Using subject headings for online retrieval
Subtitle: theory, practice, and potential
By: Karen Markey Drabenstott, Diane Vizine-Goetz.
Contributors: Vizine-Goetz, Diane.; OCLC.
Series: Library and information science; Library and information science (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Academic Press; Emerald Publishing Limited; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Published: 1994
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Online bibliographic searching; Subject headings; Online library catalogs -- Subject access
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published under the auspices of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc."
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: xiii; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xvii; label: 1
title: Subject Analysis in Library Catalogs; label: 1.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1.2
title: Brief History of LCSH
pagenum: 3; label: 1.3
title: Basic Principles
pagenum: 6; label: 1.4
title: Topical Subject Headings
pagenum: 14; label: 1.5
title: Names in Subject Headings
pagenum: 25; label: 1.6
title: Maintaining LCSH as a Controlled Vocabulary
pagenum: 30; label: 1.7
title: Plan of This Book
pagenum: 34; title: References
pagenum: 35; label: 2
title: Subject Authority Records in the Machine-Readable LCSH; label: 2.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 38; label: 2.2
title: Brief History of the USMARC Format for Authority Data
pagenum: 40; label: 2.3
title: USMARC Format for Authorities
pagenum: 43; label: 2.4
title: Variable Control Fields in the USMARC Format for Authorities
pagenum: 49; label: 2.5
title: Variable Data Fields in the USMARC Format for Authorities
pagenum: 51; label: 2.6
title: Variable Data Fields Used in the Machine-Readable LCSH
pagenum: 55; label: 2.7
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 72; title: References
pagenum: 75; label: 3
title: Subject Information in Bibliographic Records; label: 3.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 78; label: 3.2
title: Brief History of the USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data
pagenum: 78; label: 3.3
title: USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data
pagenum: 79; label: 3.4
title: Subject Indexes and Subject Information in Variable Data Fields
pagenum: 86; label: 3.5
title: Sparseness of Subject Terms in Bibliographic Records
pagenum: 98; label: 3.6
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 101; title: References
pagenum: 104; label: 4
title: Subject Heading Compatibility between LCSH-mr and Bibliographic Files; label: 4.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 105; label: 4.2
title: Why Assigned Headings Are Not in LCSH-mr
pagenum: 106; label: 4.3
title: A Compatibility Study of Machine-Readable Subject Heading Files
pagenum: 107; label: 4.4
title: Subject Headings Failing to Match Authority File Headings
pagenum: 111; label: 4.5
title: Ensuring a Quality Bibliographic Database
pagenum: 119; label: 4.6
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 120; title: References
pagenum: 121; label: 5
title: Studies of the Subject Queries Users Enter into Online Systems; label: 5.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 123; label: 5.2
title: Transaction Log Analyses of Users' Subject Terms
pagenum: 124; label: 5.3
title: Unanswered Questions about the Subject Terms Users Enter into Online Catalogs
pagenum: 131; label: 5.4
title: Subject Terms Used in the Transaction Log Study
pagenum: 132; label: 5.5
title: Methods Used for Computer Analyses of Subject Terms
pagenum: 138; label: 5.6
title: Manual Analyses of Subject Access Points
pagenum: 139; label: 5.7
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 148; title: References
pagenum: 149; label: 6
title: An Overview of User Queries; label: 6.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 151; label: 6.2
title: A Computer Analysis of User Queries
pagenum: 151; label: 6.3
title: Subject Searches and Initial Access Points
pagenum: 156; label: 6.4
title: Legitimacy of Subject Terms
pagenum: 158; label: 6.5
title: Access Points Discarded from Manual Analyses
pagenum: 159; label: 6.6
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 163; title: References
pagenum: 164; label: 7
title: Queries for Topical Subjects That Are Likely to Succeed; label: 7.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 165; label: 7.2
title: Subject Searches and Initial Access Points
