Document (#31702)

Author

Fina, M.

Title

¬The role of subject headings in access to information : the experience of one Spanish-speaking patron

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 17(1993) nos.1/2, S.267-274

Year

1993

Abstract

This article examines the role of subject headings in providing access to information for the Spanish-speaking population of the United States. Such tools for assigning subject headings as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and Bilindex are examined and their effectiveness assessed. A pika is made to technical services librarians to go beyond standardized methods of cataloging in order to assure meaningful access for Spanish-speaking patrons.

Footnote

Simultaneously published as Languages of the World: Cataloging Issues and Problems

Object

LCSH

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