The LCSH Century

One Hundred Years with the Library of Congress Subject Headings System

Alva T. Stone (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

260 Seiten

2000
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-1169-5 (ISBN)

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The LCSH Century traces the 100-year history of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, from its beginning with the implementation of a dictionary catalog in 1898 to the present day. You will explore the most significant changes in LCSH policies and practices, including a summary of other contributions celebrating the centennial of the world's most popular library subject heading language.

Authored by Stone, Alva T.

Contents

BACKGROUND
The LCSH Century: A Brief History of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, and Introduction to the Centennial Essays
THEORY AND PRINCIPLES
LCSH: Semantics, Syntax and Specificity
Turning Practice into Principles: A Comparison of the IFLA Principles Underlying Subject Heading Languages (SHLs) and the Principles Underlying the Library of Congress Subject Headings System
Difference, Culture and Change: The Untapped Potential of LCSH
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
Improving LCSH for Use in Online Catalogs Revisited What Progress Has Been Made? What Issues Still Remain?
Filing and Precoordination: How Subject Headings Are Displayed in Online Catalogs an Why It Matters
Machine-Assisted Validation of LC Subject Headings: Implications for Authority File Structure
SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES
Teaching Library of Congress Subject Headings
LCSH Works! Subject Searching Effectiveness at the Cleveland Public Library and the Growth of Library of Congress Subject Headings Through Cooperation
LCSH for Music: Historical and Empirical Perspectives
LCSH and Periodical Indexing: Adoption vs. Adaptation
Out from Under: Fore/Genre Access in LCSH
WORLD VIEW
Survey on Subject Heading Language Used in National Libraries and Bibliographies
Crossing Language Barriers in Europe: Linking LCSH to Other Subject Heading Languages
Automated Authority Files of Spanish-Language Subject Headings
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Entering the Millennium: A New Century for LCSH
Index
Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.7.2000
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
ISBN-10	0-7890-1169-7 / 0789011697
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-1169-5 / 9780789011695
Zustand	Neuware