Library of Congress Subject Headings

Preface
Principles, Form, and Structure
Introduction
Basic Principles
Forms of Main Headings
Subdivisions
Subject Authority Control and Maintenance
Application
Assigning Subject Headings
Subject Cataloging of Special Types of Materials
Subject Areas Requiring Special Treatment
Current and Future Prospects
Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Electronic Environment
Fast: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
Appendix A: Library of Congress Bibliographic Records with MARC 21 Coding
Appendix B: Free-Floating Subdivisions: Form and Topical
Appendix C: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of Persons
Appendix D: Free Floating Subdivisions: Names of Places
Appendix E: General Reference Sources Used In Establishing Headings
Appendix F: First-Order Political Divisions of the Exceptional Countries
Appendix G: MARC 21 Coding for Subject Information
Appendix H: Abbreviations
Appendix I: Capitalization
Appendix J: Puntuation
Glossary
Bibliography
Index