BISAC Subject Headings List
Literary Collections
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS
Use subjects in this section for collections that include two or more literary forms (e.g., fiction and poetry) or consist of a literary form that does not have its own section (e.g., essays). Collections of works in a literary form that has its own section (drama, fiction, juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction, poetry) should be assigned subjects in the appropriate section.
Because the FICTION section is arranged by genre, if a geographic breakdown is desired for a collection of fiction, an exception to the above rule can be made and subjects may be assigned in both the FICTION and LITERARY COLLECTIONS sections.
LCO000000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General |
LCO001000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / African |
LCO002000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General |
LCO002010 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / African American & Black |
LCO002020 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander * |
LCO002030 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / Hispanic & Latino * |
LCO003000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical |
LCO004000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / General |
LCO004010 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Chinese |
LCO004020 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic |
LCO004030 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Japanese |
LCO005000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Australian & Oceanian |
LCO006000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Canadian |
LCO007000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Caribbean & Latin American |
LCO015000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals |
LCO008000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / General |
LCO008010 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / Eastern (see also Russian & Soviet) |
LCO009000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
LCO008020 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / French |
LCO008030 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / German |
LCO008040 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / Italian |
LCO008050 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / Scandinavian |
LCO008060 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / Spanish & Portuguese |
LCO010000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays |
LCO013000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Indigenous Peoples in the Americas |
LCO020000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Interviews |
LCO011000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters |
LCO016000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / LGBTQ+ |
LCO017000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Medieval |
LCO012000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern |
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Native American see Indigenous Peoples in the Americas |
LCO021000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Prisoners’ Writings * |
LCO014000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Russian & Soviet |
LCO018000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Speeches |
LCO022000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Subjects & Themes / General * |
LCO022010 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature * |
LCO022020 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica * |
LCO022030 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Subjects & Themes / Places * |
LCO022040 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Subjects & Themes / Religious & Inspirational * |
LCO022050 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Subjects & Themes / War * |
LCO019000 |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Women Authors |
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