Identifying Subject Headings Using the "See Also" Feature in the Online Catalog

Choosing the "subject" category from the "finds results in" menu can lead you not only to the subject you have asked for, but also additional subject headings that may be useful for your search, designated as "see also," as in the result screen below.

In addition to showing that 150 sources are listed under the Library of Congress Subject Heading "utopias" in the Fenwick collection, this search shows you a "see also" button for this subject.

Clicking on the "see also" button takes you to a screen showing additional subject links that may be useful for your search.

Clicking on the "see also" button leads you to a screen showing that "exoticism in literature" and "dystopias" are additional Library of Congress Subject Headings that may be relevant to your topic. You can also click on these links to be taken to sources with those subject classifications in the Fenwick catalog.

Similarly, when using an online database, your initial keyword searches may turn up some useful sources. Look at the full record screen for the source to see what subject headings are used to classify it. Click below to see how to identify subject headings in some sample databases:

Identifying Subject Headings in the Expanded Academic ASAP

Identifying Subject Headings in the Modern Language Association International Bibliography

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