Library Cataloging
Recently there has been plenty of discussion about the library in AZ using BISAC to arrange the collection. Phoenix Public is also adding BISAC terms to the catalog record. Personally I don't see how SCI004000 is any easier to a patron than 520 or QB, but it is good to experiment and they seem to have a significant increase in circulation. If you want to see what they are using, the BISAC classification is available online.
- Global Subject Codes Standard: Thema
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has started to look at a standard for subject codes, Thema. Book industry representatives from 15 countries announced today the formation of a new, global standard to categorize and classify book content by subject....
- Librivox
LibriVox is becoming a valuable resource for free audio books. They just reached 1500 titles in the collection.We?ve had a pretty extraordinary May. We cataloged our 1,500th book, James Baldwin?s children?s history book, Four Great Americans, which was...
- Additions To The Marc Code Lists For Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
The codes listed below have been recently approved for use in MARC 21 records. The codes will be added to the online MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.The codes should not be used in exchange records until after June 25, 2008....
- The Fred Boer Library Systems
The Fred Boer Library Systems is a non-MARC system that might be useful to some. It has a catalog, patron file, and circulation module.If you need a small library management system, you might be interested in one that I have created using Microsoft Access....
- Institutional Identifier For Serials
From the Serials e-News, NASIG Edition comes this description of the Journals Supply ChainThe British Library, HighWire Press, Ringgold Inc., Swets Information Services B.V. and HighWire-affiliated publishers have announced a pilot initiative, Journal...
Library Cataloging
BISAC
Recently there has been plenty of discussion about the library in AZ using BISAC to arrange the collection. Phoenix Public is also adding BISAC terms to the catalog record. Personally I don't see how SCI004000 is any easier to a patron than 520 or QB, but it is good to experiment and they seem to have a significant increase in circulation. If you want to see what they are using, the BISAC classification is available online.
- Global Subject Codes Standard: Thema
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has started to look at a standard for subject codes, Thema. Book industry representatives from 15 countries announced today the formation of a new, global standard to categorize and classify book content by subject....
- Librivox
LibriVox is becoming a valuable resource for free audio books. They just reached 1500 titles in the collection.We?ve had a pretty extraordinary May. We cataloged our 1,500th book, James Baldwin?s children?s history book, Four Great Americans, which was...
- Additions To The Marc Code Lists For Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
The codes listed below have been recently approved for use in MARC 21 records. The codes will be added to the online MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.The codes should not be used in exchange records until after June 25, 2008....
- The Fred Boer Library Systems
The Fred Boer Library Systems is a non-MARC system that might be useful to some. It has a catalog, patron file, and circulation module.If you need a small library management system, you might be interested in one that I have created using Microsoft Access....
- Institutional Identifier For Serials
From the Serials e-News, NASIG Edition comes this description of the Journals Supply ChainThe British Library, HighWire Press, Ringgold Inc., Swets Information Services B.V. and HighWire-affiliated publishers have announced a pilot initiative, Journal...