{"product_id":"essential-library-of-congress-subject-headings","title":"Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings","description":"\u003cp\u003eLibrary of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are increasingly seen as 'the' English language controlled vocabulary, despite their lack of a theoretical foundation, and their evident US bias. In mapping exercises between national subject heading lists, and in exercises in digital resource organization and management, LCSH are often chosen because of the lack of any other widely accepted English language standard for subject cataloguing. It is therefore important that the basic nature of LCSH, their advantages, and their limitations, are well understood both by LIS practitioners and those in the wider information community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformation professionals who attended library school before 1995 - and many more recent library school graduates - are unlikely to have had a formal introduction to LCSH. Paraprofessionals who undertake cataloguing are similarly unlikely to have enjoyed an induction to the broad principles of LCSH. This is the first compact guide to LCSH written from a UK viewpoint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebackground and history of LCSH \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esubject heading lists \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estructure and display in LCSH \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eform of entry \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapplication of LCSH \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edocument analysis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emain headings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etopical, geographical and free-floating sub-divisions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebuilding compound headings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ename headings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheadings for literature, art, music, history and law \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLCSH in the online environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReadership: There is a strong emphasis throughout on worked examples and practical exercises in the application of the scheme, and a full glossary of terms is supplied. No prior knowledge or experience of subject cataloguing is assumed. This is an indispensable guide to LCSH for practitioners and students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589145190638,"sku":"9781856046183","price":109.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781856046183.jpg?v=1721219196","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/essential-library-of-congress-subject-headings","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}