Cataloging the books and other media in your library is one of the toughest jobs a congregational librarian faces, but it is crucial to guiding users to the information they need about a specific topic.

"Subject Headings in the Library Catalog," the new version of Guide No. 8 just completed by Dorothy G. Lewis, will help you identify the subject of your book, choose the most useful subject heading from this 32-page guide, and use the author’s clear explanation to consider additional headings you might include.

Suggested Dewey classification numbers after each heading refer to appropriate areas of the Dewey schedule discussed in detail in Guide 20, Cataloging and Classification.