Subject+Authority


 * Subject Authority**


 * A. Policy:** Large libraries that do a great deal of orginal cataloging often keep authority files, but because they are costly and time consuming to maintain, smaller libraries such as the International School of Monagas Library may not do so. If needing help in deciding on authoritative forms of names or subjects we will look to the Library of Congress or Sears for an already established heading for the topic.


 * B. Procedures:**

1. Look up the library material in the Sear's List of Subject Headings 2. Look up the library material in the LC cataloging online


 * C. Sears List of Cross Reference**

[|**References or Cross References.pdf**]


 * D. Checking and Adding Headings**




 * E. List of Canceled and Replacement Headings 18th Edition**




 * F. Selected Genre Terms**




 * G. Form Subdivision**




 * H. Reference Materials**

LC Subject Browse Help Page


 * [[file:Principles of the Sears List (18th ed.).pdf]]











Creation/Revision Date** 3 May 2010

Fountain, Joanna. //Selected Genre Terms//**.** Feb. 2001. Print.
 * Works Cited/Consulted**

Fountain, Joanna F. //Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries:An LCSH/Sears Companion//. 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. Print. (A new list of subject headings based on LC subject headings which is used to help school and public libraries convert from Sears to LC authority for automated systems. It is the author's belief that it is important to standardize subject headings for smaller libraries as more and more catalogs become automated. The list includes MARC tags for some of the headings and authority name headings for most authors which would prove useful.)

//Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, Etc//. (gsafd) 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. Print.

Miller, Joseph, ed. //Sears List of Subject Headings//. 18th ed. New York: Wilson, 2004. Web. (This online list of form subheadings is another useful source with an explanation of the difference between using the _x subfield and the _v subfield.)

Olson, Hope A., and John J. Boll. //Subject Analysis in Online Catalogs. 2nd ed//. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. Print.

Sha, Vianna. //Guide to the Usage of LCSH Free-Floating Form Subdivisions//. 23 Apr. 2003. U of Missouri. 24 Feb. 2004. Web. @http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/form_subdivisions_list.htm. (This online list of form subheadings is another useful source with an explanation of the difference between using the _x subfield and the _v subfield.)

Winkel, Lois, ed. //Subject Headings for Children: A List of Subject Headings Used by the Library of Congress with Abridged Dewey Numbers Added//. Albany, NY: Forest, 1998.