Books and non-print materials are listed in our online catalog by subject. The subject headings used are those determined by the Library of Congress. If you are looking for materials on a subject and you cannot find the subject heading that describes the subject in which you are interested, use Library of Congress Subject Headings. The five-volume set of books in red binding is located near the computer reference area.
The Library of Congress Subject Headings will help you in two ways:
Folk literature, American (May subh. Geog.)
For an analysis of the “symbols” that precede the headings, please refer to the inside cover of each volume of the five volume set.
When researching a topic manually by using periodical indexes in print format, the Library of Congress Subject Headings are a good source that would lead you to the selection of the best key terms that you can us while searching.
When researching a topic electronically, the Library of Congress Subject Headings of the title you might like the most could link you to more titles of similar interest.
