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Library of Congress subject headings

principles and application

4th ed.
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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.

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Library of Congress subject headings: principles and application
2005, Libraries Unlimited
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Library of Congress subject headings: principles and application
1978, Libraries Unlimited, ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Westport, Conn
Series
Library and information science text series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
025.4/9
Library of Congress
Z695.Z8 L5226 2005, Z695.Z8L5226 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 549 p. ;
Number of pages
549

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3311856M
ISBN 10
1591581540, 1591581567
LCCN
2004063837
OCLC/WorldCat
57373683
LibraryThing
213061
Goodreads
2195318
791408

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OL14854485W

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