Genre/form headings

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

Manhwa

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/.