Errors and Obsolete Elements in Assigned Library of Congress Subject Headings: Implications for Subject Cataloging and Subject Authority Control

Library Resources and Technical Services

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-322

  Chan, Lois Mai ^a   Vizine Goetz, Diane ^b  

^a Sch of Lib and Information Science   (United States)

^b OCLC   (United States)

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EID: 0345912188     PISSN: 00242527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/lrts.41n4.295     Document Type: Article

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