Library Cataloging
OCLC has announced a new Web service that Autosuggests FAST Subjects.
- Authority File Changes
News from LC. The Policy and Standards Division has posted a document: Summary of Programmatic Changes to the LC/NACO Authority File at: http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/pdf/lcnaf_rdaphase.pdf This process of programmatic changes signals the initial phase of...
- Phase 1 Of The Pccahitg Phased Implentation Of Rda
News about name authority records. The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group (PCCAHITG) has successfully tested the programming code for Phase 1 in preparation for the LC/PCC Phased Implementation of RDA as described in the document entitled...
- Downloadable Version Of Fast Now Available
Image via WikipediaOCLC has announced a downloadable version of FAST is now available. OCLC Research has made FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) available for bulk download, along with some minor improvements based on user feedback and...
- Oclc Releases Fast As Linked Data
OCLC has released FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) as Linked Data. FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now...
- Faceted Application Of Subject Terminology
The paper, FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology): A Simplified LCSH-based Vocabulary presented at the World Library and Information Congress, is available, in PDF, from the IFLA Web site. Originally written in English, it is also available...
Library Cataloging
Autosuggesting FAST Subjects
OCLC has announced a new Web service that Autosuggests FAST Subjects.
OCLC Research announces the availability of assignFAST, a new Web service that automates the manual selection of FAST Subjects (the Authorized and Use For headings) based on autosuggest technology.
Subject assignment is a two-phase task. The first phase is intellectual: reviewing the material and selecting the correct heading. The second phase is more mechanical: finding the correct form of the heading, along with any diacritics; cutting and pasting it into the cataloging interface; and potentially correcting formatting and subfield coding. If authority control is available in the interface, some of these tasks may be automated.
assignFAST consolidates the entire second phase of the manual process of subject assignment into a single step based on autosuggest technology. The service can easily be added to an existing browser based interface, providing both subject selection and authority control in a single step.
- Authority File Changes
News from LC. The Policy and Standards Division has posted a document: Summary of Programmatic Changes to the LC/NACO Authority File at: http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/pdf/lcnaf_rdaphase.pdf This process of programmatic changes signals the initial phase of...
- Phase 1 Of The Pccahitg Phased Implentation Of Rda
News about name authority records. The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group (PCCAHITG) has successfully tested the programming code for Phase 1 in preparation for the LC/PCC Phased Implementation of RDA as described in the document entitled...
- Downloadable Version Of Fast Now Available
Image via WikipediaOCLC has announced a downloadable version of FAST is now available. OCLC Research has made FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) available for bulk download, along with some minor improvements based on user feedback and...
- Oclc Releases Fast As Linked Data
OCLC has released FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) as Linked Data. FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now...
- Faceted Application Of Subject Terminology
The paper, FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology): A Simplified LCSH-based Vocabulary presented at the World Library and Information Congress, is available, in PDF, from the IFLA Web site. Originally written in English, it is also available...