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Unit 13: Subject Headings
Classification Notes
The classification numbers in this edition of Sears are taken from the Abridged WebDewey, the
continuously updated online version of the Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification. The numbers
are intended only to direct the cataloger to a place in the DDC schedules where material on that
subject is often found.
Style, Filing, etc.
For spelling and definitions the editor has relied upon Webster’s Third New International Dictionary
of the English Language, Unabridged (1961) and the Random House Webster’s Unabridged
Dictionary, 2nd ed., revised and updated (1997). Capitalization and the forms of corporate and
geographic names used as examples are based on the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed.,
2002 revision. The filing of entries follows the ALA Filing Rules (1980).
Every term in the List that may be used as a subject heading is printed in boldface type whether it is
a main term; a term in a USE reference; a broader, narrower, or related term; or an example in a
scope note or general reference. If a term is not printed in boldface type, it is not used as a heading.
What’s New in the 19th Edition of Sears
Over 400 new subject headings
New coverage of topics in the headlines
The growing interest in Islam among the general public and in school curriculum is reflected in the
new materials published, for which the Sears List now provides heading such as Islam and politics,
Islamic music, Muslim women, Shiites, Sunnis, and Dervishes.
Coverage of new forms of literature
The extraordinary growth in the publication of graphic novels prompts the timely addition of more
than thirty new headings, among them: Adventure graphic novels, Romance graphic novels,
Superhero graphic novels, Manga, Komodo, and Mecha. These new headings were suggested to us
by Katherine L. Kan, a noted expert in the field. These headings are all genre headings and follow
the patterns set by other literary form and genre headings already in the List.
New subject headings in a variety of other areas as well represent a major enhancement to the List
in this edition. New headings have been added in the fields of science and technology, such as
Computer animation, Open access publishing, and Stem cell research; in lifestyle and entertainment,
such as Neopaganism, Reality television programs, and Body piercing; in politics and world affairs,
such as War reparations, Suicide bombers, and Border patrols; and in literature and the arts, such as
Urban fiction and Art pottery.
Self Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Ms. Sears was died in ...... at age of 60.
(a) 1913 (b) 1923
(c) 1933 (d) 1943
2. ...... provides suggestions for working with its headings in relation to these material forms
and concepts.
(a) Joseph miller (b) Ms. Sears
(c) Barbara Bristow (d) H.W. Wilson
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