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Fast: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology: Principles and Application

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Fast: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology: Principles and Application - Chan, Lois, and O'Neill, Edward
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While The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is perhaps the best known bibliographic control system in existence, it is cumbersome and not always user friendly. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (or FAST) is designed to rework LCSH's authority rules, so that they are easier to use, understand, and apply. The result is a schema designed to handle a large volume of materials with less effort and cost. To this end, two members of the original design team have put together numerous examples of FAST-driven ...

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Fast: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology: Principles and Application 2010, Libraries Unlimited, New York

ISBN-13: 9781591587224

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