subject heading

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subject heading

Summary

subject heading is an information science term[1]. It draws 68 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 equivalent class is recorded as http://edamontology.org/data_0968[12].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as keyword[13].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as keyword[14].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as index term[15].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as free text term[16].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as reserved word[17].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as Q20182946[18].
  • subject heading's different from is recorded as Q12629756[19].
  • subject heading's uses is recorded as thesaurus[20].
  • subject heading's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Library and Information Science[21].

Body

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

subject heading draws 68 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.[22] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Dictionary of Archives Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Facet of controlled vocabulary
    Uses
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    + 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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