Examples based on Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) following principles of assigning subject headings as described in Subject Headings Manual of Library of Congress: English literature—20th century—History and criticism. Construction industry—United States. India—History—Autonomy and independence movements.

For example, if a story adds to the reader’s information about a country, a social problem, or a disease, headings such as the following are used: Switzerland—Fiction; Drug abuse—Fiction; AIDS (Disease)—Fiction. Abstract concepts are also recognized, such as Friendship—Fiction and Self-reliance—Fiction.