LCSH Century

The LCSH Century traces the 100-year history of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, from its beginning with the implementation of a dictionary catalog in 1898 to the present day. You will explore the most significant changes in LCSH policies and practices, including a summary of other contributions celebrating the centennial of the world's most popular library subject heading language. <p>Contents</p><ul> <li> BACKGROUND </li> <li> The LCSH Century: A Brief History of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, and Introduction to the Centennial Essays </li> <li> THEORY AND PRINCIPLES </li> <li> LCSH: Semantics, Syntax and Specificity </li> <li> Turning Practice into Principles: A Comparison of the IFLA Principles Underlying Subject Heading Languages (SHLs) and the Principles Underlying the Library of Congress Subject Headings System </li> <li> Difference, Culture and Change: The Untapped Potential of LCSH </li> <li> ONLINE ENVIRONMENT </li> <li> Improving LCSH for Use in Online Catalogs Revisited What Progress Has Been Made? What Issues Still Remain? </li> <li> Filing and Precoordination: How Subject Headings Are Displayed in Online Catalogs an Why It Matters </li> <li> Machine-Assisted Validation of LC Subject Headings: Implications for Authority File Structure </li> <li> SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES </li> <li> Teaching Library of Congress Subject Headings </li> <li> LCSH Works! Subject Searching Effectiveness at the Cleveland Public Library and the Growth of Library of Congress Subject Headings Through Cooperation </li> <li> LCSH for Music: Historical and Empirical Perspectives </li> <li> LCSH and Periodical Indexing: Adoption vs. Adaptation </li> <li> Out from Under: Fore/Genre Access in LCSH </li> <li> WORLD VIEW </li> <li> Survey on Subject Heading Language Used in National Libraries and Bibliographies </li> <li> Crossing Language Barriers in Europe: Linking LCSH to Other Subject Heading Languages </li> <li> Automated Authority Files of Spanish-Language Subject Headings </li> <li> FUTURE PROSPECTS </li> <li> Entering the Millennium: A New Century for LCSH </li> <li> Index </li> <li> Reference Notes Included</li> </ul>