Professional paper
Subject indexing of films and cinematography in the National and University Library in Zagreb
Andrea Gornik
orcid.org/0000-0002-8788-7438
; Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
This article researches the practice of classification and assigning subject headings of films (motion pictures) and cinematography material in the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK), and also some common problems that occur in cataloguing of these materials. The article presents general features of assigning subject headings, system structure and selection, the reasons and rationale of specific solutions and choices, and compliance with general principles of subject headings in current library practice. Although every library subject headings system should contain rules that could be applied to all fields, disciplines and professions, some efforts have been made to respect specific characteristics of certain fields. Special emphasis is placed on the film and cinematography terminology and problems in selecting terms in assigning subject headings. Furthermore, the paper presents a comparative analysis of some solutions adopted by the NSK Subject Headings system (NSKPS) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Keywords
films; motion pictures; cinematography; subject indexing; National and University Library Subject Headings system (NSKPS); Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
Hrčak ID:
142278
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Publication date:
16.3.2015.
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