A) Reasearch Log Entry- 4 points
1)
A) Author?
The author Amy Hungerford.
B) Title?
The holocaust of texts : genocide, literature, and personification
C) Edition?
First.
D) Place of publication?
Chicago
E)Publisher?
University of Chicago Press
F) Date of Publication?
2003
2)
Elements needed to find this book:
Location: Book Stacks
Cal Number: PS228.W37 H86 2003
Status: On the shelf
3)
"full record"---> headings
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
War in literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Nuclear warfare in literature
Personification in literature
Plath, Sylvia -- Views on war
Bellow, Saul -- Views on war
Roth, Philip -- Views on war
Group identity in literature
Genocide in literature
Jews in literature
4)
The subject heading that I chose is Holocaust Jewish 1939 1945 In Literature and there are 72 entries for it.
5)
A) I have ALOT more entries with the subject heading search.
B) yes.
C) The results are more on target because you get to click and choose the direction of your search.
B) Research Log Entry- 1 point
I beleive that the difference between the keyword search and the subject heading search is that the keyword search brings up a wider selection of entries and you can narrow them down with the subject heading search. The subject heading search is more specific.
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I am not sure why you got more results with subject headings than with keywords, but it might have something to do with the breadth or narrowest of your keywords vs. what you chose to click as a subject heading. As you don't give me your keywords, I'm not able to ascertain the real reason. It's not impossible to get more results with subject headings; it's just somewhat unusual because you should be honing in on more specific results.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct in saying that subject headings are (or should be) more specific, but do you understand why?
Unlike keywords, which are simply a machine match of the characters you enter, subject headings have two important characteristics:
1. they are a prescribed, structured set of terms.
2. they are assigned by a human being who reads the book.
When a librarian reads a book, s/he determines the subject of the book and looks up the correct heading in the subject heading list. As a result, books on the same subject carry exactly the same heading and are not subject to the differences each individual might enter with a keyword search.
They sit together on the shelves and they show up under the same heading in the subject heading results.
I hope this is clear.