Please note that as of July 1, 2014m CDS ended its print publications operation. Selected publications – including all LC classification schedules, Library of Congress Subject Headings, and Subject Cataloging Manual – are available as PDF documents at no cost to you at http://www.loc.gov/aba/
The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is the only subject headings list accepted as the worldwide standard. LCSH is the most comprehensive list of subject headings in print in the world. It is the one tool no librarian should be without. Provides an alphabetical list of all subject headings, cross-references and subdivisions in verified status in the LC subject authority file.
LCSH is the best way to keep your subject headings current--the key to accurate cataloging and topical searching. LCSH 34th edition contains approximately 329,000 total subject headings and references, including approximately 8000 new headings. Includes all subject headings created by catalogers and used in cataloging at the Library of Congress through March 2012. The six-volume set includes free-floating subdivisions, genre/form headings, and children's subject headings. Includes the full subdivision record.