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LC Subject Headings

LC (Library of Congress) Subject Headings are helpful for finding books and other materials included in most academic library catalogs. These headings are assigned by catalogers who actually look at the materials and identify the subject matter of the items.

Learning to use subject heading links will produce more precise results than keyword searches. One might start a search with key words, such as humane and meat, and get a few hits. Then peruse the records of relevant items to identify specific LC subject heading links. A few examples:

Food--Moral and ethical aspects

Food industry ethics

Food of animal origin

Humane slaughter

Meat industry and trade

Sustainable agriculture

A few additional animal studies-related concepts: 

Animal experimentation

Animal rights

Animal rights movement

Animal welfare

Bioethics

Environmental ethics

Factory farms

Farms, small

Human-animal relationships

Laboratory animals

Slaughtering and Slaughter Houses --Law and legislation

Books in the UW Libraries

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Animal Studies is covered in many academic disciplines (e.g., classics, English, history, international studies, philosophy, law, public policy, etc.).  You will find books related to animal studies throughout the UW Libraries. Use the UW Libraries Search to find books related to your research topic