Cataloger's Reference Shelf
LCSH - Principles of Structure and Policies for Application
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
LCSH - Principles of Structure and Policies for Application
2.1 As a controlled vocabulary for subject indexing of the Library of Congress collection
The Library of Congress subject headings system was originally designed as a controlled vocabulary for representing the subject and form of the books and serials in the Library of Congress collection, with the purpose of providing subject access points to the bibliographic records contained in the Library of Congress catalogs.
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