The Levels of Access: Subject Approaches to Fiction.

Sapp, Gregg

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Levels of Access: Subject Approaches to Fiction.

Sapp, Gregg

RQ, v25 n4 p488-97 Sum 1986

Describes and evaluates several fiction classification systems from the perspective of how well they answer likely reader queries regarding subjects of novels, and their utility for browsing. The usefulness of subject headings for card catalogs and print and online indexes to enhance topical access to fiction is discussed. (Author/MBR)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Fiction, Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Library Collections, Library of Congress Classification, Online Systems, Selection, Subject Index Terms, Vertical Organization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Media Staff; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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