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New Technology of Library and Information Service  2004, Vol. 20 Issue (1): 9-15    DOI: 10.11925/infotech.1003-3513.2004.01.03
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FAST: (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) ——A Simplified LCSHBased Vocabulary
Edward T. O'Neill1    Lois Mai Chan2  
1(OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, USA)
2(University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA)  
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Abstract  

The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) schema is by far the most commonly used and widely accepted subject vocabulary for general application. It is the de facto universal controlled vocabulary and has been a model for developing new subject heading systems around the world. However, LCSH's complex syntax and rules for constructing headings restrict its application by requiring highly skilled personnel and limit the effectiveness of automated authority control.  Recent trends, driven to a large extent by the rapid growth of the Web, are forcing changes in bibliographic control systems to make them easier to use, understand, and apply, and subject headings are no exception. This paper introduces a project of OCLC, the American Libraries Association (ALA), and the Library of Congress (LC) for producing a FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) schema.  The purpose of adapting the LCSH in a faceted schema with a simplified syntax is to retain the very rich vocabulary of LCSH while making it easier to understand, control, apply, and use.

Key wordsSubject vocabulary      Faceted analysis and coordination      Library of Congress Subject Headings     
Received: 12 November 2003      Published: 25 January 2004
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Edward T. O'Neill, Lois Mai Chan. FAST: (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) ——A Simplified LCSHBased Vocabulary. New Technology of Library and Information Service, 2004, 20(1): 9-15.

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