Subject Indexing Course
Master subject indexing for public libraries. Learn practical workflows, controlled vocabularies, ethical audience labels, and user-friendly tags to boost discovery of books, media, and web resources—and improve search results for every patron.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Subject Indexing Course gives you practical, step-by-step methods to analyze content, assign accurate subjects, and design effective tags for books, videos, websites, and local history materials. Learn to use controlled vocabularies and user-friendly keywords, apply ethical and inclusive language, streamline workflows, avoid common errors, and improve discovery with clear, consistent indexing decisions.
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Develop skills
- Fast subject analysis: quickly pinpoint topic, audience, place, time, and form.
- Practical LCSH and Sears use: assign precise, consistent headings in minutes.
- User-focused tagging: design keywords and folksonomies that boost discovery.
- Ethical indexing: handle sensitive topics with privacy, inclusion, and care.
- Cross-format indexing: optimize books, video, and web resources for search.
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