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Table of Pattern Headings

Category	Pattern Heading

Animals	Fishes Cattle
Chemicals	Copper Insulin
Colonies	Great Britain—Colonies
Diseases	Cancer Tuberculosis
Educational institutions
Individual	Harvard University
Types	Universities and colleges
Industries	Construction industry Retail trade
Languages and groups of languages	English language French language Romance languages
Legal topics	Labor laws and legislation
Legislative bodies	United States. Congress.
Literary authors (Groups)	Authors, English
Literary works entered under author	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Literary works entered under title	Beowulf
Literatures (including individual genres)	English literature
Materials	Concrete Metals
Military services	United States—Armed Forces United States. Air Force. United States. Army. United States. Marine Corps. United States. Navy.
Music compositions	Operas
Musical instruments	Piano
Organs and regions of the body	Heart Foot
Plants and crops	Corn
Religious bodies
Religious and monastic orders	Jesuits
Religions	Buddhism
Christian denominations	Catholic Church
Sacred works	Bible
Vehicles, Land	Automobiles
Wars	World War, 1939-1945 United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865

Library of Congress Subject Headings, 24th edition, p. xv.

For example, consider a cataloger with an item for the library about whales. To find out what type of subdivisions could be used under the name of an animal, the cataloger would consult the subject heading FISHES or CATTLE in LCSH. Both of these headings are designated as pattern headings for the category ‘Animals’. Either one would provide an example of the options available for the cataloger to choose from, depending on what is appropriate for the item being cataloged and the patrons of the library. Another example would be using HEART or FOOT as examples of the various subdivisions usable for an item being added to the library about lungs. These headings are both pattern headings for the category ‘Organs and regions of the body’.