Evergreen Cat1 catalogers are required to use at least one established subject heading in all bibliographic records.

To satisfy this requirement, catalogers and not limited to the 650 field, but can add other 6xx fields such as a 600, 610, or 651.

Please use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). One of the easiest ways to check for authorized headings is online at http://authorities.loc.gov/

Hint: If you are cataloging material that is available in another format or edition, you can often find subject headings for your item on one of those other records.

Please do not add local subject headings.

Here’s a quick description of the different 6xx fields you can use to satisfy the EI subject heading requirement:

Topical headings:

Geographic headings:

Personal names:

Corporate names:

Originally published on May 14, 2010.