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The eighteenth edition of the Sears List (2004) and the nineteenth edition (2007) saw the inclusion of many hundreds of new subject headings. The eighteenth edition included significant addition to the Principles of the Sears List regarding the treatment of individual works of fiction, drama, and poetry.
The Sears List is unique among subject heading lists in that it does not attempt to be a complete list of terms used in any single library but only a list of headings most likely to be needed in a typical small library and a skeleton or pattern for creating other headings as needed.
For nearly 100 years, Sears List of Subject Headings, has served the unique needs of small and medium-sized libraries, suggesting headings appropriate for use in their catalogs and providing patterns and instructions for adding new headings as they are required.
The standard thesaurus of subject terminology for small and medium-sized libraries since 1923.
The Sears List of Subject Headings (popularly called Sears List) is an example of a vocabulary control tool. It is used for assigning standardised subject headings to documents.
The purpose of a subject authority file, such as the Sears List of Subject Headings or the Library of Congress List of Subject Headings, is to provide a basic vocabulary of authorized terms together with suggestions for useful cross-references.
Published by H.W. Wilson in New York
Aug 3, 2012 · The Sears List of Subject Headings is a general-use controlled vocabulary for describing library collections, geared towards smaller public and school libraries.
Nov 20, 2019 · This 18th edition features some 500 new headings, reflecting developments in popular culture, computers and technology, personal relations, psychology, handicrafts, and other areas. Classification numbers for headings have also been updated, reflecting the new 14th Abridged Edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
May 29, 2014 · 21st ed. Publisher. H. W. Wilson. Publication date.
