Subject Headings used in the Bibliography

The structure of the Excel database is explained on the bibliography main page.
Here you will find the lists of
  Academic institutions
  Acoustics
  Aeronautics and astronautics
  Agricultural chemistry
  Agricultural experiment stations
  Agriculture
  Anatomy
  Animals (attitudes and protection)
  Anthropology and ethnology
  Antibiotics
  Archaeology
  Arts (relations to science)
  Astronomy and astrophysics
  Awards and prizes
  Biochemistry and molecular biology
  Bioethics
  Biology (General)
  Biotechnology
  Birth control
  Botanical gardens
  Botany
  Chemical and biological warfare
  Chemical technology
  Chemistry
  Child birth, rearing, and development
  Communications
  Computers and information science
  Creationism
  Disease
  Drugs (use and addiction)
  Earth sciences (general )
  Ecology
  Economics (field of study)
  Education in science
  Electricity and electronics
  Embryology
  Energy (science and policy)
  Engineering
  Engineering (chemical)
  Engineering (civil and military)
  Engineering (electrical)
  Engineering (mechanical)
  Engineering education
  Entomology
  Environment and conservation
  Ethnicity, race, and gender
  Eugenics
  Evolution
  Exploration and surveying
  Extraterrestrial life
  Fairs and expositions
  Foreign relations and science and technology
  Foreign science and U.S.
  Forestry
  Foundations
  Funding and funds
  Futurism
  Genetics and genetic engineering
  Geography and cartography
  Geological and natural history surveys (federal)
  Geological and natural history surveys (states)
  Geology
  Geophysics and geodesy
  Geriatrics and aging
  Government (relations to science)
  Government (relations to science) (federal)
  Health, illness, and popular practices
  Historiography and historical method
  History of medicine (field of study)
  History of science (field of study)
  History of technology (field of study)
  Home economics and homemaking
  Hospitals
  Ichthyology and pisciculture
  Industrial research
  Industrial revolution
  Industry and business
  Industry, science, and technology
  Information access (organizations, tools,etc.)
  Instruments and instrumentation
  Law and science
  Literature (relations to science)
  Mammalogy
  Management (scientific)
  Mathematics
  Medical education
  Medicine
  Medicine (politics and public policy)
  Medicine (social aspects and relations)
  Medicine (unorthodox)
  Mental health and illness
  Mesmerism
  Metallurgy
  Meteorology and climatology
  Microbiology and Microscopy
  Military and war (relations to science)
  Mineralogy and crystallography
  Mining
  Minorities and science
  Museums
  Native American agriculture
  Native American relations to natural world
  Native Americans (study of)
  Natural history
  Natural Philosophy
  Nature (attitudes toward)
  Nature writing
  Neurology and neurobiology
  Nuclear power and weapons
  Nursing
  Nutrition
  Oceanography
  Ornithology
  Paleontology
  Parapsychology and spiritualism
  Patents and U.S. Patent Office
  Patronage
  Periodicals and publishing
  Petroleum (science, engineering, and industry)
  Pharmacy and pharmacology
  Philosophy
  Photography
  Physical sciences (general)
  Physics
  Physiology
  Politics and public policy (relations to science)
  Popular science and popularization
  President (U.S.) (science policy and advice)
  Primatology
  Psychiatry
  Psychological and intelligence testing
  Psychology
  Public health and health policy
  Radiation (biological aspects)
  Religion and theology (relations to science)
  Research institutions (general or miscellaneous)
  Research institutions (non-profit)
  Research methodology and practice
  Rhetoric, public relations, and public images of science
  Science (general)
  Science (general): 15th century to 1789
  Science (general): 1789-1865
  Science (general): 1920-1945
  Science (general): 1945+
  Science fiction
  Scientists (community and characteristics)
  Seismology
  Sex and sexuality
  Social and behavioral sciences
  Social aspects and relations of science
  Societies and associations
  Sociology (field of study)
  Sociology of science
  Soil science
  Space science, technology, and exploration
  Statistics and actuarial science
  Surgery
  Technology and invention
  Technology and invention (politics and public policy)
  Technology and invention (social aspects and relations)
  Textbooks in science
  Transportation
  Water resources
  Weaponry
  Witchcraft and the occult
  Women and health
  Women and science
  Zoology
  Zoos

