Library of Congress Subject Headings

Summary

Library of Congress Subject Headings is a controlled vocabulary^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Library of Congress Subject Headings authored Library of Congress^[3].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings is in the country of United States^[4].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's instance of is recorded as controlled vocabulary^[5].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings was published by Cataloging Distribution Service^[6].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings is part of Library of Congress Authorities^[7].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings is part of Library of Congress Linked Data Service^[8].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• 1898 marks the founding of Library of Congress Subject Headings^[10].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's official website is recorded as https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects^[11].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's described at URL is recorded as http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/^[12].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Library of Congress Subject Headings'}^[13].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's main Wikidata property is recorded as P244^[14].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LCSH'}^[15].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's exact match is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH^[16].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's exact match is recorded as http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.skos.json^[17].
• Library of Congress Subject Headings's exact match is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Library_of_Congress_Subject_Headings^[18].

Body

Geography

Library of Congress Subject Headings is in the country of United States^[4]. Part of include Library of Congress Authorities^[7], an online database^[19], in United States^[20] and Library of Congress Linked Data Service^[8], a website^[21], in United States^[22].

Designation and Status

Library of Congress Subject Headings's instance of is recorded as controlled vocabulary^[5].

History and Context

1898 marks the founding of Library of Congress Subject Headings^[10].

Why It Matters

Library of Congress Subject Headings has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]