Library of Congress Subject Headings. The primary classification system used by I.D. Weeks Library. This is the classification system used by most academic and research libraries in the United States. It keeps items together by subject (see Call Number) by dividing knowledge into subject areas and assigning letters and numbers for library materials.
Library of Congress Subject Headings. An established list of preferred subject terms, selected by a subject specialist at the Library of Congress, from which an indexer or cataloger may select when assigning subject headings to a bibliographic record representing a work he/she is cataloging.
Library of Congress Subject Headings controlled vocabulary used for creating subject terms and geographical terms.
Library of Congress Subject Headings, an authority list of subject terms used in bibliographic records to standardize vocabulary for searching.
Library of Congress Subject Headings. A thesaurus published by the Library of Congress that contains terms used as controlled vocabulary in subject fields. Searchers use it to find the accepted term for their subject of interest as well as to help them discover synonyms or related terms to use in their search strategy.
Library of Congress Subject Headings; controlled vocabulary words which are used to describe the contents of works and are assigned consistently to pull like works together to facilitate retrieval
(Library of Congress Subject Headings) a list of controlled vocabulary used in subject cataloging and indexing both developed and used by the Library of Congress. Many other libraries and indexing systems use this list as well. See also: Controlled Vocabulary, Metadata Last Reviewed: 2003-04-29
Library of Congress Subject Headings. These headings are used to classify books in the catalogs of most academic libraries.
initials of Library of Congress Subject Headings. Pronounce each letter separately: el-see-ess-aitch.
A list of standardized subject headings that are used to index materials by the Library of Congress. The subject headings are arranged in alphabetical order by the broadest headings, with more precise headings listed under them. Most academic library catalogs are searchable by subject heading as well as by keyword.
Acronym for the Library of Congress Subject Headings, the authority for standardized subject headings in LC subject authority records.
(Library of Congress Subject Headings) - A controlled vocabulary used to describe the contents of works. Materials classified with Library of Congress call numbers use these subject headings.
Library of Congress Subject Headings. The subject headings and cross-references approved by the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress Subject Headings. Refers to the list of authorized subject headings used by LC in cataloging. Used also by PSU and most U.S. academic libraries.
Library of Congress Subject Headings (Library of Congress). A comprehensive controlled vocabulary (established list of preferred terms, with cross references), primarily of topical subjects, used by thousands of institutions to describe and index the content or subject of library and archival material. Developed for books but also used for moving image materials. Part of the Library of Congress Authorities.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings see Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings. The specific subject headings into which the Library of Congress Classification System breaks down. When doing a keyword search, look at the LC subject headings listed under an item heading to help you refine your search.
