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NOTE: For the most up-to-date list, please consult
Cataloger's Desktop (Subject cataloging manual: Subject headings, H405)
Most headings fall into a clearly defined category: name (e.g., personal
names, jurisdictions), or subject (e.g., topical subjects, geographic features).
However, some named "entities" do not fit clearly into one of these categories.
In an attempt to reduce confusion over such headings LC has issued guidelines
that are excerpted in this procedure.
Types of headings are listed below according to their status as Names
or Subjects. Note that tagging varies on a somewhat arbitrary basis. Following
are comments and directions relating to these headings.
This listing applies only to the specific "problem" cases. It does not
include many of the usual corporate/geographic names we encounter: research
centers, associations, conferences, cities, etc.
Whether a heading is treated as a Name or Subject below, will determine
which rules and conventions to apply in establishing the heading (AACR2/LCRIs
for Names; SCM for Subjects--and whether to submit the heading to NACO
for the name authority file, or to SACO for the subject authority file
(green form).
Since the end of 1994, the same entity can no longer be established
in both the names file and the subjects file. If you find a case of a
heading for the same entity existing in both the NAF and SAF (with the
exception of name headings with subdivisions in the SAF), please bring
it to the attention of the Authorities Coordinator.
Note that headings treated as Subjects, which normally reside in the
SAF, may reside in the NAF if they have been used in descriptive access
points. (These may have a 667 field with the text "Subj Cat Manual/AACR2.")
Therefore, if you wish to use or establish a new Subject heading, be sure
to search both the NAF and the SAF to determine if it has been
established.
Heading |
Tag |
File |
Note |
Abbeys |
110 |
Names |
|
Academies |
110 |
Names |
|
Aiplanes, Named |
110 |
Names |
|
Airports |
110 |
Names |
LCRI24.1, p.6 |
Almshouses |
110 |
Names |
|
Amusement Parks |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Apartment houses |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Aquariums, Public |
110 |
Names |
|
Arboretums |
110 |
Names |
|
Arenas |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Armories |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Art works, Individual |
100, 100, 130 |
Names |
|
Artificial satellites |
110 |
Names |
|
Artists' groups |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Asian conglomerate corporations |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Astronomical features (asteroids, comets, galaxies,
planets, etc.) |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Asylums (Charitable institutions) |
110 |
Names |
|
Athletic contests |
111 |
Names |
|
Auditoriums |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Awards |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Banks |
110 |
Names |
|
Bars |
110 |
Names |
|
Bathhouses |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Baths, Ancient |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Biblical characters |
100 |
Names |
|
Biological stations |
110 |
Names |
|
Boards of trade (Chambers of commerce) |
110 |
Names |
|
Botanical gardens |
110 |
Names |
|
Bridges |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Broadcasting stations |
110 |
Names |
|
Building details |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Buildings, Private |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Buildings occupied by corporate bodies |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Bus terminals |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Camps |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Canals |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Capitols |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Castles |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Cathedrals |
110 |
Names |
|
Celestial bodies |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Cemeteries |
110 |
Names |
LCRI24.1, p.6 |
Chambers of Commerce |
110 |
Names |
|
Chapels |
110 |
Names |
|
Churches (in use or in ruins) |
110 |
Names |
|
Circuses |
110 |
Names |
|
Cities, Extinct (Pre-1500) |
151 |
Subjects |
SCM H715 |
City halls |
110 |
Subjects |
|
City sections |
151 |
Names |
LCRI23.4F2 |
Civic Centers |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Clans |
100 |
Subjects |
|
Club houses |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Coliseums |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Collections, Public or Private |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Collective farms |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Collective settlements |
151 |
Names |
|
Colleges |
110 |
Names |
|
Comic strips |
130 |
Names |
|
Communes |
151 |
Names |
|
Community centers |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Competitions |
111 |
Names |
|
Computer languages |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Computer networks |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Computer programs |
130 |
Names |
|
Computer systems |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Concentration camps |
110 |
Names |
LCRI24.1, p.7 |
Concert halls |
110 |
Names |
|
Conservation districts |
151 |
Names |
|
Contests |
111 |
Names |
|
Convention centers |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Convents |
110 |
Names |
|
Correctional institutions |
110 |
Names |
|
Country clubs |
110 |
Names |
|
Court houses |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Crematories |
110 |
Names |
|
Custom houses |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Dance halls |
110 |
Names |
|
Denominations, Religious (individual) |
110 |
Names |
|
Details, Building |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Dispensaries |
110 |
Names |
|
Docks |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Doors |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Dwellings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Ecclesiastical entities that are also names
of places, e.g.
