Presentation of Entry Arrays

Such entry arrays are more compact and often clearer to the user than repeating each term or heading and subheading, as in the following example, which consists of the very same entries, but without merged headings. Punctuation between terms will vary. In the preceding example, dots (or periods or full stops) were used between distinct terms. In the following example, terms are separated by a space-dash-space, as used in Library of Congress subject headings.

United States — Armed Forces — Afro-Americans — Bibliography 25
United States — Armed Forces — Afro-Americans — History 24-30
United States — Armed Forces — Afro-Americans — History 339
United States — Armed Forces — California — History — 20th century 54
United States — Armed Forces — China — History — 20th century 332
United States — Armed Forces — China — Military life — History 442
United States — Armed Forces — Gays 74-80
United States — Armed Forces — Gays 445-450
United States — Armed Forces — Gays — Government policy 76
United States — Armed Forces — Gays — History — 20th century 78-80
United States — Armed Forces — Gays — Legal status, laws, etc. 76-78
United States — Armed Forces — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 61
United States — Armed Forces — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 55
United States — Armed Forces — History — World War, 1939-1945 93-97
United States — Armed Forces — Officers — Death 333
United States — Armed Forces — Officers — Death 634
United States — Armed Forces — Officers — Directories 335
United States — Armed Forces — Officers — Education 330-331
United States — Armed Forces — Women — Bibliography 99
United States — Armed Forces — Women — History — Archival resources 98
United States — Armed Forces — Women — Periodicals 97