5.6 What other classification (or subject heading) systems are there? (Library)
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This article is from the Libraries FAQ, by Anthony Wilson paw@iglou.com with numerous contributions by others.
5.6 What other classification (or subject heading) systems are there? (Library)
In Canada, Canadian Subject Headings, see
http://130.15.161.74/techserv/cat/Sect03/c03c35.html is often used.
Sears is another classification system.
Randall W. Scott at Michigan State University Libraries has developed
a schedule (which he uses in conjunction with LCSH) for sequential art
material (i.e. comic books and strips). This appeared in his _Comics
Librarianship: A Handbook_(Jefferson: McFarland, 1990). For more
information on it, e-mail him at scottr@pilot.msu.edu or check out his
homepage at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/index.htm .
Information on David Elazar's "A Classification System for Libraries
of Judaica" can be found at his home page:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6527/index.html
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