Library of Congress subject headings : principles and application

著者

• Chan, Lois Mai

書誌事項

Library of Congress subject headings : principles and application

Lois Mai Chan

（Library and information science text series）

Libraries Unlimited, 2005

4th ed

• : hbk
• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-535) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9781591581543

内容説明

Presents the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system, now fully updated to address LCSH in the electronic environment. 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.

目次

Preface Principles, Form, and Structure Introduction Basic Principles Forms of Main Headings Subdivisions Subject Authority Control and Maintenance Application Assigning Subject Headings Subject Cataloging of Special Types of Materials Subject Areas Requiring Special Treatment Current and Future Prospects Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Electronic Environment Fast: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology Appendix A: Library of Congress Bibliographic Records with MARC 21 Coding Appendix B: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Form and Topical Appendix C: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of Persons Appendix D: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of Places Appendix E: General Reference Sources Used In Establishing Headings Appendix F: First-Order Political Divisions of the Exceptional Countries Appendix G: MARC 21 Coding for Subject Information Appendix H: Abbreviations Appendix I: Capitalization Appendix J: Puntuation Glossary Bibliography Index

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781591581567

内容説明

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.

目次

Preface Principles, Form, and Structure Introduction Basic Principles Forms of Main Headings Subdivisions Subject Authority Control and Maintenance Application Assigning Subject Headings Subject Cataloging of Special Types of Materials Subject Areas Requiring Special Treatment Current and Future Prospects Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Electronic Environment Fast: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology Appendix A: Library of Congress Bibliographic Records with MARC 21 Coding Appendix B: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Form and Topical Appendix C: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of Persons Appendix D: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of Places Appendix E: General Reference Sources Used In Establishing Headings Appendix F: First-Order Political Divisions of the Exceptional Countries Appendix G: MARC 21 Coding for Subject Information Appendix H: Abbreviations Appendix I: Capitalization Appendix J: Puntuation Glossary Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA72017512
• ISBN:
  • 1591581540
  • 1591581567
• LCCN: 2004063837
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Westport, Conn.
• ページ数/冊数: xvi, 549 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : Z695.Z8
  • DC22 : 025.4/9
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Subject headings, Library of Congress
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA2789952X