Try to make the most out of the subject headings in the library catalogs. Some examples of official subject headings are listed below:
Subject headings can be subdivided in one or more elements. The first element is the main heading and tells you what the book is about; the subsequent elements are called subdivisions, they follow the main heading, and add specificity to the main topic.
Some subdivisions can be very helpful for improving your research. Here are some examples:
-- Law and legislation is used when you want to find out the legal spin on every topic you can think of.
ex.: Business enterprises -- Law and legislation
-- Legal status, laws, etc. is used to find out legal issues about people or groups of people.
ex.: Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Europe
-- Trials, litigation, etc. is used when you want to get all the details of trials and relate proceedings.
ex.: McDonald's Corporation -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Most of the books on law can be found on the shelves in these sections:
KF1-9827: Law of the United States
KJ: Law of European countries
KJA2-3660: Roman law
KKH1-4999: Italian law
KZ118-194: Treaties and international agreements
KZ1165-1208: Trials
KZ1168-1208: War crime trials
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