Term Note on use (if applicable)
Archival guides  
Artifacts, Instruments, substances Relates to a particular (generally physical) entity
Bibliography  
Biographical Relates to one or several lives, generally specified (not for collective biography)
Biographical (reference works) Use under specific subjects
Catalogs Use for instruments, etc.
Chronology  
Dictionaries and encyclopedias  
Exhibitions  
[Geographical divisions] Names of individual states of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Latin America
Historiography  
Institutional Relates to one or several institutions (broadly defined), generally specified
Library resources  
Museums  
Pictorial works Contains pictures
Sources Collections of previously published articles, books, documents, etc
Sources (archival) Published (including microform) versions of archival documents

HUMANISTIC ASPECTS AND RELATIONS
Arts (relations to science)
Creationism
Literature (relations to science)
Philosophy
Religion and theology (relations to science)
Science fiction
Witchcraft and the occult
ORGANIZATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS AND EVENTS
Academic institutions
Awards and prizes
Education in science
Fairs and expositions
Foundations
Funding and funds
Industrial research
Information access (organizations, tools,etc.)
Museums
Periodicals and publishing
Research institutions (general or miscellaneous)
Research institutions (non-profit)
Scientists (community and characteristics)
Societies and associations
Textbooks in science
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS AND RELATIONS
Ethnicity, race, and gender
Eugenics
Foreign relations and science and technology
Foreign science andU.S.
Futurism
Government (relations to science)
Government (relations to science) (federal)
Home economics and homemaking
Law and science
Minorities and science
Patronage
Politics and public policy (relations to science)
Popular science and popularization
President (U.S.) (science policy and advice)
Rhetoric, public relations, and public images of science
Science (general)
Science (general): 15th century to 1789
Science (general): 1789-1865
Science (general): 1920-1945
Science (general): 1945+
Social aspects and relations of science
Women and science
ASTRONOMICAL, ATMOSPHERIC, GEODESIC SCIENCES
Astronomy and astrophysics
Extraterrestrial life
Geophysics and geodesy
Meteorology and climatology
Space science, technology, and exploration
EARTH SCIENCES
Earth sciences (general )
Exploration and surveying
Geography and cartography
Geological and natural history surveys (federal)
Geological and natural history surveys (states)
Geology
Mining
Oceanography
Paleontology
Petroleum (science, engineering, and industry)
Seismology
ENVIRONMENT AND Agriculture
Agricultural chemistry
Agricultural experiment stations
Agriculture
Animals (attitudes and protection)
Ecology
Environment and conservation
Forestry
Native American agriculture
Native American relations to natural world
Nature (attitudes toward)
Nature writing
Soil science
Water resources
HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICES
Antibiotics
Bioethics
Birth control
Child birth, rearing, and development
Disease
Drugs (use and addiction)
Geriatrics and aging
Health, illness, and popular practices
Hospitals
Medical education
Medicine
Medicine (politics and public policy)
Medicine (social aspects and relations)
Medicine (unorthodox)
Mental health and illness
Mesmerism
Neurology and neurobiology
Nursing
Nutrition
Pharmacy and pharmacology
Psychiatry
Public health and health policy
Radiation (biological aspects)
Sex and sexuality
Surgery
Women and health
LIFE SCIENCES
Anatomy
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Biology (General)
Biotechnology
Botanical gardens
Botany
Embryology
Entomology
Evolution
Genetics and genetic engineering
Ichthyology and pisciculture
Mammalogy
Microbiology and Microscopy
Natural history
Ornithology
Physiology
Primatology
Zoology
Zoos
Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics and actuarial science
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Acoustics
Chemical and biological warfare
Chemical technology
Chemistry
Mineralogy and crystallography
Natural Philosophy
Physical sciences (general)
Physics
SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Anthropology and ethnology
Archaeology
Economics (field of study)
Historiography and historical method
History of medicine (field of study)
History of science (field of study)
History of technology (field of study)
Management (scientific)
Native Americans (study of)
Parapsychology and spiritualism
Psychological and intelligence testing
Psychology
Research methodology and practice
Social and behavioral sciences
Sociology (field of study)
Sociology of science
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND INVENTION
Aeronautics and astronautics
Communications
Computers and information science
Electricity and electronics
Energy (science and policy)
Engineering
Engineering (chemical)
Engineering (civil and military)
Engineering (electrical)
Engineering (mechanical)
Engineering education
Industrial revolution
Industry and business
Industry, science, and technology
Instruments and instrumentation
Metallurgy
Military and war (relations to science)
Nuclear power and weapons
Patents andU.S. Patent Office
Photography
Technology and invention
Technology and invention (politics and public policy)
Technology and invention (social aspects and relations)
Transportation
Weaponry

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clark_elliott at verizon dot net / Content updated 16 June 2008
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