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Sep 11, 2023 · H 0357 Parenthetical Qualifiers in Subject Headings (PDF, 49 KB) H 0360 [ . . . ] as [ . . . ]Headings (PDF, 43 KB) H 0362 Free-Floating Terms and Phrases (PDF, 53 KB) H 0364 Authorization for Geographic Subdivision (PDF, 170 KB) REVISED September 2013; H 0365 Library of Congress Classification Numbers in Subject Authority Records (PDF, 33 KB)
Sep 20, 2023 · Subject and Genre/Form Headings. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is perhaps the most widely adopted subject indexing language in the world, has been translated into many languages, and is used around the world by libraries large and small. LCSH has been actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of ...
Apr 5, 2022 · Lists of new and changed subject headings are posted to this Web site by the Policy and Standards Division as they are approved. This site also includes links to summaries of decisions, and the form used to submit a proposal. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Approved Lists.
subject is expressed with the controlled vocabulary of the Library of Congress subject heading system. 1. General rule. Assign to the work being cataloged one or more subject headings that best summarize the overall contents of the work and provide access to its most important topics. LC practice:
Feb 26, 2018 · This page provides print-ready PDF files for the 40th Edition of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Data for the 40th edition was selected in January 2018. For users desiring enhanced functionality, LCSH will continue as part of the web-based subscription product, Classification Web. Earlier editions are available here but should ...
Oct 12, 2022 · This online training on Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is freely available as a service to the library community. The modules are no longer being updated but the fundamental principles of LCSH in the training are unchanged. The instructors are Janis L. Young, MA, MSLS, formerly a policy specialist in the Policy and Standards ...
Oct 1, 2014 · The general instruction sheet on assigning and constructing subject headings has been revised and expanded, and a new introductory instruction sheet on subdivisions has been added. Many cataloging practices that had been observed at the Library of Congress as part of its "oral tradition" are now documented in writing for the first time.
