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Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) is a general use controlled vocabulary based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).[1] FAST is developed as a part of WorldCat by OCLC, Inc., with the goal of making subject cataloging less costly and easier to implement in online contexts. FAST headings separate topical data from non-topical data, such as information about a document's form, chronological coverage, or geographical coverage.[2]
Unlike LCSH headings, which are pre-coordinated (multiple terms are linked together by the cataloger in a specific order, e.g. "United States -- History"), FAST headings are post-coordinated (terms are singly assigned, so the user can mix and match, e.g. "United States" and "History").[3][4]
- ^ "FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)". OCLC. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ Chan, Lois Mai; Childress, Eric; Dean, Rebecca; O'Neill, Edward T.; Vizine-Goek, Diane (1 January 2001). "A Faceted Approach to Subject Data in the Dublin Core Metadata Record". Journal of Internet Cataloging. 4 (1/2): 35–47. doi:10.1300/J141v04n01_05. S2CID 62585164.
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simplifiedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Library of Congress Subject Headings: Pre- vs. Post-Coordination and Related Issues (PDF). Cataloging Policy and Support Office (Report). Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 June 2014.