Standards and Guidelines: Subjects

• Subjects provide a way to organise guides by subject area.
• Use only one subject area that best subscribes the guide. 
• Use a maximum of 2 subject areas if they are equally ranking e.g. Environmental issues in forestry - use Agriculture and horticulture, Environmental studies
• Do not use subjects for subcategories e.g. Health, Job and study skills - use the main subject area only e.g. Health
• Currently the category All subjects must be added to all guide additional to the main subject area/s so they appear in the combined subject guide list (https://tafensw.libguides.com/all).

1. Click on the pencil () icon next to the Subjects field at the top of the guide.
2. In the window that appears, select the subject categories you want to apply from the dropdown.
3. Tick All subjects and your main subject category.
4. Don't add tags. Tags are not approved.

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• Aboriginal studies 
• Agriculture and horticulture
• Animal studies 
• Arts
• Building and construction
• Business and finance
• Community services
• Digital media and entertainment
• Education and training 
• English and other languages
• Environmental studies
• Hair and beauty 
• Health
• Hospitality and tourism
• HSC and tertiary preparation
• Information technology
• Job and study skills 
• Library and information studies
• Manufacturing and engineering
• Transport and logistics

• Subjects provide a way to organise eResources by subject area.
• Review the current subject list before deciding on selecting subjects.
• Best Bets: Use to describe the main content of the eResource.
• Additional Subjects: Use to describe secondary areas that may also apply.
• Currently the category All subjects must be added to all eResources under Additional Subjects so the eResources appear in the combined eResources list (https://tafensw.libguides.com/all).