Franklin Catalog uses Library of Congress subject headings and subject heading subdivisions to describe books, ebooks, videos, and other Penn Libraries materials that are about impairments and disability and about people with impairments or disabilities. These subject headings are assigned at the most detailed level treated by most of the work.
Look for patterns in subject headings. Identify synonyms among subject headings. Combine subject heading phrases using Franklin Catalog's "Keyword Search" function.
Example subject headings relating to the sociology of education are:
| Educational sociology | Educational anthropology | |
| Classroom environment | School environment | |
| Community and schools | Citizens' advisory committees in education | |
| Home and school | Parents' and teachers' associations | |
| Home visits (education) | Parent-teacher relationships | |
| Parenting | Parent-student counselor relationships | |
| Education, primary | Education, secondary | Education, higher |
| Public schools | Private schools | Community schools |
| Urban schools | Magnet schools | Universities and colleges |
| Charter schools | Privatization in education | High schools |
| Junior high schools | Middle schools | Elementary schools |
| Alternative schools | Single-sex schools | Low-performing schools |
| Educational equalization | School integration | Discrimination in education |
| Segregation in education | Race relations in school management | |
| Busing for school integration | Faculty integration | De facto school segregation |
| Affirmative action programs in education | ||
| Academic achievement | Dropout behavior, prediction of | |
| Dropouts | High school dropouts | College dropouts |
| Underachievers | Homeless students | Family life education |
| American students (used for students studying abroad) | ||
If your Franklin Catalog search results are overwhelming, there are some subject heading phrases that might help you maintain control. Plug these into your Keyword Expert searching with ... AND ....
| attitudes | civil rights | |
| economic conditions | educational aspects | |
| government policy | health aspects | |
| history | intellectual life | |
| moral and ethical aspects | ||
| legal status | social aspects | |
| social conditions | public opinion | |
| social life and customs | ||
| politics and government | ||
| psychology | religion | |
| psychological aspects | ||
| religious aspects | religious life | |
| methodology | anecdotes | |
| autobiography | case studies | |
| correspondence | diaries | |
| cross-cultural studies | ||
| fieldwork | interviews | |
| longitudinal studies | newspapers | |
| personal narratives | statistics | |
| surveys | testing | |
| ... in advertising | ... in art |
| ... in education | ... in literature |
| ... in mass media | ... in music |
| ... in motion pictures | |
| ... in popular culture | |
| ... in science | ... in television |
| ... in the Bible | ... in civil service |
| ... and crime | ... and the arts |
| ... and the performing arts | |
| influences | study and teaching |
| discrimination against ... | |
