ABLE - Introduction to Subject Headings

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