Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Library of Congress Subject Headings is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary used by libraries worldwide to provide standardized subject access to cataloged materials.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf controlled vocabulary
library classification tool
subject heading system
appliesTo library catalogs
countryOfOrigin United States
developedBy Library of Congress
hasAbbreviation LCSH
hasApplicationArea academic research
general collections
special collections
hasComponent chronological headings
form headings
genre headings
geographic headings
topical headings
hasCriticism bias in terminology
insufficient representation of marginalized groups
hasDataModel MARC 21 authority format
SKOS
hasFeature authorized headings
scope notes
see also references
see references
subdivision structure
hasGovernance Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress
hasHistoricalPredecessor subject headings used in the American Library Association catalog
hasRelatedSystem Library of Congress Classification
Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
hasUpdateFrequency continuous
isAccessibleVia Library of Congress Online Catalog
id.loc.gov
isBasisFor subject authority records
isPublishedAs online database
printed volumes
isUsedIn MARC 21 bibliographic records
linked data applications
language English
maintainedBy Library of Congress
startUseYear early 20th century
supports post-coordination
pre-coordination
usedBy academic libraries
national libraries
public libraries
special libraries
usedFor indexing
information retrieval
subject access
usedWorldwide true


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