A beginners' guide for subject analysis of theses and dissertations in the hard sciences

Cataloging and Classification Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-161

  Hoover, Lover ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataloging; Dissertation(s); Electronic theses and dissertations; ET Ds; Hard sciences; Subject access; Subject analysis; Subject headings; T Ds; Thesis (theses)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748920514     PISSN: 01639374     EISSN: 15444554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J104v41n01_07     Document Type: Review

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