The Reliability Factor in Subject Access.

McCarthy, Constance

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Reliability Factor in Subject Access.

McCarthy, Constance

College and Research Libraries, v47 n1 p48-56 Jan 1986

This essay addresses issue of uniformity or consistency in application of subject headings--as distinct from consistency among headings--to books on any given topic. Discussion covers purpose of subject headings or descriptors, reliability of choices made by catalogers when assigning subject headings, and card and online catalogs. (18 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Technical Processes, Online Systems, Problems, Reliability, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms

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