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1. Subdivision with the word “juvenile” is not used.
2. The use of the subdivision “United States” and the qualifying
term “American” is restricted to topics that are international in
scope, such as Art and Music.
3. For classes of persons, geographic subdivision is omitted, such
as Athletes and Actors.
4. Subject headings are assigned to fiction.

There are many other rules to fol low when as signing AC head ings.
Read the “In troduction” sec tion in the Library of Con gress Sub ject
Head ings for details.
Figure 5.3 shows the top of a page in Library of Con gress Sub ject
Head ings, Twenty-sec ond Edi tion, and Fig ure 5.4 shows a sam ple
page from Annotated Card Pro gram: AC Sub ject Head ings.

SEARS LIST OF SUBJECT HEADINGS

Sears List of Sub ject Head ings was de veloped to meet the needs of
small to me dium-sized li braries. The lat est edi tion, the sixteenth, was
published in 1997 by the H. W. Wil son Com pany. Some use ful sug -
gestions and point ers on how to use this book to find the appropriate
subject head ings are stated in a sec tion ti tled “Principles of the Sears
List of Sub ject Head ings.” Gen erally speak ing, the fol lowing are the
most ba sic:

1. Assign a specific and direct heading. For example, use Penguins,
not Birds. Use Orange, not Citrus. But if the material contains
information about oranges, lemons, and other kinds of citrus
fruits, use Citrus Fruit.
2. Apply common usage. For example, use Labor, not Labour. Use
Elevators, not Lifts.
3. Use terms that are uniform. For example, use Porcelain, not
China, or Chinaware.
4. Form headings such as Essays, Poetry, Fiction, Hymns, and
Songs are used under Collection only, not under individual
authors.