Open AccessBirth of a Subject Heading
Author(s) -
Anna M. Ferris
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
library resources and technical services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2159-9610
pISSN - 0024-2527
DOI - 10.5860/lrts.62n1.16
Subject(s) - heading (navigation) , subject (documents) , controlled vocabulary , computer science , inclusion (mineral) , vocabulary , process (computing) , library of congress , information retrieval , library science , sociology , linguistics , engineering , programming language , social science , philosophy , aerospace engineering
This paper illustrates the process by which a subject heading is created within the controlled vocabulary of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The author details the steps involved in proposing a subject heading for inclusion in the Subject Authority File at the Library of Congress using two case studies as examples, one in which the subject heading was accepted into the LCSH system and one in which the subject heading was rejected despite being revised and resubmitted.