chapters concentrate on assigning LCSH to resources of a certain focus or genre: fiction works, biographical works (or works that focus heavily on a certain person or their works), and resources that emphasize a geographic location. A separate chapter on encoding subject information in the Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) standard will be particularly useful for library staff. Most chapters contain exercises (with answers at the end of the book) that test a reader’s understanding of the chapter material and provide opportunities to practice applying LCSH and subdivisions.
The Library of Congress Subject Headings
Title | The Library of Congress Subject Headings PDF eBook |
Author | David J. Haykin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1951 |
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A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification
Title | A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Snow |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 173 |
Release | 2017-08-07 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1538100681 |
A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. The book examines each part of the LCC call number and how it is assembled and guides the reader through each step of finding and constructing LCC class numbers in Classification Web (the primary resource used to access LCC). Chapter coverage is complete: 1. Introduction 2. Library of Congress Classification in a Nutshell 3. Breaking Down the Library of Congress Call Number 4. Dates 5. Cutters 6. LCC in Classification Web 7. Basic LCC Call Number Building 8. Advanced Call Number Building 9. Classifying Fiction in LCC 10. Finding and using LCC Resources Exercises at the end of most chapters give readers immediate practice with what they just learned. Answers to the exercises are provided at the end of the book. By the end of the book readers will be able to build an LCC call number on their own.
The Library of Congress Subject Headings
Title | The Library of Congress Subject Headings PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1951 |
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The Library of Congress. Subject Headings, a Practical Guide, by David Judson Haykin,...
Title | The Library of Congress. Subject Headings, a Practical Guide, by David Judson Haykin,... PDF eBook |
Author | David Judson Haykin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1951 |
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Subject Headings
Title | Subject Headings PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Free-floating Subdivisions
Title | Free-floating Subdivisions PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Subject cataloging |
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