Conformity for conformity's sake? the choice of a classification system and a subject heading system in academic health sciences libraries

Cataloging and Classification Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-115

  Womack, Kristina R ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataloging of medical literature; Classification medicine; Medical libraries; Online library catalogs; Subject headings medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746582800     PISSN: 01639374     EISSN: 15444554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J104v42n01_07     Document Type: Review

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