{"product_id":"a-practical-guide-to-library-of-congress-subject-headings-hardcover","title":"A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Snow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrary of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is used by more libraries worldwide than any other controlled vocabulary system. Yet, many librarians and paraprofessional staff do not have any formal education or training in LCSH. They find themselves having to decipher or construct LCSH strings and don't know where to begin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere's a resource that uses language non-catalogers can understand and provides hands-on, user-friendly training in LCSH. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere Karen Snow transfers her popular LCSH workshops and continuing education courses to book form for those who can't attend her courses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book offers material on the basics of subject analysis, the importance of controlled vocabularies, and the main features and principles of LCSH. It explains and provides guidance on the application of LCSH. Library of Congress' instruction manual for LCSH, the \u003ci\u003eSubject Headings Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, is discussed at length. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral chapters concentrate on assigning LCSH to resources of a certain focus or genre: fiction works, biographical works (or works that focus heavily on a certain person or their works), and resources that emphasize a geographic location. A separate chapter on encoding subject information in the Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) standard will be particularly useful for library staff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost chapters contain exercises (with answers at the end of the book) that test a reader's understanding of the chapter material and provide opportunities to practice applying LCSH and subdivisions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Snow is an associate professor and PhD program director in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois. She teaches cataloging, classification, and metadata courses and has written many journal articles on cataloging topics and cataloging education. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnow holds a Master's degree in library science and a PhD in information science from the University of North Texas (UNT), where she cataloged for UNT's main library, the Rare Book Room, and the University Archives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnow has taught many LCSH workshops to continuing education groups and teaches LCSH in her courses at Dominican.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50359837982957,"sku":"9781538142998","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/YpAt6Bf6Kt9781538142998.webp?v=1785366030","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/a-practical-guide-to-library-of-congress-subject-headings-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}