Exercise #7
Subjecting You to Unconventional Subjects
In this exercise you will follow library conventions to assign appropriate subjects and subdivisions.
Using the attached LCSH worksheet, assign main subject headings for the following:
1) Encyclopedia of mules and horses
2. Encyclopedia of horses, donkeys, and mules
3. Horses, swine, and other four-legged farm animals
(Coverage: horses 30%, swine 30%, others 40%)
4. How to tell male and female livestock apart
5. Farm animals: a guide for chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys
Beyond Copy Cataloging Winter 2005-Spring 2006 - This material has been created by Susan Sutch for the Infopeople Project [infopeople.org],
supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered
in California by the State Librarian. Any use of this material should credit the author and funding source.
Segments from the LCSH
Livestock (May Subd Geog)
SF1-140 (General)
UF
Animal husbandry
Farm animals
Live stock
Stock (Animals)
Stock and stock-breeding [Former Heading]
BT
Agriculture
Animal culture
Animal industry
Domestic animals
RT
Food animals
Herders
Range management
Rangelands
SA headings beginning with the word Livestock
NT
Cattle
Donkeys
Draft animals
Female livestock
Feral livestock
Goats
Horses
Male livestock
Mithun
Mules
Photography of livestock
Poultry
Sheep
Swine
Female livestock (May Subd Geog)
BT
Females
Livestock
NT
Cows
Ewes
Hens
Mares
Sows
Beyond Copy Cataloging Winter 2005-Spring 2006 - This material has been created by Susan Sutch for the Infopeople Project [infopeople.org],
supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered
in California by the State Librarian. Any use of this material should credit the author and funding source.