The existing subject headings lists and classification schemes are inadequate in dealing with narrow and current subjects of theses and dissertations. As a result, libraries find it both costly and time consuming to perform original and full cataloging of theses and dissertations. Many libraries have been forced to improvise on descriptive and subject cataloging to reduce the processing cost. This article describes the improvisations of the KFUPM Library in cataloging local and foreign theses and dissertations.
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