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<div class='Level2'>Jewish fiction</div>
<div class='Level2'>Jewish fiction</div>
<div class='Level2'>Josei manga</div>
<div class='Level2'>Josei manga</div>
<div class='Level2'>Manhwa</div>
<div class='Level2'>Materials for people with memory challenges</div>
<div class='Level2'>Materials for people with memory challenges</div>
<div class='Level2'>Melodramatic fiction</div>
<div class='Level2'>Melodramatic fiction</div>

Latest revision as of 15:50, 5 February 2026

This page contains a list of local genre/form headings. Library of Congress Genre/Form Thesaurus headings should be placed in a 655 field with a second indicator of 7 and ‡2 lcgft. OLAC video game genre terms should be placed in a 655 field with a second indicator of 7 and ‡2 olacvggt. Homosaurus genre headings should be placed in a 655 field with a second indicator of 7 and ‡2 homoit. Local genre headings should be placed in a 655 field with a second indicator of 7 and ‡2 local.

Local Genre Headings

Adapted books
Adult literacy materials
Big books
Bilingual books
Catholic fiction
Chick lit
Christian comics
Christian poetry
Diary comics
Dyslexia-friendly books
Electronic book readers
Feminist fiction
Flash cards
Glass plate negatives
Jewish fiction
Josei manga
Materials for people with memory challenges
Melodramatic fiction
Miniature books
Mobile apps
New Age fiction
Reading games
Regency fiction
Romantic suspense fiction
STEAM materials
STEM materials
Virtual reality video games
Yonkoma
Young adult fiction
Young adult poetry
Example:
655  7 ‡aMiniature books.‡2local

Library of Congress Genre/Form Headings

A current list of terms can be found in the local authority records, on ClassWeb, or https://id.loc.gov/.