Subject Headingsfor TheologicalResources

ATLA Annual ConferenceJune 17, 2009Eric Friede & Jeff Siemon

RELIGION, RELIGIOUS LIFE, AND RELIGIOUS LIFE AND CUSTOMS

Applying Three Subdivisions

--Religion --Religious life --Religious life and customs

Religion Subdivision 1

Use under main headings

Geographic headings (151/651) Chronological

subdivision

Specific topical headings (150/650) No Chronological

subdivision

Religion Subdivision 2

Corporate name headings (110/610) No Chronological

subdivision

Personal name headings (100/600) No Chronological

subdivision

Never use --History subdivision

Religious Life Subdivision

Use under main headings Specific topical headings only (150/650)

Religious Life and Customs Subdivision Use under main headings Geographic headings only (150/650) Never use --History subdivision Customs and practices subdivision

SUBJECT ANALYSIS, SUBJECT AUTHORITY RECORDS AND SUBJECT

CATALOGING TOOLS

Goals

Provide attendees with an understanding of principles and practices of LCSH

Teach specific skills in subject analysis of religion that can apply for any type of material

Provide guidance in using subject cataloging tools effectively

Discuss specific areas that ATLA catalogers encounter regularly

Principles and Conceptsof Subject Analysis How do you determine what an item is

about? Subject analysis is conceptual analysis of

an item. Covers both what the item is about and the form or genre of the item

Subject headings are terms used to represent a name, event or concept

Sources for Subject Content

Title Table of contents Introductory matter Summary, abstract, publisher's blurb Index Illustrations

Types of Subject Content

Topics Personal names Corporate names Geographic names Time periods Titles of works Form or genre

Cataloger's Judgmentand Consistency Recognizing topics and placing them

within a discipline Informed by cataloger's knowledge of the

subject Concepts have to be translated into LCSH

Unique and Specific Entry

Each subject heading usually represents a single concept

Scope notes indicate when a heading represents more than one concept

Each subject heading is a precise term used to represent a specific concept

Pre- and Post-Coordination

LCSH is a pre-coordinate system Elements are combined into one heading Complex and multi-element topics require

post-coordination in searches

Main Headings

Main headings may be: topics (150)genre/form (150 or 155)names (100, 110, 111, 151) titles (130 or name plus ‡t)

Subdivisions 1

Subdivisions narrow the scope of the main heading

Subdivisions after main headings may be: topical (‡x)geographic (‡z)chronological (‡y) form (‡v)

Subdivisions 2

Subdivision authority records180 topical181 geographic182 chronological185 form/genre

151 geographic with 781 geographic subdivision

Order of Subdivisions 1

Preferred order is: topic -- geographic -- chronological -- form

This is preferred when topic may be subdivided geographically

Order of Subdivisions 2

Alternative order is:geographic -- topic -- chronological -- form

Geographic subdivisions before or after topical subdivisionsTopic -- geographic – topicalTopic -- topical -- geographic

Tools and Resources

Library of Congress Subject Headings Subject Headings Manual Free-Floating Subdivisions: An Alphabetical

Index Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Introduction Library of Congress Authorities:

http://authorities.loc.gov/

Authority Record: Church history 1

Subjects Record [180174041] ID: sh 85025619 Rec Stat: c Rec Type: z

Enc Levl: n Used: 20021025 008: 860211 | anannbabn |a ana 010 $a sh 85025619 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d DLC 053 0 $a BR

Authority Record: Church history 2

150 $a Church history 360 $i headings beginning with the word

$a Christian; $i names of denominations, sects, churches, councils, etc.; and subdivision $a Church history $i under names of countries, cities, etc.

Authority Record: Church history 3

450 $a Christianity $x History 450 $a Ecclesiastical history 450 $a History, Church 450 $a History, Ecclesiastical 550 $w g $a History 550 $a Christianity

Authority Record: Church history 4

680 $i Here are entered works on the institutional history of the church. Works on the Christian religion including its origin, beliefs, practices and influence treated collectively are entered under $a Christianity.

