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For 80 years, Sears List of Subject Headings has
served the needs of small and medium-sized libraries, delivering a basic
list of essential headings, together with patterns and examples to guide
the cataloger in creating further headings as needed. Practical features
include a thesaurus-like format, an accompanying list of cancelled and
replacement headings, and legends within the list that identify earlier
forms of headings.
Reflects 14th Edition Abridged Dewey Classification
numbers
All the classification numbers assigned to the Sears headings in this
edition have been revised to conform to the 14th Abridged Edition of the
Dewey Decimal Classification.
Features "Principles of the Sears List"
This 23-page document states the theoretical foundations of Sears List and
offers a concise introduction to subject cataloging in general.
"Principles of the Sears List' is one of the
reasons why all institutions that teach subject analysis and all
libraries that have untrained technical services staff should buy
Sears 19, even if the library assigns Library of Congress subject
headings. Sears' explanation of subject headings is written in clear
English and is an excellent description of the function and
construction of subject headings. Libraries that assign Library of
Congress subject headings can easily adapt the 'Principles of the
Sears List' to refer to the LC subject list because the fundamental
principles of subject analysis are the same."—Technicalities
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What's New in the 19th Edition of Sears
Over 400 new subject headings
New coverage of topics in the headlines
The growing interest in Islam among the general public and in school
curricula is reflected in the new materials published, for which the
Sears List now provides heading such as Islam and politics, Islamic
music, Muslim women, Shiites, Sunnis, and Dervishes.
Coverage of new forms of literature
The extraordinary growth in the publication of graphic novels prompts
the timely addition of more than thirty new headings, among them:
Adventure graphic novels, Romance graphic novels, Superhero graphic
novels, Manga, Komodo, and Mecha. These new headings were suggested to
us by Katherine L. Kan, a noted expert in the field. These headings
are all genre headings and follow the patterns set by other literary
form and genre headings already in the List.
New subject headings in a variety of other areas as
well represent a major enhancement to the List in this edition. New
headings have been added in the fields of science and technology, such
as Computer animation, Open access publishing, and Stem cell
research; in lifestyle and entertainment, such as Neopaganism,
Reality television programs, and Body piercing; in politics
and world affairs, such as War reparations, Suicide bombers,
and Border patrols; and in literature and the arts, such as
Urban fiction and Art pottery. |
 MINNIE
EARL SEARS: THE WOMAN BEHIND SEARS
LIST
After
80 years, New Sears
Edition Evokes Legacy of Pioneering Cataloger
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872 pp.
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2007
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ISBN 978-0-8242-1076-2
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$145
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$165 (outside U.S. and
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