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Subject headings are used in catalogue and database records to describe the contents of a book, article or other resource. They are a useful way of checking to see if a book you have found in the Catalogue will cover the topic you are researching.


Note the subject headings in the following Catalogue record:

""You can click on the subject headings in a Catalogue record (see left).
This will take you to a list of all books held in the library with that subject heading. This may help you to find additional readings.

Title: The economics of climate change/ edited by
Anthony D. Owen

Publisher: London: Routledge, 2004

Availability & Call Numbers: All Items

Subject Heading: Environmental economics
Subject Heading: Climatic changes – Economic aspects

Description: xx, 297p
Series: Routledge explorations in environmental economics; 3
Other Author(s): Hanley, Nick

""Remember to write down the call numbers of any titles you find interesting when searching in the Catalogue.

Note that subject headings in the Catalogue have American spelling, e.g. color, labor, pediatrics, organizational or encyclopedia, etc.

Check if the author of a text on your reading list has written other books on the same subject.
To find out, you can click on the author's name or search by author.


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Identifying the subject headings can help you decide whether you want to read this book. They will also provide you with other useful terms to use when searching the Catalogue.

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