Q. If there is a specific subject heading that covers more than one topic, would I choose that versus a more general heading and a subdivision? A. You have to brainstorm about what you think the book is about and then go into the AF to see what you find in terms of a main [...]
Archive for the ‘Topical Subdivision’ Category
Subject Headings and Subdivisions
Posted in Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two topical subdivisions?
Posted in Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Would it work to have two topical subdivisions, even if they are separated by another subdivision (like say a chronological one)? A. Generally two topical subdivisions 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Subdivisions
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, May Subdivide Geographically, Scope Note, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. In general, a subdivision (if not already established) is created in the same way a subject heading is, right? Just searching for terms that describe the work. And can we add subdivisions to any subject heading as long as the scope notes say it’s okay? A. Right.
Scope Notes
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, Scope Note, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. About scope notes: In general I’m not seeing scope notes in my searches, am I doing something wrong or is it that there aren’t scope notes for it? A. Notes are in the 6XX tags in the AF records. They are the 680 tags found in subdivision records.
Subject Headings
Posted in Access Points, Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. I know that 2 Subject Headings are required, but is there a requirement for subdivisions? A. You are required to make the subject heading as specific as possible, that may entail adding subdivisions. In some cases, yes, they are necessary and required.
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 (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 [...]
Creating Subject Headings (proper order of subheadings, etc)
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, May Subdivide Geographically, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. You give the example of “|x History |y 20th century” in the notes. But, what if I wanted to use this to modify a LCSH, and ALSO wanted to include a geographic subheading? Where would the |z go? Normally it would be between the |x and |y, but “|x History |y 20th century” is [...]
LCSH Subdivision Pariculars
Posted in Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, May Subdivide Geographically, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. How do you know when you are using a subdivision to modify another subdivision in that “string” or the original (broadest) term? A. You can add subdivisions only if they are in agreement with the main LCSH and you can’t break up existing established subdivisions from the AF. Be careful with the geographic subdivision, [...]
LCSH Information Resources
Posted in Chronological Subdivision, Form Subdivision, Geographic Subdivision, LCSH, May Subdivide Geographically, Subdivisions, Topical Subdivision on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. We have AACR2, OCLC’s MARC tags resource, and the LC Rule interpretations to help with what we have learned so far… But I’m still not sure what source to use when I have more in depth questions about LCSH. Where should I be looking for these? A. There are several books on the Suggested [...]
