Week 1 Flashcards

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What are the steps to Subject Analysis?

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Examine the work in hand; decide on several KWs that could represent the subject; using KWs as a starting point, look up terms in an authoritative list to identify appropriate headings.

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Subject analysis involves determining what about a resource?

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It’s “about ness” = themes & topic, and “is-ness” = form & genre.

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To determine the subject of a resource, where do you look?

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Title, subtitle, forward, preface, intro, publisher, series, table of contents/index, text, cataloguing in publishing

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What is the SLAM method stand for?

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Scan, Look for, Ask Yourself, Mentally compose

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What is conceptual analysis and translation in subject analysis?

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Conceptual Analysis involves understanding what a resource is about, and translation is converting these ideas into controlled vocabulary forms.

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How many subject terms can you assign to the main topics covered by the resource?

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Depends on the main topics covered by the resource, multiple topics may require separate terms or strings of terms for clarification. As a general rule, no more than 6. LCSH says 10.

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What is the main goal of subject analysis?

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To provide access to materials via a subject.

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Related terminology to subject cataloguing?

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Vocabulary control, controlled vocabulary, homonyms, thesaurus.

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Subject Analysis steps:

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Determine the “about ness” of an item; assign subject headings; LoC’s 20% rule, choosing special words from an authoritative list.

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