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Subject Headings

  1. Go to UTL LibrarySearch Advanced Search

  2. Enter any of the Subject Heading found below exactly as it appears in the Search Box 

  3. Choose Subject from the Search Filters drop-down menu on the left

  4. Press Enter or click on the Magnifying Glass icon

 

For additional information on subject headings in LibrarySearch, visit How can I use subject headings to improve my searching?

Subject Headings

  • Gender identity in motion pictures 

  • Gender identity in mass media

  • Transgender people in motion pictures

  • Transsexuals in motion pictures 

  • Bisexuality in motion pictures    

  • Sexual minorities in motion pictures

  • Sex in motion pictures

  • Sex--Country Name--History--20th century 

  • Lesbians in motion pictures 

  • Lesbianism in motion pictures 

  • Women in motion pictures

  • Male impersonators in motion pictures

  • Homosexuality in motion pictures

  • Homosexuality and motion pictures

  • Gays in motion pictures 

  • Gay motion picture producers and director

  •  Gay motion picture actors and actresses

  • African American gays 

  • African American women--Sexual behavior

  • African American women in motion pictures

  • African American transgender people -- History

  • Blacks -- Race identity -- United States

  • Transgender people -- Identity

  • Transgender people -- Legal status, laws, etc. 

Searching with Subject Headings in UofT LibrarySearch

Subject headings are similar to tags or hashtags.  They describe the topic of an item in a database, but unlike tags, they come from an official, standardized set of terms and are assigned by cataloguing experts. 

You can use subject headings to:

  • Determine the subject of an article or book
  • Search more efficiently for books and articles on topics
  • Discover other items on the same subject – the subject headings are linked

There are several kinds of subject headings used in library databases.  They can be subject-specific like the Medical Subject Headings used in Medline or more general like the Library of Congress Subject Headings used in the library catalogue.  

 Not all databases use subject headings. JSTOR, Web of Science, Summon, Google Scholar, and Scopus all don't use them.

Where to find them

  • In the item record's detailed description – See example below for subjects for the book Ethics of Consumption in LibrarySearch

circle around details category
circle around subject headings for ethics of consumption

Other places

  • In a sidebar of the search results screen – usually on the left – as a way to refine your search
  • In a THESAURUS or INDEX TERMS link on the advanced search page of a database

Synonyms

  • Index terms
  • Thesaurus terms
  • Subject terms
  • Descriptors

(Source - UofT Libraries FAQ - How can I use subject headings to improve my searching?)