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Unit 10: Subject Heading List

Related Names: Rice, Chris, 1962- Notes
Anointed (Musical group)
Newsboys (Musical group)
Relient K (Musical group)

Related Titles: [Jonah, a Veggie Tales movie (Motion picture)]
Description: 1 sound disc: digital; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher Number: BID5014 Big Idea Records
Contents: Big Joe McGuffrey — Bald bunny — Steak and shrimp — Pirates
who don’t do anything — Message from the Lord — It cannot
be — Second chances/Anointed — Jonah was a prophet — In the
belly of the whale/Newsboys — Billy Joe McGuffrey/Chris
Rice — Pirates who don’t do anything/Relient K — Opening
titles — Joppa market — Jonah meets the pirates — Dream/Cards
at sea — Jonah meets the whale — Nineveh — On the hill —
Credits song.
Notes: Compact disc.
Cast: Newsboys, Relient K, Chris Rice, and Anointed.

Subjects: Christian rock music.
Contemporary Christian music.
Motion picture music.
In the example above, from the Veggie Tales movie, if the cataloguer felt it was a useful option,
there could also be a subject heading of VEGETABLES—SONGS AND MUSIC, using both the
topical and genre headings in the same cataloguing record.
Another helpful part of the subject heading list under the heading MUSIC is the listing of
various subdivisions that can be used with this subject heading. In addition to the options given
above, of the subdivision SONGS AND MUSIC under any topical heading, and the narrower
genre headings listed under MUSIC, there are many subdivisions designed specifically for this
particular heading. These subdivisions cover the history of music and different aspects of the
study and use of music. Many of them may be too narrow or specialized for most sound
recordings, but knowing they are listed there to remind the cataloguer of options available is
helpful. There are also several phrase headings beginning with the word MUSIC listed in this
section of the subject heading list. Again, many of these may be too specialized for most sound
recordings, but the options include headings such as MUSIC AND MAGIC, MUSIC FESTIVALS,
MUSIC BY WOMEN COMPOSERS, and many other specific ways to look at the topic of music.
It is important for the cataloguer to be aware of the many options available, so that the cataloguing
record can be tailored to the needs of the patrons of his or her library.
While much of the cataloguing done currently involves purchasing or copying cataloguing
from other sources, it is important to remember that the cataloguer has quite a lot of freedom in
the use of subject headings, for sound recordings as well as for other items in the library. The
intent of subject headings is to provide access to the collection for the patrons and staff of the
library, so the headings used should be helpful to those patrons and staff. As long as a standardized
subject heading list is used and good cataloguing practice is followed, the cataloguer has the
freedom to add as many or as few headings as desired. Smaller libraries may find more headings
to be useful, to expand access to a smaller collection. Larger libraries often find that more
subdivisions are helpful to divide up larger subject collections.

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