681 $i Note under $a Christianity

Authority Record Components 1

Authorized headings (1XX) Class numbers (053) References USE, Used For (UF) (4XX) Broader Term (BT) & Narrower Term (NT) (5XX) Related Term (RT) (5XX) General References (USE and SA) (260, 360)

Authority Record Components 2

Library of Congress Control Number (010) Cataloging Source (040) Date and Time (005) Nonpublic General Note (667) Source Data Found / Not Found (670 / 675) Public or Scope Note (680) Subject Example Tracing Note (681) Fixed field (008)

More Authority Records

Radio sermons 150, 155 Sermons 150, 180, 185 Church history 180 Canada--Church history 151 20th century 182

Using Subject Headings Manual 1

H 1997 Religion H 2015.5 Religious Life H 2016 Religious Life and Customs H 1095 Free-Floating Subdivisions

Using Subject Headings Manual 2

H 1100 through H 1145.5 Free-Floating Subdivisions by Main Heading type

H 1146 through H 1200 Subdivisions by Pattern Heading

H 1090 Multiple Subdivisions H 1205 through H 2400 Special Topics,

Materials, Subdivisions, Etc.

Additional Resources

LC Cataloging and Acquisitions:http://www.loc.gov/aba

LC Online Catalog:http://catalog.loc.gov/

SACO:www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html

BIBLE

Bible and Biblical Studies

Bible uniform titles Subjects for Bible texts Form subject headings Bible translations

Modern Translations of Earlier Translations 1 Bible. $p O.T. $p Pentateuch. $l Aramaic.

$s Targum Pseudo–Jonathan $v Translations into English.

$a Bible. $p O.T. $p Pentateuch. $l Aramaic. $s Onkelos $v Translations into English.

Modern Translations of Earlier Translations 2 Bible. O.T. Pentateuch.

Aramaic. Onkelos Bible. O.T. Pentateuch.

Aramaic. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan

Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Aramaic. Targum Yerushalmi

Bible. O.T. Esther. Aramaic. Targum rishon

Bible. N.T. Gospels. Syriac. Peshitta

Bible. O.T. Daniel. Syriac. Peshitta

Bible. O.T. Hosea. Syriac. Peshitta

Bible. O.T. Minor Prophets. Syriac. Peshitta

Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Syriac. Peshitta

Bible. O.T. Proverbs. Syriac. Peshitta

Bible. N.T. Gospels. Syriac. Diatessaron

Bible Versions H 1300

Instructions for works about translations --Translating --Versions --Versions, [name of language group] [language of translation]--Versions. --Versions, [name of denomination] --Versions, [name of version]

Bible as Sacred Works Pattern Heading H 1188 List of valid subdivisions for sacred works Conflict with authority records Use as topical and form subdivisions

Commentaries and Criticism

Commentaries vs. Bible texts Commentaries vs. Criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc. Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish

Types of Criticism

Allegorical criticism Canonical criticism Criticism, Form Criticism, Narrative Criticism, Redaction Criticism, Textual Feminist criticism

Gay interpretations Postcolonial criticism Reader-response

criticism Social scientific criticism Socio-rhetorical criticism Structuralist criticism

Hermeneutics

Bible--Hermeneutics Bible-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.--

History Chronological subdivision

Topics in the Bible

Bible: Special Topics (H 1295) Pairing with specific Bible uniform title --Theology Ethics in the Bible --Biblical teaching Bible and ...

Bible History

History of Biblical events History of contemporary events History

Relations

--Relation to the Old Testament --Relation to the New Testament Relation between O.T. and N.T. Bible. N.T.--Relation to the Old Testament Bible. O.T.--Relation to Matthew, [Mark, the

Epistles of Paul, etc.] Bible. N.T. Matthew--Relation to Mark, [Psalms,

the Pentateuch, etc.]

CHURCH HISTORY, MISSIONS, ECUMENISM, RELIGION / RELIGIONS

Church History 1

Church history vs. Christianity Christianity--History Christianity--[place]--History Christianity--[place]

Church History 2

Chronological subdivisions Free-floating and not free-floating Church history as topical subdivision

under place

Corporate or Personal Namesas Historical Subject [corporate name]--History--[chronological

subdivision] [corporate name]--[place]--History--

[chronological subdivision] [personal name]

Theology Historical Subject

Theology vs. Theology, Doctrinal Theology--History Theology, Doctrinal--History

History of Doctrines

[Christian denomination]--Doctrines--History

--History of doctrines --History of doctrines--[chronological

subdivision] [topic]--Religious aspects--Christianity

Missions

Missions Home missions Mission of the church Missions to Ethnic groups Subdivision Missions

Missionaries

Missionaries from a place Missionaries to a place

Missions To and Relations

Christians missions to other religions Christianity and other religions Relations: Religions

Ecumenism

Relations: Denominations Christian union Church--Unity Ecumenical movement Interdenominational cooperation

Religion and Religions

Religion Religions, Sects and Cults Religions pattern