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Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application (Library and Information Science Text)
 
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Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application (Library and Information Science Text) [Hardcover]

Lois Mai Chan (Author)


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1563081954 978-1563081958 September 1995 3rd
An updated edition offering users a guide to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). It contains a brief history of the system, analyses its principles, and describes its vocabulary and subject authority control.

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"The book should be required reading not only for those whose job it is to construct and apply subject headings, but also for all sophisticated seekers of information in libraries, including reference libraries and scholars." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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LOIS MAI CHAN is Professor, College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington. She served as Chair of the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee, has received ALA's Margaret Mann Citation, and was named a Distinguished Alumna by the Library School at Florida State University, Tallahassee.

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  • Hardcover: 541 pages
  • Publisher: Libraries Unlimited; 3rd edition (September 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1563081954
  • ISBN-13: 978-1563081958
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,841,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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