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Source: FAST: Faceted application of subject terminology, principles and application by Lois Mai Chan and Edward T. O’Neill.
Contacts: Ardeen White Pam Stansbury
Unit: Cataloging
Date last reviewed: June 2019 July 2024
Date of next review: June 20202025
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Types of Headings
Searching
Notes Concerning Application
FAST quick reference chart to some confusing headings
If You Need to Assign a Name Heading that is not in FAST
If You Need to Assign a Topical Subject Heading String that is not in FAST
If You Need to Assign a Jurisdiction Geographical Name that is not in FAST
Creating and using a "Favorites" button in browser for frequently used FAST terms
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Types of headings - all are repeatable:Anchor A A
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650 | _7 |a Minorities |x Economic conditions |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01023115 |
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Searching: Anchor B B
- Three types of indexes: keyword, phrase, and other
- Wild cards – note none are allowed in the 1st three character
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- Advanced searching allows explicit Boolean searching and specific indexes.
- Allows browsing just like Voyager and OCLC. Useful when actual spelling or form is not certain.
- Sample search results:
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LCSH | Old FAST | Current FAST (Use "Keywords" search except where noted) | |
Congresses | Conference proceedings | Conference papers and proceedings (655) | |
Description and travel | Travel | ||
Economic conditions | Economic history | Economic conditions (Use "Full heading" search) | |
Foreign economic relations |
| International economic relations | |
Politics and government | Political science | Politics and government (Use "Full heading" search) | |
Relations –or- Foreign relations | International relations –or- Diplomatic relations | ||
Social conditions | Social history | Social conditions (Use "Full heading" search) |
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Create a topical string by using "Import to FAST Subject Headings" at fast.oclc.org/import/fastimportfast
Select the topical facet to import and follow the steps.
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Choose a matching heading from the Voyager our OPAC or OCLC headings list, if there is one, or if there is no match, formulate a new heading according to RDA that is unique within VoyagerFOLIO. Add it to the record with a $2 fast/NIC as follows:
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610 27 $a Amit Bhatia Libe Café $2 fast/NIC
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Anchor G G If you need to assign a jurisdiction name as a geographic geographical 651 that is not in FAST but is in NAF: (this is done manually, not with the Import tool)
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Use: 651 : 7: $a Malaysia $z Limbang (Sarawak) $2 fast/naf $0 (DLC) nb2011029279
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Creating and using a "Favorites" button in browser for frequently used FAST terms:Anchor H H
In your Internet browser, add a Folder to your bookmarks toolbar called “FASTFaves”. Bookmark FAST searches you want to save, and rename them to something useful. Save these to the FASTFaves folder you just created. These terms are then readily available from the pull-down menu in your toolbar folder.
