The persistence of superseded subject headings in online catalogs

Technical Services Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 27-34

  Ashman, Allen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliographic control; Catalog maintenance; LCSH; Subject headings

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; CATALOG MAINTENANCE; LCSH; LIBRARY CATALOGS; ONLINE CATALOGS; SUBJECT HEADINGS;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; BIBLIOGRAPHIES;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 33846095526     PISSN: 07317131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J124v24n02_03     Document Type: Article

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