A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings
Karen Snow
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15 May 2021 US
9781538143001
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is used by more libraries worldwide than any other controlled vocabulary system. Yet, many librarians and paraprofessional staff do not have any formal education or training in LCSH. They find themselves having to decipher or construct LCSH strings and don' t know where to begin. Here' s a resource that uses language non-catalogers can understand and provides hands-on, user-friendly training in LCSH. Here Karen Snow transfers her popular LCSH workshops and continuing education courses to book form for those who can' t attend her courses. This book offers material on the basics of subject analysis, the importance of controlled vocabularies, and the main features and principles of LCSH. It explains and provides guidance on the application of LCSH. Library of Congress' instruction manual for LCSH, the Subject Headings Manual, is discussed at length. Several chapters concentrate on assigning LCSH to resources of a certain focus or genre: fiction works, biographical works (or works that focus heavily on a certain person or their works), and resources that emphasize a geographic location. A separate chapter on encoding subject information in the Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) standard will be particularly useful for library staff. Most chapters contain exercises (with answers at the end of the book) that test a reader' s understanding of the chapter material and provide opportunities to practice applying LCSH and subdivisions.
Snow once again offers a straight-forward, uncomplicated discussion of a long-standing cataloging resource. Applying the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is not without its challenges, but Snow provides readable explanations that cover both the why and how of subject analysis and exercises that explain the application of LSCH for subject representation within the catalog system. This text is ideal for use in cataloging and classification courses or for the practicing librarian seeking to expand their understanding of subject analysis and subject cataloging skills. --Shawne D. Miksa, PhD, associate professor, department of Information Science, College of Information, University of North Texas Learning how to assign Library of Congress Subject Headings can be quite challenging. Karen Snow provides a knowledgeable introduction to LCSH with clear instruction and helpful exercises that break down complicated concepts. This book would help students and practitioners understand how this important tool provides subject access to collections. --Gretchen Hoffman, associate professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman' s University Accessibly written for students and practitioners. The chapter on free-floating subdivisions, which so often perplexes students, provides a straight-forward explanation for one of LCSH' s more complicated facets. This is a must-have text for anyone learning or applying subject analysis. --Bobby Bothmann, adjunct instructor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Karen Snow is an associate professor and PhD program director in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois. She teaches cataloging, classification, and metadata courses and has written many journal articles on cataloging topics and cataloging education. She is the author of A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification published in 2017. Snow holds a Master' s degree in library science and a PhD in information science from the University of North Texas (UNT), where she cataloged for UNT' s main library, the Rare Book Room, and the University Archives. Snow has taught many LCSH workshops to continuing education groups and teaches LCSH in her courses at Dominican.
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ISBN-13: 9781538143001
Published: 15 May 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 160

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