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Cataloging and Metadata Services
126 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802-1808

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Phone: (814) 865-1755
Fax: (814) 863-7293
ul-cataloging@lists.psu.edu

Subject Headings Treatment

Refer non-literary items if none of the remaining subject headings after cleanup would be LC subject headings. When making a subject referral, do not delete invalid subject headings as they may be used to formulate valid LC subject headings.

Subject Heading Processing Instructions
Field 2nd ind. Treatment
6XX
0
LC subject heading - Accept on copy
6XX
1
Children's subject heading - Accept on copy
6XX
2
MeSH/NLM heading - Accept on copy
6XX
3
NAL heading - No longer used
6XX
4
"Source not specified" or "Local" - Delete from copy
6XX
5
Canadian subject heading - Delete from copy
6XX
6
Canadian French subject heading - Delete from copy
6XX
7
"Source specified in subfield 2" - Delete from copy (exceptions: 600-651 CJK headings and 655 - See treatment below)
6XX
8
Sears subject heading - Delete from copy
600-651 7 CJK headings - Accept on copy
653   Uncontrolled headings - Accept on copy (May delete if foreign language)
654   Faceted topical term - Delete from copy
655
7
Genre/Form term - Accept on copy
656-658   Other index terms - Delete from copy
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