Preface -- Introduction -- History and principles of LCSH -- Subject heading lists and the problems of language -- Format and display of LCSH -- The choice and form of headings -- Content analysis -- Assigning main headings -- Structured headings -- Topical subdivisions -- Geographic subdivisions -- Free-floating subdivisions -- More complex headings: combining the different types of subdivisions -- Chronological headings and subdivisions -- Name headings -- Literature and the arts -- Headings for music -- Classification Web -- LCSH in the online world -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.