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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:
*Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
*Library of Congress Children’s Subject Headings (CSH; formerly LCAC)
*[[Local subject headings]] (690, 691)
*[[Homosaurus Subject Headings]] ({{subfield|2}}homoit)


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


Always add a 655 field for concepts that are expressed in 6XX $v, when one is authorized. Continue using 6XX $v.
==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.


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


Use $v Specimens only for realia.
*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)


<!-- Always code genre headings in 655, regardless of thesaurus of origin (e.g. "655 Large type books" not "650 Large type books") -->
{{example|indent=1|text=
 
{{incorrect|INCORRECT:
<!-- Do not include age, audience, gender, geographic, or national origin elements in 655 fields (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")-->
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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