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[[Category:Subject headings]]
[[Category:Subject headings]][[Category:Local practices]]
For the CCS database, the only acceptable thesauri for English language '''subject headings''' are LCSH and LCAC, and the only acceptable thesauri for genre headings are LCGFT and the [[Local genre headings]] list.
{{external|
*[https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/ LC Subject & Genre/Form Headings]
*[https://www.loc.gov/aba/cyac/childsubjhead.html LC Children's Subject Headings]
*[https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCGFT/freelcgft.html LCGFT Manual]
*[https://classificationweb.net/tentative-subjects/ LCSH and LCGFT Tentative Monthly Lists]
*[http://id.loc.gov/ LC Linked Data Service]
*[https://homosaurus.org/ Homosaurus]
*[http://www.bilindex.com/ Bilindex]
*[https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/olac-publications/22/ OLAC Video Game Genre Vocabulary]
*[http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/authoritybrowse.cgi Autoridades de la Biblioteca Nacional de España]
*[https://www.bn.org.pl/dla-bibliotekarzy/deskryptory-bn  Deskryptory Biblioteki Narodowej]
}}
Follow these guidelines for subject and genre headings (6XX fields) in the CCS database. See also [[Children's subject headings]] and [[Non-English Language Materials]] for those types of resources.


For more information and for information on fields not covered here, see [http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/6xx/default.shtm OCLC's Bibliographic Formats and Standards], the [http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd6xx.html MARC21 documentation], and the Library of Congress' ''Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings''.
==Subject headings (600, 610, 611, 630, 650, 651)==
<!-- 600 610 611 630 648 650 651 653 654 655 656 657 658 662 690 691 695 -->
*Every record must have at least one subject heading, or at least one 655 heading if no 600-651 headings apply.
*Every record for a single work of fiction must have at least one subject heading, and applicable 655 headings.
*Use subdivision {{subfield|v}}Specimens only for realia (e.g. Telescopes{{subfield|v}}Specimens).


# Every fully cataloged record in the CCS database must have at least one LCSH heading, or at least one 655 heading if no 600-651 headings apply.
The following thesauri are acceptable. Delete all other subject headings for resources in English:
# Every record for a single work of prose fiction in the CCS database must have at least one LCSH heading AND any 655 headings that are appropriate; every record for a textual collection in the CCS database must have at least one 655 heading.
*Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
# Always add a 655 for concepts that are expressed in 6XX $v, when one is authorized. Continue using 6XX $v.
*Library of Congress Children’s Subject Headings (CSH; formerly LCAC)
# Be as specific as possible (e.g. $v Fiction --> 655 Science fiction; use of specific 655 Pop-up books & 655 Textured books instead of general 655 Toy and movable books)
*[[Local subject headings]] (690, 691)
# Always code "[Language] language materials" as, e.g. "655 _7 French language materials.|2local", never as, e.g. "650 _1 French language materials." or "655 _1 French language materials."
*[[Homosaurus Subject Headings]] ({{subfield|2}}homoit)
# Use $v Specimens only for realia.
 
<!--# Always code genre headings in 655, regardless of thesaurus of origin (e.g. "655 Large type books" not "650 Large type books")
''Optionally'', any of the following may be added for resources in languages other than English:
# Do not include age, audience, gender, geographic, or national origin elements in 655 (e.g. "655 Short stories" instead of "Short stories, American" or "Short stories, African (French)"; "655 Graphic novels" instead of "Graphic novels|zJapan"; "655 Science fiction" instead of "Science fiction|xWomen authors"; "Songs" instead of "Children’s songs"; "655 Fiction" instead of "Youth’s writings")-->
*Bilindex (Spanish, {{subfield|2}}bidex)
*QLSP (Spanish, {{subfield|2}}qlsp)
*Autoridades de la Biblioteca Nacional de España (Spanish Subject Headings, {{subfield|2}} abne)
*Encabezamientos de materia de la Biblioteca Nacional de España (Spanish Subject Headings, {{subfield|2}} embne)
*Deskryptory Biblioteki Narodowej (National Library of Poland descriptors, {{subfield|2}}dbn)
 
==Genre/Form headings (655)==
*Always add any applicable genre/form headings, in a 655 field.
*Be as specific as possible (e.g. <code>Textured books</code>, instead of the more general <code>Toy and movable books</code>)
*Do not subdivide, or qualify by nationality, any heading in a 655 field.
 
The following thesauri are acceptable. Delete all other genre/form headings:
 
*Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms ({{subfield|2}}lcgft)
*OLAC Video Game Genre Vocabulary ({{subfield|2}}olacvggt)
*[[Homosaurus Subject Headings]] ({{subfield|2}}homoit)
*[[Local genre headings]] (655)
 
{{example|indent=1|text=
{{incorrect|INCORRECT:
655 _0 Operas{{subfield|v}}Excerpts.
655 _0 Science fiction{{subfield|x}}Women authors.
655 _0 Science fiction, American.
655 _0 Christmas stories.
655 _7 Feature films{{subfield|z}}France.
655 _0 Motion pictures, French.
655 _0 Urdu fiction.
655 _7 Suspense fiction.{{subfield|2}}gsafd
655 _7 Mystery fiction.{{subfield|2}}gsafd
650 _1 Fantasy.
655 _1 Fantasy.
}} }}

Latest revision as of 15:38, 23 February 2024

Follow these guidelines for subject and genre headings (6XX fields) in the CCS database. See also Children's subject headings and Non-English Language Materials for those types of resources.

Subject headings (600, 610, 611, 630, 650, 651)

  • Every record must have at least one subject heading, or at least one 655 heading if no 600-651 headings apply.
  • Every record for a single work of fiction must have at least one subject heading, and applicable 655 headings.
  • Use subdivision ‡vSpecimens only for realia (e.g. Telescopes‡vSpecimens).

The following thesauri are acceptable. Delete all other subject headings for resources in English:

Optionally, any of the following may be added for resources in languages other than English:

  • Bilindex (Spanish, ‡2bidex)
  • QLSP (Spanish, ‡2qlsp)
  • Autoridades de la Biblioteca Nacional de España (Spanish Subject Headings, ‡2 abne)
  • Encabezamientos de materia de la Biblioteca Nacional de España (Spanish Subject Headings, ‡2 embne)
  • Deskryptory Biblioteki Narodowej (National Library of Poland descriptors, ‡2dbn)

Genre/Form headings (655)

  • Always add any applicable genre/form headings, in a 655 field.
  • Be as specific as possible (e.g. Textured books, instead of the more general Toy and movable books)
  • Do not subdivide, or qualify by nationality, any heading in a 655 field.

The following thesauri are acceptable. Delete all other genre/form headings: 

INCORRECT:
655 _0 Operas‡vExcerpts.
655 _0 Science fiction‡xWomen authors.
655 _0 Science fiction, American.
655 _0 Christmas stories.
655 _7 Feature films‡zFrance.
655 _0 Motion pictures, French.
655 _0 Urdu fiction.
655 _7 Suspense fiction.‡2gsafd
655 _7 Mystery fiction.‡2gsafd
650 _1 Fantasy.
655 _1 Fantasy.
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