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The Regeln für die Schlagwortkatalogisierung (English: Rules for subject headings cataloging) (RSWK), up to the third edition in 2016 still called Regeln für den Schlagwortkatalog (English: Rules for the subject headings catalog), [2] [1] are used in universal academic libraries and public libraries, and with restrictions also in special libraries in Germany, Austria, and in German-speaking ...
SCIS catalogues bibliographic and audio-visual resources, both physical and digital, including trade fiction and non-fiction and educational materials. SCIS metadata includes full and abridged Dewey Decimal Classification, subject headings from SCISSHL and the linked-data Schools Online Thesaurus, and name and series authorities maintained by SCIS.
In information retrieval, an index term (also known as subject term, subject heading, descriptor, or keyword) is a term that captures the essence of the topic of a document. Index terms make up a controlled vocabulary for use in bibliographic records .
Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) is a general use controlled vocabulary based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). [1] FAST is developed as a part of WorldCat by OCLC , Inc., with the goal of making subject cataloging less costly and easier to implement in online contexts.
The Schlagwortnormdatei or SWD (translated as Subject Headings Authority File) is a controlled vocabulary index term system used primarily for subject indexing in library catalogs. The SWD is managed by the German National Library (DNB) in cooperation with various library networks.
The library professional who engages in the process of cataloging and classifying library materials is called a cataloger or catalog librarian. Library classification systems are one of the two tools used to facilitate subject access. The other consists of alphabetical indexing languages such as Thesauri and Subject Headings systems.
In information science, authority control is a process that organizes information, for example in library catalogs, [1] [2] [3] by using a single, distinct spelling of a name (heading) or an (generally alphanumeric) identifier for each topic or concept.
LC Subject Headings are an integral part of bibliographic control, which is the function by which libraries collect, organize, and disseminate documents. It was first published in 1898, a year after the publication of Library of Congress Classification (1897).