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Here is a current user's manual which explains the theoretical foundations, history and full application of the Sears List. It also explicates the hidden potentials of the system to construct subject headings needed for local situations. Updated with new methods, this second edition in tune with the new (2018) edition of the Sears List.
List of contents
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: An Introduction to Controlled Vocabulary of the Sears List
Chapter One: Controlled Vocabularies
Chapter Two: Minnie Earl Sears: A Career Sketch
Chapter Three: History and Chronology of the Sears List of Subject Headings
Chapter Four: About the 22nd edition of the Sears List
Part II: Working with the Sears List
Chapter Five: Structure of the Sears List
Chapter Six: Subject Analysis
Chapter Seven: Principles of the Sears List
Chapter Eight: Key Headings
Chapter Nine: Headings Omitted in the Sears List
Chapter Ten: Subdivisions
Chapter Eleven: Cross References
Chapter Twelve: Geographical Headings and Subdivisions
Chapter Thirteen: Subject Headings for Languages and Linguistics
Chapter Fourteen: Subject Headings for Literature and Literary Works
Chapter Fifteen: Subject Headings for Biographies and Autobiographies
Chapter Sixteen: Working with the Online Sears
Chapter Seventeen: Sears List of Subject Headings and MARC Coding
Chapter Eighteen: Publications Not Requiring Subject Headings
Answers to the Review Questions and Exercises
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
M.P. Satija
Professor Satija retired as Professor and Head from the Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India and later as the UGC Emeritus Fellow. He is the author of DDC: A Practical Guide, 2nd, ed., published by OCLC and A Dictionary of Knowledge Organization, published in India, as well as some other twenty books and over 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals from India and abroad. Dr. Satija is a member editorial advisory board of the ISKO journal Knowledge Organization, as well as of the UDC Consortium, the Hague. He has served as visiting professor in many Indian and foreign universities in India, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.
Summary
Here is a current user's manual which explains the theoretical foundations, history and full application of the Sears List. It also explicates the hidden potentials of the system to construct subject headings needed for local situations. Updated with new methods, this second edition in tune with the new (2018) edition of the Sears List.
