where to get "subject headings"

[Debra Shapiro]

I think you're looking for a classification scheme, not subject 
headings (50 simple terms to group like materials) I suggest you try 
using the top level classifications from LC, (I mean use the word 
phrases that go to the letter/numerical classification, like use 
Economic History & Conditions, rather than HD 289
Economic history and conditions

see the outline at
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html
Science & Medicine are not too obscure, Business lurks under H- Social Sciences

Alternatively, you could do the same thing using Dewey 
classification, the best place I have seen to get a good free look at 
Dewey is at BUBLink:
http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/ddc.html

It is limited by what they actually have in their collection, but 
still gives you a good idea of the class outline.

Best regards,
debra.



>Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 06:54:37 -0400
>From: "Masters, Gary E" <GEM at CDRH.FDA.GOV>
>To: "'web4lib at webjunction.org'" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: Database driven web pages - where to get "subject headdings"
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>I am also looking at databases to drive web pages.  Once everything is in a
>database, there ought to be several things to help manage it that can not be
>done with other systems.  Perhaps we can share some here as we learn what
>works and what does not.
>
>My solution for a web page (intranet) that has many links was to build it on
>a Cold Fusion database.  We will have one database of all types of journals
>and another of links.  Before I can turn it over to the programmer, I have
>been trying to come up with a list of "descriptors" that can be used to
>search and organize the links.  Since our Center is for medical devices and
>radiological health we need  medicine, business and the hard sciences.  What
>looked like an afternoon's work has started to eat up my schedule when I get
>into things like "bioengineering, biochemistry, biotechnology or something
>to combine or all three or more?"  We want to keep it to 50 or less terms
>that we can display in a table.  Can someone suggest a place that has done
>this or a list that I can beg or borrow?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gary
>
>
>Gary E. Masters
>Librarian (Systems)
>CDRH - FDA
>(301) 827-6893

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