Library Cataloging
"Why LC Subject Headings Are More Important Than Ever" by Thomas Mann, American Libraries, Oct. 2003, v. 34, no. 9 discusses not the importance of LC subject headings, the title is a bit misleading, but the importance of the ability of users to browse the full precoordinated heading.
- Lcsh Suggestion Blog-a-thon
The Radical Reference folks are having a Library of Congress Subject Heading Suggestion Blog-a-Thon.Do subject headings still matter? We say they do. Does the Library of Congress always identify accessible and appropriately named headings and implement...
- Validation Records
From the LC Cataloging Newsline Vol. 15, no. 3 (October 2007)The Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) has begun creating and distributing subject authority records called "validation records" that represent valid 6XX headings plus subdivision strings...
- Subject Authority Records
News from LC.CPSO has begun a project to create subject authority records for every subject string appearing in bibliographic records to aid Library of Congress catalogers, and external users in the validation of LCSH subject heading strings. Effective...
- Dewey
WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey are updated quarterly, so April means the revisions are available.all updates to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22, through March 2004 (corrections, new developments, new built numbers, and additional electronic index...
- Spanish Subject Headings
Oakland Public Library & San Francisco Public Library have combined their Spanish subject heading lists and made them available on the Web.Currently there are approximately 1500 Spanish subject equivalents. The file is in alphabetical order by the...
Library Cataloging
Subject Access
"Why LC Subject Headings Are More Important Than Ever" by Thomas Mann, American Libraries, Oct. 2003, v. 34, no. 9 discusses not the importance of LC subject headings, the title is a bit misleading, but the importance of the ability of users to browse the full precoordinated heading.
We need to get over the uncritical habit of regarding subject-heading strings--and the online public access catalog (OPAC) displays that bring them to our attention--as mere carryovers from the age of manual card catalogs. Instead, we need to consider them afresh in the light of their new and greatly increased power to aid researchers in the online age. By "strings" I am referring to the distinction between precoordinated, ordered phrases in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) versus postcoordinated Boolean combinations of individual terms, elements, or facets.Well written by a reference librarian and worth reading.I often miss articles in American Libraries, I'm a member of SLA. This was brought to my attention by Walt Crawford in his latest Cites and Insights.
- Lcsh Suggestion Blog-a-thon
The Radical Reference folks are having a Library of Congress Subject Heading Suggestion Blog-a-Thon.Do subject headings still matter? We say they do. Does the Library of Congress always identify accessible and appropriately named headings and implement...
- Validation Records
From the LC Cataloging Newsline Vol. 15, no. 3 (October 2007)The Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) has begun creating and distributing subject authority records called "validation records" that represent valid 6XX headings plus subdivision strings...
- Subject Authority Records
News from LC.CPSO has begun a project to create subject authority records for every subject string appearing in bibliographic records to aid Library of Congress catalogers, and external users in the validation of LCSH subject heading strings. Effective...
- Dewey
WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey are updated quarterly, so April means the revisions are available.all updates to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22, through March 2004 (corrections, new developments, new built numbers, and additional electronic index...
- Spanish Subject Headings
Oakland Public Library & San Francisco Public Library have combined their Spanish subject heading lists and made them available on the Web.Currently there are approximately 1500 Spanish subject equivalents. The file is in alphabetical order by the...