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Canadian Subject

Find the fields, subfields, notes, and product availability for the Canadian Subject word (he:), phrase (he=), and whole phrase (hew=) indexes.

Library and Archives Canada (symbol NLC)

Also called Subject Headings, Canadian.

Word (he:)
  Connexion FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery
Label he:
Search? Yes Yes Yes
Browse? Yes Yes ---
Examples he:explorers
Fields/Subfields

The following 6xx fields with indicator 2 = 5:

  • 600 a-e g j k m-t v x-z
  • 610 a-e g k m-p r-t v x-z
  • 611 a c-e g k n p q t v x-z
  • 630 a d k m-p r-t v x-z
  • 647 a c d g v x-z
  • 648 a v x-z
  • 650 a b g v x-z
  • 651 a g v x-z
  • 655 a b v x-z
Qualifier index? No
Notes
  • Searches only subject headings noted as Canadian National Library in English.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • In Connexion, scan an index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca he:explorers). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).
  • Contains data from your local bibliographic data records in WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery.
Phrase (he=)
  Connexion FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery
Label he=
Search? Yes Yes Yes
Browse? Yes Yes ---
Examples he=landscape photography
Fields/Subfields

The following 6xx fields with indicator 2 = 5:

  • 600 a-e g j k m-t v x-z
  • 610 a-e g k m-p r-t v x-z
  • 611 a c-e g k n p q t v x-z
  • 630 a d k m-p r-t v x-z
  • 647 a c d g v x-z
  • 648 a v x-z
  • 650 a b g v x-z
  • 651 a g v x-z
  • 655 a b v x-z  
Qualifier index? No  
Notes
  • Searches only subject headings noted as Canadian National Library in English.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • In Connexion, scan an index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca he=landscape photography). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).
  • Contains data from your local bibliographic data records in WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery.
Whole phrase (hew=)
  Connexion FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery
Label hew= --- ---
Search? Yes --- ---
Browse? Yes --- ---
Examples hew=childrens writings canadian --- ---
Fields/Subfields

The following 6xx fields with indicator 2 = 5:

  • 600 a-e g j k m-t v x-z
  • 610 a-e g k m-p r-t v x-z
  • 611 a c-e g k n p q t v x-z
  • 630 a d k m-p r-t v x-z
  • 647 a c d g v x-z
  • 648 a v x-z
  • 650 a b g v x-z
  • 651 a g v x-z
  • 655 a b v x-z
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Qualifier index? No  ---  ---
Notes
  • Searches only subject headings noted as Canadian National Library in English.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • Scan an index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca hew=childrens writings canadian). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).
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