Subject headings and classification in the field of history in the National and University Library in Zagreb

Rad se bavi predmetnom obradom povijesnih sadržaja u Nacionalnoj i sveučilišnoj knjižnici u Zagrebu temeljenoj na internim pravilima i, u novije vrijeme, sve većoj primjeni pravila Kongresne knjižnice. Sustavno su nabrojena pravila koja se koriste pri izboru i oblikovanju geografskih predmetnih odrednica, te vremenskih i tematskih dodatnih oznaka. Uz već usvojenu periodizaciju povijesti Hrvatske predlaže se, posebno za ovaj rad izrađena, periodizacija povijesti Dalmacije i Istre. Uz to, rad donosi niz primjera s komentarima iz prakse Nacionalne i sveučilišne knjižnice, te naglašava da ekonomičnost kod izrade predmetnog kataloga, koliko god ona bila važna, ne smije biti na štetu njegove kvalitete.The paper discusses subject cataloguing of historical content in the National and University Library in Zagreb based on the Library’s own rules and, as of late, on the more frequent use of the Library of Congress rules. The rules applied in the process of selection and formation of geographic subject headings, and chronological and topical subdivisions are listed systematically. In addition to the periodization of Croatian history adopted before, a new periodization of Dalmatian and Istrian history, developed specifically for the purpose of this paper, is proposed. Furthermore, the paper provides a number of examples with comments from the practice of the National and University Library, and emphasizes that the principle of economics, regardless of its importance, should not be applied in the development of a subject catalog if it is to be a detriment to its quality