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Library of Congress Subject
Headings & Subdivisions |
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What are Library of Congress Subject Headings?
Books, videos, and other materials in library catalogs are assigned official subject headings by the Library of Congress. These subject headings decribe the content, and are useful for focusing research on broader, narrower, or related topics. The four volume Library of Congress Subject Heading books, AKA "The Big Red Books," are available in the Reference area, Z695.L695.
A brief outline of the LC Subject Headings is available online.
What are Subdivisions?
Subdivisions, or subheadings, are words or phrases which may be added to a subject heading to create a more effective search. Some standard subheadings are:
| Abstracts |
Encyclopedias |
Research |
| Bibliography |
Fiction |
Sex differences |
| Biography |
Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Social aspects |
| Case studies |
History |
Social life and customs |
| Diaries |
In literature |
Study and teaching |
| Dictionaries |
Law and legislation |
Statistics |
| Directories |
Pictorial works |
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