Form Subdivisions: Their Identification and Use in LCSH.

O'Neill, Edward T.; Chan, Lois Mai; Childress, Eric; Dean, Rebecca; El-Hoshy, Lynn M.; Vizine-Goetz, Diane

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Publication Date: 2001

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Form Subdivisions: Their Identification and Use in LCSH.

O'Neill, Edward T.; Chan, Lois Mai; Childress, Eric; Dean, Rebecca; El-Hoshy, Lynn M.; Vizine-Goetz, Diane

Library Resources & Technical Services, v45 n4 p187-97 Oct 2001

Discusses form subdivisions as part of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and the MARC format, which did not have a separate subfield code to identify form subdivisions. Describes the development of an algorithm to identify form subdivisions and reports results of an evaluation of the algorithm. (LRW)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Evaluation Methods, Subject Index Terms

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