Library Cataloging
The Ohio Library Council's Technical Services Division would like to announce their sponsorship of the DEWEYERROR list, a new electronic distribution list that will alert members to suspected errors in Dewey numbers in LC records.Do you, or does your library, routinely accept Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) numbers from Library of Congress (LC) catalog records without checking them first? Or, do you not only check them, but also take the trouble to advise LC when you suspect a number is in error? If you answered yes to either of these questions, the DEWEYERROR list is available for your use.The Ohio Library Council's Technical Services Division is sponsoring this list based upon the support of several of our members. It supersedes a privately maintained list dedicated to the same purpose. Fianna Holt, Technical Services Librarian at Albright College (Reading, PA) has commented: "This list is worthwhile for the mistakes that I can catch or can alert the staff when it is an ordered item. I know that just today, your message on the book Now, discover your strengths by Marcus Buckingham was valuable as we had accepted the number as is. It's clearly misclassified and I am going to change to your suggestion!"To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail to listserv@listserv.kent.edu with the text SUBSCRIBE DEWEYERROR plus your name. This is not a discussion list - only notification takes place - so postings should not be excessive. All postings are verified for appropriateness (but not for accuracy) so you will be spared irrelevant material. The list has no official connection with the Library of Congress, nor with OCLC, owners and publishers of the Dewey Decimal Classification(TM) system.
- Ngc4lib -- Next Generation Catalogs For Libraries
A mailing list has been created called NGC4Lib -- Next Generation Catalogs for Libraries. NGC4Lib is open to anybody in the world, and its purpose is to discuss things including but not limited to:Who are the primary intended audiences for a library's...
- Geographic Subject Coodinatates Discussion Listserv (subcoor)
SubCoor is a moderated computer forum open to anyone interested in discussing issues related to the use of geographic coordinates for place searches of various metadata systems. SubCoor provides an opportunity for members of the international community...
- Classweb
Through the courtesy of a cooperative agreement with OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), the Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) is now able to offer access to the following correlations with Dewey classification numbers:LC Subject Headings...
- Teaching Cataloging
The "Educat" discussion list has recently been established as a forum for issues in teaching cataloging and metadata principles and techniques for electronic resources, as well as broader issues relating to cataloging education and training. The list...
- Dewey Classification
Keeping up with the changes in Dewey Classification is easy because of a couple of services they provide.The Library of Congress Subject Headings/DDC page is a "list of LC subject headings is selected from recent Weekly Lists accompanied by candidate...
Library Cataloging
Dewey
The Ohio Library Council's Technical Services Division would like to announce their sponsorship of the DEWEYERROR list, a new electronic distribution list that will alert members to suspected errors in Dewey numbers in LC records.Do you, or does your library, routinely accept Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) numbers from Library of Congress (LC) catalog records without checking them first? Or, do you not only check them, but also take the trouble to advise LC when you suspect a number is in error? If you answered yes to either of these questions, the DEWEYERROR list is available for your use.The Ohio Library Council's Technical Services Division is sponsoring this list based upon the support of several of our members. It supersedes a privately maintained list dedicated to the same purpose. Fianna Holt, Technical Services Librarian at Albright College (Reading, PA) has commented: "This list is worthwhile for the mistakes that I can catch or can alert the staff when it is an ordered item. I know that just today, your message on the book Now, discover your strengths by Marcus Buckingham was valuable as we had accepted the number as is. It's clearly misclassified and I am going to change to your suggestion!"To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail to listserv@listserv.kent.edu with the text SUBSCRIBE DEWEYERROR plus your name. This is not a discussion list - only notification takes place - so postings should not be excessive. All postings are verified for appropriateness (but not for accuracy) so you will be spared irrelevant material. The list has no official connection with the Library of Congress, nor with OCLC, owners and publishers of the Dewey Decimal Classification(TM) system.
- Ngc4lib -- Next Generation Catalogs For Libraries
A mailing list has been created called NGC4Lib -- Next Generation Catalogs for Libraries. NGC4Lib is open to anybody in the world, and its purpose is to discuss things including but not limited to:Who are the primary intended audiences for a library's...
- Geographic Subject Coodinatates Discussion Listserv (subcoor)
SubCoor is a moderated computer forum open to anyone interested in discussing issues related to the use of geographic coordinates for place searches of various metadata systems. SubCoor provides an opportunity for members of the international community...
- Classweb
Through the courtesy of a cooperative agreement with OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), the Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) is now able to offer access to the following correlations with Dewey classification numbers:LC Subject Headings...
- Teaching Cataloging
The "Educat" discussion list has recently been established as a forum for issues in teaching cataloging and metadata principles and techniques for electronic resources, as well as broader issues relating to cataloging education and training. The list...
- Dewey Classification
Keeping up with the changes in Dewey Classification is easy because of a couple of services they provide.The Library of Congress Subject Headings/DDC page is a "list of LC subject headings is selected from recent Weekly Lists accompanied by candidate...