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Providing access through subjects
Subjects help your patrons find titles with a common topic. Use the options on
this tab to maintain subjects for this title. To enter a new subject, from the first
dropdown list select the category that matches the subject's primary term. If the
subject needs additional definition, you can select up to three subcategories.
Tip:
To maintain consistency if you're not sure of which headings to use, select
the Find Headings button to access a list of existing subject headings.
Note:
Subjects based on the name of a corporation or conference, genre, form, or
uniform title must be entered in the MARC Editor. Personal names that
include titles or numeration (e.g., John Paul II, Pope), the full name in
parenthesis, or that are based on a forename (e.g., Aristotle) or family
name must also be entered in the MARC Editor.
To add the subject, click Add.
Primary term
Subcategories
To delete a subject
from the list, select it
and click Remove.
Find Headings
button is
enabled when
you are in a
Subject field.
To enter your information, use the information in the following table. For
additional information, click Help.
Option What it contains Tips
Topical
Personal
Geographic
Local
General
Chronological
Form General terms or phrases
Straightforward personal names
Names of locations
Subjects of local design or interest
General terms or phrases
Specific dates or time periods
Specific genres or material types Add a period to the end of the last entry
for a subject, unless it ends with a dash
or a closing parenthesis.
Note: Names can also be subjects. If there
are dates associated with the name, the
name should end with a comma. Select
the Chronological option from the
second dropdown list, and enter the
associated dates in the text field.