A Practical Workbook for Learning Library of Congress Subject Headings

Learn Library of Congress subject access covers the skills necessary for a subject cataloger in a library or information agency, whether at a professional or a paraprofessional level. It is suitable for use by librarianship students, and for those studying subject cataloging by themselves as part of their continuing professional development. Since most catalogs provide some subject access, it is important for all library students and most library staff to be familiar...

A PRACTICAL STUDY GUIDE FOR WORKING IN LIBRARY REFERENCE SERVICES

This combination textbook/workbook provides an introduction to reference work by covering the theory and principles of good reference service, major reference sources in both electronic and print formats, and basic reference skills and procedures.

Learn Reference Work reviews all the major types of reference sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, yearbooks, handbooks, manuals, maps, atlases, and government documents. It examines the skills involved...