Q: Is it okay to use the same LCSH, but with different subdivisions? Would this be too repetitive? A: No, that is fine. If you are trying to bring out certain aspects of the subject, you have to repeat main LCSH. For example, it is better to repeat the LCSH than to add on the [...]
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Same LCSH with Different Subdivisions
Posted in LCSH, Subdivisions on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
DDC Connects with LCSH
Posted in DDC, LCSH on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Q: Does the DDC have to connect exactly with the LCSH? A: Yes, it should and you can actually get pretty close with this if you do a good job with subject analysis.
|v Subdivision Added to All Subject Headings?
Posted in Form Subdivision, LCSH, Scope Note, Subdivisions on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Q: If we use a |v field in the LCSH that we come up with, should it be added to all the subject headings in our record? A: Yes, it should be applied because it will be true of all LCSH. However, you have to read the scope note for the use of that Form [...]
Form: collection of essays …
Posted in Form Subdivision, LCSH, Subdivisions on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What do I do with something that is a collection of essays… and I cannot for the life of me find anything like this in the LCSH? A. Yes, on the right track, simplify- think Essays.
LCSH & Forms
Posted in Form Subdivision, LCSH, Subdivisions on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. I’m confused, so form can be journal/textbook/manual or drama/mystery/documentary – or do you mean that the drama/etc. would be the subdivision of genre and the journal/etc. is the main form heading? A. A form a book takes can be any number of things. You can bring out the form with the use of an [...]
Foreign Language Subject Headings
Posted in LCSH on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For the 650s, there were some I found in other languages. Do we just use the English subject headings? A. Delete anything with a second indicator other than zero. Sometimes they are the foreign language subject headings.
In copy cataloging are we supposed to keep any of the original LCSH that are correct?
Posted in LCSH on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. In copy cataloging are we supposed to keep any of the original LCSH that are correct? A. Yes. Make sure the second indicator in any 6XX tag is zero. Review the records for LCSH (second indicator must be zero for LCSH.) Recheck the Authority work to make sure the headings are still an established [...]
Can an LCSH deal with a subject in the TOC?
Posted in LCSH on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Can one of the LCSH that we make up deal with a subject in the TOC? A. Yes, it is a good idea to look at the TOC (table of contents) to discover the author’s intent in writing the book.
LSCH and 20%
Posted in LCSH on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. But the topic has to compose at least 20% of the book, right? Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether it does or not A. LC uses this guideline for subject analysis. If the subject is important to your collections and users, then ok to add.
Exercise #5 LCSH
Posted in LCSH on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For part 2 of Exercise #5, how many subject headings are required? A. For part 2, as many are necessary to bring out thorough subject coverage of the book. So more than one may be necessary with a few of them
Exercise #5 LCSH
Posted in LCSH on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. So to make sure I understand we are making one LCSH up for each one and then using at least one we find when searching oclc connexion? A. Yes
LCSH & Final Project Titles
Posted in LCSH on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
[FINAL PROJECT TITLES]Q. Oh and another general question – For the LCSH for these titles – do they need to be original LCSH or can we use the ones we find in OCLC if we have done the authority work on them and we think they are the best fit? [FINAL PROJECT TITLES] A. Good [...]
Could form be a main LCSH?
Posted in Form Subdivision, LCSH on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Could form be a main LCSH? A. If form is the main LCSH, then it is called a genre heading. And the examples here could be Drama, Mystery fiction, English literature, Documentary. The entire book has to be a catalog in order to add a form subdivsion for catalog. The entire book must be [...]
LSCH Form Subdivision
Posted in Form Subdivision, LCSH on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What do you mean by form? textbook? A. Form has nothing to do with the subject of the book, but the form it takes, such as journal, textbook, manual, fiction, dictionary, catalog, etc. You are on the right track. I am not sure that this [Summer's] is a textbook, but you are starting to [...]
Subdivisions on Genre Heading
Posted in Form Subdivision, LCSH, Subdivisions on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Would it be okay if you placed a subdivision on a genre heading? A. Yes, you can do that. Again, do the authority work on the subd.
Geographic LCSH
Posted in Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, May Subdivide Geographically on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Can there be more than one geographical (651) heading for a title? I mean, the same geographical location, but with different subdivisions. Q. What if the book covers one place, but we can’t fit all of the subdivisions for the place in one heading? A. You cannot add more than one place to any [...]
For determining subject headings …
Posted in LCSH on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. There was a name mentioned in the TOC. Is that something we should be looking into? A. Yes, you can derive topics from the TOC.
