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Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application (Library and Information Science Text Series) - Hardcover

Lois Mai Chan

 
9781591581543: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application (Library and Information Science Text Series)
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ISBN 10: 1591581540 ISBN 13: 9781591581543
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (UK), 2005

Synopsis

This book is the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system. It offers users 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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About the Author

Lois Mai Chan is professor of library and information science at the University of Kentucky.

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Publisher
Libraries Unlimited (UK)
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1591581540
ISBN 13 
9781591581543
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
4
Number of pages
568

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