LIS 105 – Organization of Information Resource 1

Subject
Cataloging
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Objectives

 recall the general process of cataloging;

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 describe terms related to subject cataloging;

 illustrate the process of subject cataloging; and

 point-out lists of subject headings

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The Cataloging Process
• The preparation of
bibliographic
descriptions; and
• Determination of
access points
• RDA standards Subject
Descriptive Analysis
Cataloging • Analyzing the
“aboutness” of the
information resource
• Operation of assigning • Determination and
subject headings assignment of
• Sears list, LC subject classification number
heading list or authority and book number
list (author’s number)
• DDC or LC

Classification
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Subject Cataloging

 Also referred to as Subject Analysis.

 Examination of a bibliographic item by a

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trained subject specialist to determine the most

specific subject heading(s) or descriptor(s) that
fully describe its content, to serve in the
bibliographic record as access points in a subject
search of a library catalog. (Reitz, 2004-2014)
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Subject Cataloging

 It is the process of choosing from an authorized list

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the appropriate subject headings representing the

“aboutness” of a resource’s intellectual content. (Chan
& Sabala, 2016)
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Purpose of Subject Cataloging

 “… to list under one uniform word or phrase

(subject heading) all the materials on a given topic
that a library has in its collection.” (Sears List of Subject
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Headings, 21st edition)

 Subject heading

 is that uniform word or phrase used in the library

catalog to express a topic
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Authority File

 A list of the authoritative forms of the headings used

in a library catalog or file of bibliographic records,
maintained to ensure that headings are
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applied consistently as new items are added to

the collection. (Reitz, 2004-2014)

 The purpose of subject authority file is to provide a

basic vocabulary of authorized terms together
with suggestions for useful cross-references.
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Authority File: Types

 Thesaurus
 It is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary od discrete
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unit terms, called descriptors, arranged in such a way

as to display the hierarchical and associative relations
among terms.
 It is usually limited to a particular
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