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ABLE - Introduction to Subject Headings
- Link: ABLE - Introduction to Subject Headings
- Topic: Organization of Materials
- Level: Basic
- Sponsor: Idaho Commission for Libraries
- Format: self paced online
- Contact Hours: 3.0
Course Objectives:
- The purpose of subject headings
- How subject heading lists are organized
- The terminology for Library of Congress Subject Headings
- The different types and forms of subject headings
- How subdivisions are used in subject headings
- How to use the Library of Congress Subject Headings list to assign subject headings
- How and where to place subject headings in the catalog record
- The additional access points to include in a cataloging record