01398nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_140867 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 55.00 025.49 C454 Chan, Lois Mai. Library of Congress subject headings : principles and application Lois Mai Chan Westport, Conn. Libraries Unlimited 2005 This book provides a basic understanding of the ever-evolving Library of Congress Classification system and its applications. After introducing the classification and giving a brief history of its development, the author presents readers with the general principles, structure, and format of the scheme. She then discusses and illustrates the use of tables. The main thrust of the new edition is the updated of the text according to policies governing current practices in using LCSH, and the highlighted relevance of LCSH in the global electronic environment. Part 3, completely rewritten, will include a chapter on FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), which is an LCSH-based controlled vocabulary for electronic resources Subject headings, Library of Congress,Tiêu đề chủ đề, Thư viện Quốc hội Huỳnh Mai Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