Subject Headings

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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. 

Thesaurus

MARC Coding

$2 (if applicable)

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

650_0 

 

Library of Congress children’s headings: If different than the adult heading 

650_1 

 

Homosaurus: if different than LCSH

650_7 

$2homit

Medical subject headings

650_2 

$2 MeSH

Getty Art and Architecture

650_7 

$2 aat

Approved local subject headings (see Use of local subject headings

690_ _ 

 

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 

 

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 

 

 

Delete these types of subject headings from records in Polaris: 

Sears headings 

Headings from thesauri other than those listed above, including, but not limited to: 

  • $2 migfg 
  • $2 bisacsh 
  • $2 fast 

Foreign language subject headings if they are different than the language of the item being cataloged.  

Foreign language subject headings for video recordings subtitle language(s). 

 

Rev. 02-2025