Characteristics of Subject Headings in the Library of Congress BOOKSM Database.
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| author | Conway, Martha O'Hara |
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| contents | Characteristics of Subject Headings in the Library of Congress BOOKSM Database. Conway, Martha O'Hara Bibliographic Databases Bibliographic Records Cataloging Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Describes a study of Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings that examined 1,000 records from the LC BOOKSM database (i.e., bibliographic records of monographs cataloged by LC) to determine current subject cataloging practices at LC. The process of constructing subject headings with free-floating subdivisions is discussed, and recommendations for improvements are suggested. (15 references) (LRW) |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1993 |
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| spellingShingle | Characteristics of Subject Headings in the Library of Congress BOOKSM Database. Conway, Martha O'Hara Bibliographic Databases Bibliographic Records Cataloging Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Characteristics of Subject Headings in the Library of Congress BOOKSM Database. Conway, Martha O'Hara Bibliographic Databases Bibliographic Records Cataloging Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Describes a study of Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings that examined 1,000 records from the LC BOOKSM database (i.e., bibliographic records of monographs cataloged by LC) to determine current subject cataloging practices at LC. The process of constructing subject headings with free-floating subdivisions is discussed, and recommendations for improvements are suggested. (15 references) (LRW) |
| title | Characteristics of Subject Headings in the Library of Congress BOOKSM Database. |
| topic | Bibliographic Databases Bibliographic Records Cataloging Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ458012 |