Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings - Softcover

Broughton, Vanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555706401 ISBN 13: 9781555706401

Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Here's a crucial resource for anyone unfamiliar with Library of Congress Subject Headings. This book provides not only their background and history but also their advantages and their limitations. You'll learn the forms of entry, subject heading lists, main headings, compound headings, name headings, headings for literature, art, music, history and law, and subject headings in the online environment.No prior knowledge or experience of subject cataloguing is assumed. This is an indispensable guide to LCSH for practitioners and students alike.

About this title

Review

"I would recommend this book to both new cataloguers and lone librarians who find themselves cataloguing with no formal training. I would also recommend it to anyone who feels that they could do with a fresh and fun reminder of the basics of subject headings." (CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Newsletter)

About the Author

Vanda Broughton MA DipLib is Programme Director for the Diploma/MA in Library and Information Studies at the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College London. She has taught, written and led training courses on classification for many years. She is joint editor of the new edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification scheme, is a member of the UDC revision working group, and also of the UK Classification Research Group.

Edition details

• Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555706401
• ISBN 13: 9781555706401
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192