Library of Congress Subject Headings

Lois Mai Chan is Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Kentucky.

• PrefacePrinciples, Form, and StructureIntroductionBasic PrinciplesForms of Main HeadingsSubdivisionsSubject Authority Control and MaintenanceApplicationAssigning Subject HeadingsSubject Cataloging of Special Types of MaterialsSubject Areas Requiring Special TreatmentCurrent and Future ProspectsLibrary of Congress Subject Headings in the Electronic EnvironmentFast: Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyAppendix A: Library of Congress Bibliographic Records with MARC 21 CodingAppendix B: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Form and TopicalAppendix C: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of PersonsAppendix D: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of PlacesAppendix E: General Reference Sources Used In Establishing HeadingsAppendix F: First-Order Political Divisions of the Exceptional CountriesAppendix G: MARC 21 Coding for Subject InformationAppendix H: AbbreviationsAppendix I: CapitalizationAppendix J: PuntuationGlossaryBibliographyIndex