Are Library of Congress subject headings used?
Library of Congress subject headings are not used. The 650 \4 fields contain the subject categories and descriptors used by OSTI. Keywords are placed in the 653 field. While these subject terms may not be indexed in some library catalog subject heading searches, they should work in keyword searches. Many systems do not support keyword access to 650 \4 nor to the 653 fields. Libraries might consider changing 650 headings to 690s, (local subject added entry – topical term) if that will achieve keyword indexing in the local catalog.
- What are the options for downloading OSTI.GOV MARC records?
- How do I get new records after my initial download?
- How can I download a record for a specific title?
- What types of full-text information are linked to in the MARC records?
- When older AEC and DOE reports are digitized by OSTI and added to OSTI.GOV, will MARC records be made available?
- How often are records added to the collection? Is there a way libraries can be notified if new records are added?
- How are the OSTI.GOV MARC records created? Is there a file of these records?
- What do the OSTI.GOV MARC records need for them to be loaded in my library’s catalog?
- Do you update existing records?
- Do you ever suppress or delete records from the OSTI.GOV? Is there a way to notify those who have downloaded the records that a title is no longer available?
- Are the numbers in the 001 field OCLC numbers?
- Are Library of Congress subject headings used?
- How are personal names handled?
- How are corporate names handled?
- How are technical report numbers used?
- What is the date in the 500 field?
- Do OSTI.GOV MARC Records include journal articles?
- When downloading MARC records, what is the "# Records" box used for?
- How can I determine how many records are in a given subject category or year before I download them?
Are Library of Congress subject headings used?
Library of Congress subject headings are not used. The 650 \4 fields contain the subject categories and descriptors used by OSTI. Keywords are placed in the 653 field. While these subject terms may not be indexed in some library catalog subject heading searches, they should work in keyword searches. Many systems do not support keyword access to 650 \4 nor to the 653 fields. Libraries might consider changing 650 headings to 690s, (local subject added entry – topical term) if that will achieve keyword indexing in the local catalog.
- What are the options for downloading OSTI.GOV MARC records?
- How do I get new records after my initial download?
- How can I download a record for a specific title?
- What types of full-text information are linked to in the MARC records?
- When older AEC and DOE reports are digitized by OSTI and added to OSTI.GOV, will MARC records be made available?
- How often are records added to the collection? Is there a way libraries can be notified if new records are added?
- How are the OSTI.GOV MARC records created? Is there a file of these records?
- What do the OSTI.GOV MARC records need for them to be loaded in my library’s catalog?
- Do you update existing records?
- Do you ever suppress or delete records from the OSTI.GOV? Is there a way to notify those who have downloaded the records that a title is no longer available?
- Are the numbers in the 001 field OCLC numbers?
- Are Library of Congress subject headings used?
- How are personal names handled?
- How are corporate names handled?
- How are technical report numbers used?
- What is the date in the 500 field?
- Do OSTI.GOV MARC Records include journal articles?
- When downloading MARC records, what is the "# Records" box used for?
- How can I determine how many records are in a given subject category or year before I download them?