InfoGuides: Cataloging Resources: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Local Resources

Subject Headings local decisions
Describes what headings our libraries uses if cataloger's judgement is needed between subject headings. For example: marijuana vs. cannabis or data processing vs. information technology.
Genre Headings
Table with the genre headings we use for our catalog. Includes source, tag, indicators, heading, use note, and fixed field.
Guidance for laws and rules
Chiefly describes what to use with items that contain Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR). Describes when to use:
-Law and legislation
-Government policy
-Rules and practice
-Legal status, laws, etc.
-Safety regulations

Domestic Names by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Library of Congress Subject Headings by Lois Mai Chan
Call Number: 025.49 Chan 4th ed

ISBN: 9781591581543

Publication Date: 2005-04-30

Presents the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system, now fully updated to address LCSH in the electronic environment.
Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings by Vanda Broughton
Call Number: 025.47 Broug

ISBN: 9781555706401

Publication Date: 2011-12-31

This book provides not only their background and history but also their advantages and their limitations.
Free-floating subdivisions : an alphabetical index by Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division
Call Number: LC 30.2:F 87/ 2011

Publication Date: 2011
Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur; Lewis L. McArthur
Call Number: 979.5003 McArt, 7th ed

ISBN: 9780875952772

Publication Date: 2003-10-01

A comprehensive reference to place names throughout the state. The seventh edition is significantly expanded, with more than 6,200 entries, arranged alphabetically. Each entry lists the county where the place is located and reports what is known about the origin and meaning of the name.