Chan, Lois Mai.

FAST, Faceted Application of Subject Terminology principles and applications Lois Mai Chan and Edward T. O'Neill. - Santa Barbara, Calif. Libraries Unlimited c2010. - xvii, 354 p. 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Information organization : approaches and principles -- Metadata encoding -- Introduction to FAST -- Topical headings -- Geographic headings -- Chronological headings -- Headings for event -- Proper names as subject headings -- Form and genre headings -- Cross references -- The FAST database -- Application of FAST headings -- Derivation of FAST headings -- FAST authority records -- Authority control -- Faceting LCSH into FAST.

9781591587224 (acid-free paper)

2010015675


FAST subject headings.
Metadata.
World Wide Web--Subject access.

Z695.Z8 / F373 2010

025.49 / C4541f