Subject+Headings

= How I check your subject headings = Screencast: http://screencast.com/t/67SIHA9u2Ra6

I generally to go MOBIUS, OhioLink, or Library of Congress to check the formation of and the accuracy of your subject headings. The screencast above shows you how I go about it.

= = = LC Subject Headings = >> Authorized subject headings ("LC Subject Headings" or "LC Subject Headings for Children". Reference pp. 49-54 of your textbook for a discussion of what "Authorized & References" to help you understand what this means. >> > **//OCLC Classify//** - []
 * **//Library of Congress Authorities//.** []
 * Type in the subject of your item to be cataloged. In the result list you will be presented with subject headings that have been used by other catalogs. Select those that are most congenial with your item being cataloged.
 * Type subject heading in a catalog such as Access Pennsylvania or Link+ to get the correct form of the subject heading -- correct tag and subfields.

= Where Else Can I Find Subject Headings? = >> This doesn't replace a //Sears List of Subject Headings// or abridged Dewey, but the list is very useful for finding a Dewey number associated with a particular subject heading >> >> Another source that lists subject headings and their associated Dewey numbers. >> >>
 * //Dewey Decimal Numbers.// Appleton (WI) Public Libraries. [].
 * //Subject Headings by Dewey Decimal Classification//.Central Mississippi Regional Library System. [|http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us/subject_headings.htm#l]
 * //Sears List of Subject Headings,// 19th edition, 2007, H. W. Wilson -- PDF file
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 * If you don't have access to a current copy of //Sears// you can certainly use this PDF file.
 * Remember **Command (or Control)-F** is your friend in searching huge files.

= Sears Subject Headings =
 * H.W. Wilson now offers the //Sears List of Subject Headings// on WilsonWeb for an annual subscription of $150.00. This is the most current version of //Sears//, the 20th edition. (I don't like this database and think it is terribly incomplete -- but it is available.)