subject heading

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subject heading

Summary

subject heading is an information science term[1]. It draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (information_science_term category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • subject heading's instance of is recorded as information science term[3].
  • subject heading's instance of is recorded as documentation science term[4].
  • subject heading is a type of word or phrase[5].
  • subject heading's represents is recorded as concept[6].
  • subject heading's facet of is recorded as controlled vocabulary[7].
  • subject heading's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'subject heading'}[8].
  • subject heading's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'subject term'}[9].
  • subject heading's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'หัวเรื่อง'}[10].
  • subject heading's equivalent class is recorded as http://pcp-on-web.de/ontology#Keyword[11].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as keyword[12].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as keyword[13].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as index term[14].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as free text term[15].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as reserved word[16].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as Q20182946[17].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as Q12629756[18].
  • subject heading's uses is recorded as thesaurus[19].
  • subject heading's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Library and Information Science[20].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include information science term[3] and documentation science term[4].

Why It Matters

subject heading draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (information_science_term category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . libguides.dickinson.edu. libguides.dickinson.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . libguides.usu.edu. libguides.usu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . webhost2.car.chula.ac.th. webhost2.car.chula.ac.th. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Dictionary of Archives Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://pcp-on-web.de/ontology#Keyword
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hr', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://edamontology.org/data_0968"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → controlled vocabulary
    Uses → —
    Represents → concept
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26985, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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