Cataloger's Reference Shelf
LCSH - Principles of Structure and Policies for Application
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
LCSH - Principles of Structure and Policies for Application
2.2 As a controlled vocabulary for use in subject cataloging and indexing by other libraries or indexing agencies
As an increasing number of other libraries have adopted the Library of Congress subject headings system, it has become a tool for subject indexing of library catalogs in general.
In recent years, it has also been used as a tool in a number of online bibliographic databases outside of the Library of Congress.
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