Document (#20583)

Author

Elliot, J.

Title

Subject headings come home to roost

Source

Select newsletter. 1994/95, no.14, S.7

Year

1994/95

Abstract

The LCSH system is a comprehensive indexing scheme used worldwide to describe the content of books and other materials. Drwas attention to its reinstatement on BNBMARC records after an absence of 7 years in response to revelations by a UK user survey that 25% of responding libraries use LCSH. The LCSH Authority File has been loaded on to the British Library's own cataloguing system. Discusses the advantages of this move and outlines future directions

Object

LCSH

Location

GB

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