Essential Library of Congress subject headings
By: Vanda Broughton
Edition: U.S. ed.
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781555706401
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject headings; Subject cataloging
Other titles: Essential LCSH
Notes: Simultaneously published in the United Kingdom by Facet Pub., 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: History and principles of LCSH; title: Subject heading lists and the problems of language; title: Format and display of LCSH; title: The choice and form of headings; title: Content analysis; title: Assigning main headings; title: Structured headings; title: Topical subdivisions; title: Geographic subdivisions; title: Free-floating subdivisions; title: More complex headings: combining the different types of subdivisions; title: Chronological headings and subdivisions; title: Name headings; title: Literature and the arts; title: Headings for music; title: Classification Web; title: LCSH in the online world; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary; title: Index.