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Headings Index Configurations

Authors (NAME)
Notes Includes:
  • Personal authors (editors, compilers, translators, photographers, artists, composers, etc.)
  • Non-personal authors (corporations, government bodies, conferences, jurisdictions, projects, events, and entities like ships and musical groups)
Most authors are searchable as both authors and subjects. HLAS headings for author names generally - but not always - follow the form of names established in LC Authorities..
Sort/Display Sort: author, title, publication date (descending)
Display: author, title, published
Indexes
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Subjects (SUBJ)
Notes Includes:
  • Topical subjects
  • Personal, corporate, conference, and geographical names used as subjects
  • Titles used as subjects
  • Genre/form terms
  • Subject cross-references
Contains headings found in the HLAS Subject Term Glossary, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT).
Sort/Display Sort: author, title, publication date (descending)
Display: author, title, published
Indexes
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Heading Contains Search Stopwords

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Stopwords

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