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This new Spanish-language thesaurus is an adaptation of
the renowned Sears List of Subject Headings providing
Spanish subject authorities for bibliographic control of books and other
library materials It features over 9,000 subject headings and hundreds of
general references with instructions for adding new headings as needed.
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Libraries can catalog Spanish or English materials
with correct Spanish subject headings.
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Helps librarians serve their Spanish-speaking patrons
by giving user-friendly subject access to their collections
Practical Tool for Libraries Serving Spanish-Speaking
Populations
Sears: Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia
includes:
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Every heading in the new 19th edition of the Sears
List, translated according to the most current Spanish and Latin
American usage. Even headings of specifically North American interest
have been translated, to facilitate the application of Spanish subject
access to English-language materials in the United States and Canada.
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Many headings of special interest to Spanish speakers,
as well as hundreds of examples of Latin American national and
geographic descriptors.
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Over 500 subdivisions, each with instructions as to
its use, and a list in the front matter of all subdivisions of general
application.
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The entire “Principles of the Sears List,” adapted to
the Spanish-language material, offering a concise tutorial in standard
subject cataloging practice.
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800 pp.
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ISBN 978-0-8242-1058-8
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$145
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$165 (outside U.S. and
Canada)
 MINNIE
EARL SEARS: THE WOMAN BEHIND SEARS
LIST
After
80 years, New Sears
Edition Evokes Legacy of Pioneering Cataloger
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