Retrospective Application of Subject Headings, Part 1: a Case Study at the Central Washington University Library

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Library

Publication Date

Spring 1999

Abstract

The author believes that if libraries are committed to fulfilling the objectives of the catalog as related to subject access—that is, to allow a patron to find what a library holds by subject—then a procedure for the retrospective application of subject terminology is required.

Comments

This article was originally published in Library Philosophy and Practice. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Journal

Library Philosophy and Practice

Rights

© The Author 1999

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