Important note: These are local edits only. DO NOT save these changes to the OCLC records.
Listed below, in order of preference, are the types of subject headings to be used/retained in Polaris records.
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Thesaurus |
MARC Coding |
$2 (if applicable) |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) |
650_0 |
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Library of Congress children’s headings: If different than the adult heading |
650_1 |
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Homosaurus: if different than LCSH |
650_7 |
$2homit |
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Medical subject headings |
650_2 |
$2 MeSH |
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Getty Art and Architecture |
650_7 |
$2 aat |
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Approved local subject headings (see Use of local subject headings) |
690_ _ |
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Foreign language subject headings: if they are the same as the language of the item being cataloged. Do not add foreign language subject headings if they aren't already in the record. |
6XX |
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Foreign language subject heading for video recordings including the main language track and any dubbed language tracks. Do not add foreign language subject headings if they aren't already in the record. |
6XX |
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Delete these types of subject headings from records in Polaris:
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Sears headings |
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Headings from thesauri other than those listed above, including, but not limited to: |
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Foreign language subject headings if they are different than the language of the item being cataloged. |
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Foreign language subject headings for video recordings subtitle language(s). |