LCSH36 Main Introduction.pdf

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Date: 2014-06-17 15:12:25 Thesauri Library of Congress Subject Headings Authority control MARC standards Index term Letter case Cascading Style Sheets Minnie Earl Sears Brinkler classification Library science Information Data		LCSH36 Main Introduction.pdf Add to Reading List Source URL: loc.gov Download Document from Source Website File Size: 112,33 KB Share Document on Facebook

	DEFINITION: The term free-floating refers to a form or topical subdivision that may be used under designated subjects without the usage being established editorially, and, as a consequence, without an authority record b DocID: JRr9 - View Document
	BACKGROUND: A general see also reference is a reference made from a heading not to specific individual headings but to an entire category of headings or subdivisions, frequently listing one or more individual headings or DocID: ymtt - View Document
	BACKGROUND: In the past many subject headings were established in inverted form, for example, Chemistry, Analytic; Insurance, Health; Bridges, Concrete DocID: y7sz - View Document
	Singular vs. Plural Forms in Subject Headings H[removed]General rule. Use the plural form when establishing topical headings that designate entities capable of being enumerated. Use the singular form when establishing to DocID: xD5P - View Document
	BACKGROUND: This instruction sheet provides Library of Congress catalogers with policy guidelines for assigning subject headings to an edition or a translation of a work when another edition of the same work has already DocID: xsNL - View Document