Providing access through subjects – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Chapter 22 Using the Easy Editor

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Providing access through subjects

Subjects help your patrons find titles with a common topic. Use the options on

this tab to maintain subjects for this title. To enter a new subject, from the first

dropĆdown list select the category that matches the subject's primary term. If the

subject needs additional definition, you can select up to three subcategories.

Tip:

To maintain consistency if you're not sure of which headings to use, select

the Find Headings button to access a list of existing subject headings.

Note:

Subjects based on the name of a corporation or conference, genre, form, or

uniform title must be entered in the MARC Editor. Personal names that

include titles or numeration (e.g., John Paul II, Pope), the full name in

parenthesis, or that are based on a forename (e.g., Aristotle) or family

name must also be entered in the MARC Editor.

To add the subject, click Add.

Primary term

Subcategories

To delete a subject

from the list, select it

and click Remove.

Find Headings

button is

enabled when

you are in a

Subject field.

To enter your information, use the information in the following table. For

additional information, click Help.

Option

What it contains

Tips

Topical
Personal
Geographic
Local
General
Chronological
Form

General terms or phrases
Straightforward personal names
Names of locations
Subjects of local design or interest
General terms or phrases
Specific dates or time periods
Specific genres or material types

Add a period to the end of the last entry

for a subject, unless it ends with a dash

or a closing parenthesis.
Note: Names can also be subjects. If there

are dates associated with the name, the

name should end with a comma. Select

the Chronological option from the

second dropĆdown list, and enter the

associated dates in the text field.

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