pagenum: 166; label: 7.3
title: Original-Match Categorization
pagenum: 166; label: 7.4
title: Exact Matches
pagenum: 167; label: 7.5
title: "Almost Exact" Matches
pagenum: 173; label: 7.6
title: Spelling Categories
pagenum: 175; label: 7.7
title: Plural and Singular Forms
pagenum: 177; label: 7.8
title: Partial Matches of LCSH-mr Minus Qualifiers
pagenum: 180; label: 7.9
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 182; title: References
pagenum: 184; label: 8
title: Other Queries Likely to Succeed; label: 8.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 185; label: 8.2
title: Queries for Geographic Names
pagenum: 186; label: 8.3
title: Queries for Corporate Names
pagenum: 192; label: 8.4
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 197; title: References
pagenum: 198; label: 9
title: Queries for Topical Subjects Not Likely to Succeed; label: 9.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 199; label: 9.2
title: Queries Matching the First Two Words of LCSH-mr
pagenum: 199; label: 9.3
title: Queries Matching the First Word and Three-Letter Stem of Second Word of LCSH-mr
pagenum: 205; label: 9.4
title: Queries Matching the First Word of LCSH-mr
pagenum: 207; label: 9.5
title: LCSH-mr Words Embedded in Queries
pagenum: 213; label: 9.6
title: Queries Composed of Words Not Found in LCSH-mr
pagenum: 214; label: 9.7
title: Combinations of Categories
pagenum: 215; label: 9.8
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 217; label: 10
title: Other Queries Not Likely to Succeed; label: 10.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 221; label: 10.2
title: Queries for Personal Names
pagenum: 222; label: 10.3
title: Queries for Personal Names with Topical Subjects
pagenum: 227; label: 10.4
title: System Requirements for Personal Name Searching
pagenum: 230; label: 10.5
title: Queries for Geographic Names with Topical Subjects
pagenum: 233; label: 10.6
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 239; title: References
pagenum: 240; label: 11
title: The Exact Approach to Subject Searching; label: 11.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 241; label: 11.2
title: Generating Entries for the Searchable Index
pagenum: 242; label: 11.3
title: Preferring the Exact Approach to Alphabetical Browsing
pagenum: 245; label: 11.4
title: Browsing Using the Exact Approach
pagenum: 247; label: 11.5
title: The Exact Approach for Personal Names
pagenum: 252; label: 11.6
title: Implementing the Exact Approach in Online Systems
pagenum: 254; label: 11.7
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 260; title: References
pagenum: 265; label: 12
title: Choosing Among Existing Subject Search Approaches as Responses to User Queries; label: 12.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 266; label: 12.2
title: The Alphabetical Approach to Subject Searching
pagenum: 268; label: 12.3
title: Keyword-in-Heading Approaches to Subject Searching
pagenum: 276; label: 12.4
title: Keyword-in-Record Approaches to Subject Searching
pagenum: 285; label: 12.5
title: When Existing Approaches Fail
pagenum: 290; label: 12.6
title: Subject Searching Approaches for Personal Names
pagenum: 293; label: 12.7
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 298; title: References
pagenum: 300; label: 13
title: Search Trees for Subject Searching; label: 13.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 301; label: 13.2
title: Initial Search Tree
pagenum: 303; label: 13.3
title: Search Tree Featuring the Exact Approach
pagenum: 303; label: 13.4
title: One-Word Queries
pagenum: 312; label: 13.5
title: Remaining Queries
pagenum: 315; label: 13.6
title: Search Trees for Personal-Name Queries
pagenum: 323; label: 13.7
title: Synthesis and Summary
pagenum: 326; title: References
pagenum: 329; label: 14
title: The Future of Subject Headings for Online Information Retrieval; label: 14.1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 330; label: 14.2
title: Is LCSH Here to Stay?
pagenum: 331; label: 14.3
title: Future of the LCSH System
pagenum: 334; label: 14.4
title: Recommended Changes to Optimize the Use of Search Trees
pagenum: 339; title: References
pagenum: 341; title: Appendices; label: Appendix A
title: SULIRS Subject Search
pagenum: 343; label: Appendix B
title: ORION Subject Search
pagenum: 344; label: Appendix C
title: LS/2000 Subject Search
pagenum: 346; label: Appendix D
title: Multiple-Heading Match Categories
pagenum: 352; title: Index
pagenum: 355