Policy: Subject cataloging is necessary for organizing the library’s materials for effective use and retrieval. All materials in the Faust Junior High School library should be labeled with up to three subject headings using the most recent edition of the Sears List of Subject Headings.
Procedures:
1. Assign subject headings to all materials being cataloged in the library.
2.Determine the subject of the item being cataloged by examining its subject-rich elements (title, table of contents or menu, preface, summary, index), considering these from a user’s viewpoing.
3.Write the subject(s) down in your own words.
4.Match each subject listing with the headings in the Sears list, assigning the heading authorized for use that most closely represents it. Choose the most specific heading availale.
5.Assign up to three subject headings per item. If an item covers more than three subject, assign a broader heading that includes them.
6.When a new version of Sears with revised headings is released, all new materials are to be cataloged using the new headings. All existing materials should be revised as the library staff’s schedules permit.
(#2-5 from Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries by Sheila S. Intner and Jean Weihs)
Created April 2009
Subject Authority Policy and Procedures
Policy: Subject cataloging is necessary for organizing the library’s materials for effective use and retrieval. All materials in the Faust Junior High School library should be labeled with up to three subject headings using the most recent edition of the Sears List of Subject Headings.
Procedures:
1. Assign subject headings to all materials being cataloged in the library.
2. Determine the subject of the item being cataloged by examining its subject-rich elements (title, table of contents or menu, preface, summary, index), considering these from a user’s viewpoing.
3. Write the subject(s) down in your own words.
4. Match each subject listing with the headings in the Sears list, assigning the heading authorized for use that most closely represents it. Choose the most specific heading availale.
5. Assign up to three subject headings per item. If an item covers more than three subject, assign a broader heading that includes them.
6. When a new version of Sears with revised headings is released, all new materials are to be cataloged using the new headings. All existing materials should be revised as the library staff’s schedules permit.
(#2-5 from Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries by Sheila S. Intner and Jean Weihs)
Created April 2009
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