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Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Constance – College and Research Libraries, 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)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedByrne, Alex; Micco, Mary – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Describes a project intended to improve subject access in an online catalog by adding multiword terms from the table of contents and index to MARC records for each book. The discussion covers a preliminary evaluation of the impact on workload, resources, and subject access to information. (seven references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