LSCH & Changing of the Gods
Posted in LCSH on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. I had a hard time finding a LCSH for this [Changing of the gods]. I thought it was gods or god but I had no luck. A. Think more broadly – in terms of the main subject of this book – on this one, perhaps that will help. This is one of those times [...]
Can a subject have two topical subdivisions??
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, LCSH, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. So it wouldn’t work to have two topical subdivisions, even if they are separated by another subdivision (like say a chronological one)? A. Generally two topical do not work unless they are established as such or the scope note allows it with the main LCSH. Read the scope notes closely. If you want to [...]
Can I just use synonyms for LCSH?
Posted in LCSH, Subdivisions on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Can I just use synonyms for LCSH? A. You should think about the subject in different terms. Try to bring out a secondary topic. Review the subdivisions for something else. If you want to use as a subdivision and it does not work with the main LCSH then consider it as the main LCSH. [...]
Subdivision Limit?
Posted in Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is there a limit to how many subdivisions we can have in one heading? A. There is a limit in terms of making sure they work with the main LCSH. Generally, you will have a main LCSH and one topical, one geog. and one form if necessary. You can have a main LCSH and [...]
LSCH & Georgraphical Subdivisions
Posted in Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, Subdivisions on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is it okay to stick with an LCSH even if it can’t be divided geographically? A. Yes, it is perfectly fine. Not all LCSH can be subdivided geographically and if it is a good subject heading for the item then you would probably use it and try to bring out the place concept with [...]
Haylings about U.S. coins or coins in general?
Posted in LCSH on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is the Haylings’ book about US coins or just coins in general? A. I would say coins in general.
Haylings – a handbook or manual?
Posted in Fixed Fields, Form Subdivision, LCSH on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. It seems like the Haylings’ book is a “guide” of sorts. Might we consider it a handbook or manual….? A. Possibly. You may be on the right track with this. It is a guide of some sort and contains mostly tables.
Fellner, LCSHs, & DDCs (DDCs & LSCH specificity)
Posted in DDC, LCSH on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. I have found two DDCs for the Fellner title. I found one for profit, which is the first LCSH in my record, and then I have found another one for Bayesian field theory which is my second LCSH. Isn’t the Bayesian field theory more specific? A. Both subjects are of significance to this title. [...]
LCSH
Posted in Access Points, Geographic Subdivision, LCSH on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is it okay to stick with an LCSH even if it can’t be divided geographically? A. Yes. Not all can be and if it is a good subject heading for the item then you would probably want to use it and try to bring out the place concept with another LCSH.
Dewey & Fiction
Posted in DDC, Form Subdivision, LCSH on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Do we need a Dewey number for a fiction title? Wouldn’t most libraries put it in the Fiction section? A. Yes, you must assign a DDC for the Maugham title for our exercises. As to library local policies on DDC, it depends. Most public libraries do not class their fiction.
LCSH Order & Dewey Numbers
Posted in DDC, LCSH, MARC on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Does it matter which LCSH we use to get our Dewey number from? Since we have two different ones I didn’t know if one would be better than the other. A. You first LCSH should be the primary one that pertains to the subject. So you should try to class your book in that [...]
Dewey & LCSH
Posted in DDC, LCSH on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Will it be possible for different students to have different Dewey numbers based on their own LCSH? A. Most definitely. There is not one right answer. I will check your DDC to make sure it is in the right discipline and as close as you can get to your LCSH.
Preface’s Purpose & Preliminary Pages
Posted in AACR2 Area 5 Physical Description, LCSH on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is the preface present to present us with information about the number of preliminary pages? A. I give you the preface to help with subject analysis. I give you the pagination in my notes.
LCSH (Hesse, Post 2)
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, LCSH, Scope Note, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For the Hesse title, I know the| v should be poetry, right? How do I look this up? There are 4000 search results. I can’t figure out what should be the topical term. I also saw you could do a keyword search but I don’t see where you can do that? Am I doing [...]
LCSH (Hesse)
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, LCSH, Scope Note, Subdivisions on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. This is all I have for the LCSH for the Hesse title, is this correct? 650 _0 |y Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 A. You are on the right track with this one. The story did take place during the Dust Bowl era. You have to search the AF to find the established heading for [...]
LCSH (Lavine)
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, May Subdivide Geographically, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Can I add the following additional LCSH for the Lavine title? Farm life |z Oklahoma |y Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 |v Juvenile fiction. A. Searching the AF for Oklahoma as a geographic name I found the following: Oklahoma. E1. [151] 1 record E2. [551] 1 record E3. ǂx Antiquities [151] 1 record E4. ǂx Antiquities [551] 16 records [...]