Basel (Switzerland: Ecclesiastical principality) |
110 |
Names |
|
Ecological stations |
110 |
Names |
|
Educational institutions |
110 |
Names |
|
Electronic discussion groups |
130 |
Names |
|
Embassies |
110 |
Names |
|
Estates |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Events (generic; no formal name) |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Events (named) |
111 |
Names |
LCRI24.7-24.8 |
Exhibition buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Exhibitions |
111 |
Names |
|
Expeditions, Military |
111 |
Names |
|
Expeditions, Scientific |
111 |
Names |
|
Experiment stations |
110 |
Names |
|
Expositions |
111 |
Names |
|
Factories |
110 |
Names |
|
Fairgrounds |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Fairs |
111 |
Names |
|
Families |
100 |
Subjects |
|
Farms |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Feasts |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Ferry buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Festivals and celebrations |
111 |
Names |
|
Fire stations |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Folk festivals and celebrations |
111 |
Names |
|
Forest districts |
151 |
Names |
|
Forests |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Fortresses (Structures) |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Funds |
110 |
Names |
|
Funeral homes, mortuaries |
110 |
Names |
|
Galleries |
110 |
Names |
|
Games (Events) |
111 |
Names |
Footnote (1) |
Gardens |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Gates |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Grain elevators |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Gymnasiums |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Halfway houses |
110 |
Names |
|
Hazardous waste sites |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Herbariums |
110 |
Names |
|
Highways |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Historic sites |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Hospitals |
110 |
Names |
|
Hotels |
110 |
Names |
|
Immigration stations |
110 |
Subjects |
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Individual works of art |
100, 110, 130 |
Names |
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Islands, Non-jurisdictional |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Jurisdictions, Ancient (other than cities) |
151 |
Names |
|
Laboratories |
110 |
Names |
|
Land grants |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Libraries |
110 |
Names |
|
Library districts |
110 |
Names |
|
Lighthouses |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Manors |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Mansions |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Market buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Markets |
110 |
Names |
|
Military installations (Active: also all
after 1899) |
151 |
Names |
|
Military installations (Before 1900 and inactive) |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Mine buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Mines |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Mints |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Monasteries |
110 |
Names |
|
Monuments (Structures, statues, etc.) |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Morgues |
110 |
Names |
|
Motels |
110 |
Names |
|
Motion pictures |
130 |
Names |
|
Museums |
110 |
Names |
|
Music halls |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Night clubs |
110 |
Names |
|
Nursing homes |
110 |
Names |
|
Observatories |
110 |
Names |
|
Office buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Official residences |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Old age homes |
110 |
Names |
|
Opera houses |
110 |
Names |
|
Orphanages |
110 |
Names |
|
Palaces |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Parades |
111 |
Names |
|
Park Districts |
151 |
Names |
|
Parks |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Planetariums |
110 |
Names |
|
Plans (Programs) |
110 |
Names |
LCRI24.1, p.8 |
Playgrounds |
151 |
Subjects |
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Plazas (Open spaces squares etc.) |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Police stations |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Pools, Public |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Poorhouses |
110 |
Names |
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Port Authorities |
110 |
Names |
|
Ports (Physical facilities) |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Post offices |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Power plants |
110 |
Subjects |
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Presidential mansions |
110 |
Subjects |
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Prisons |
110 |
Names |
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Projects, plans, etc. |
110 |
Names |
|
Public celebrations, pageants, anniversaries |
111 |
Names |
|
Public comfort stations |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Publishers' imprints |
110 |
Names |
|
Pueblos |
151 |
Names |
|
Race tracks |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Races (Contests) |
111 |
Names |
|
Radio programs |
130 |
Names |
|
Railroads |
110 |
Names |
Footnote (2) |
Railway stations |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Ranches |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Recreation areas |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Recreation districts |
151 |
Names |
|
Refugee camps |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Religious denominations |
110 |
Names |
|
Research stations |
110 |
Names |
|
Reservations, Indian |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Reserves (Parks, forests, etc.) |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Resorts |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Restaurants |
110 |
Names |
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Roads |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Rooms |
150 |
Subjects |
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Sanitary landfills |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Sanitation districts |
151 |
Names |
|
Sanatoriums |
110 |
Names |
|
Satellites (i.e. moons) |
151 |
Subjects |
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Satellites, Artificial |
110 |
Names |
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School districts |
110 |
Names |
|
Schools |
110 |
Names |
|
Schools of artists |
150 |
Subjects |
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Service stations |
110 |
Names |
|
Shipyards |
110 |
Names |
|
Shopping centers |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Shows (Exhibitions) |
111 |
Names |
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Shrines (not churches) |
150 |
Subjects |
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Software, computer |
130 |
Names |
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Sound recording labels |
110 |
Names |
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Space Vehicles |
110 |
Names |
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Spas |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Sports arenas |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Sporting events |
111 |
Names |
|
Stadiums |
110 |
Subjects |
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Stock exchanges |
110 |
Names |
|
Stores, Retail |
110 |
Names |
|
Streets |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Structures (non-geographic, e.g. towers) |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Studies (Research Projects) |
110 |
Names |
|
Television programs |
130 |
Names |
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Temples (in ruins) |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Temples (in use) |
110 |
Names |
|
Terminal buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Theater buildings |
110 |
Subjects |
|
Theater companies |
110 |
Names |
|
Theme Parks |
151 |
Subjects |
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Tombs |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Tournaments |
111 |
Names |
|
Towers |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Trails |
151 |
Subjects |
|
Tribes (as legal entities only) |
110 |
Names |
|
Tribes (Ethnic groups) |
150 |
Subjects |
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Tunnels |
151 |
Subjects |
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Undertakers |
110 |
Names |
|
Universities |
110 |
Names |
|
Utility Districts |
151 |
Names |
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Villas |
110 |
Subjects |
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Walls |
150 |
Subjects |
|
Water Districts |
151 |
Names |
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Waterways |
151 |
Subjects |
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Works of art, Individual |
100, 110, 130 |
Names |
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Zoological gardens |
110 |
Names |
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Footnotes:
(1) Corporate bodies connected with games (e.g., organizing
committees) fall under Names. Individual Olympic Games are established
separately in the name authority file, coded 111. Works about the Olympic
games in general are entered under the topical subject heading Olympics,
coded 150.
(2) Railroads are now treated only as corporate bodies
and so should be submitted to NACO. In the past there were two headings
for a railroad: one for the company name and one for the line, the latter
tagged as a topical subject. The difference between the two headings was
minor: usually the omission of the word "Company" or similar words from
the heading for the line. Be aware of these differences when searching
for the "LC in RLIN" citation of previous uses, and, as for all proper
name headings, always search railroads as subjects as well as corporate
names.
list rev. Jan. 20, 2000
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