Library Cataloging
Tim over at Library Thing is Angry about classification. Or at least the lack of access to classification schedules. Lots of comments agree with him.
- Sharing Classification
Slavic, Aida and Cordeiro, Maria Ines (2005) Sharing and re-use of classification systems: the need for a common data model. Signum 37(8):pp. 19-24.Classifications can help to overcome difficulties in information retrieval of heterogeneous and multilingual...
- Bso Classification Scheme
A classification system that is new to me is the Broad System of Ordering (BSO), a general, faceted classification scheme for information exchange and switching.BSO is a compilation of about 6800 terms, arranged in an order which is systematic or structured...
- Classification
This news is a bit old but still worth mentioning, Classification Web from the Library of Congress now has LC Subject Heading & Dewey Classification Correlations and LC Classification & Dewey Classification Correlations. It is not a replacement for the...
- Dewey
Recent classification tips at the Dewey Web site provides some help on proper use of the classification schedules. As their name suggests, classification tips provide classification suggestions of interest to many libraries. Some recent tips include:Microsoft...
- Classification
Still on the classification topic. There has been some discussion on a list of what classification schemes are used in Europe. As I remember Dewey and the Universial Decimal Classification (UDC) are the most common. The Bliss Classification is used in...
Library Cataloging
Access to Classification Schedules
Tim over at Library Thing is Angry about classification. Or at least the lack of access to classification schedules. Lots of comments agree with him.
Preventing open access to Dewey is, of course, in the interest of its owner, OCLC. (We'll leave aside the issue of OCLC's non-profit status.) But why do I need to pay for access to the LC's data? Libraries exist to give information away, and the federal government exists because I consent to and pay for it. So, how does this lead to me paying $575 for a 1-4 user site license of LC's primitive Classification Web? I can't see any way to get that to work with LibraryThing, and my proposed use would also violate their terms of service anyway. These require all users to share the same physical location.Classification
- Sharing Classification
Slavic, Aida and Cordeiro, Maria Ines (2005) Sharing and re-use of classification systems: the need for a common data model. Signum 37(8):pp. 19-24.Classifications can help to overcome difficulties in information retrieval of heterogeneous and multilingual...
- Bso Classification Scheme
A classification system that is new to me is the Broad System of Ordering (BSO), a general, faceted classification scheme for information exchange and switching.BSO is a compilation of about 6800 terms, arranged in an order which is systematic or structured...
- Classification
This news is a bit old but still worth mentioning, Classification Web from the Library of Congress now has LC Subject Heading & Dewey Classification Correlations and LC Classification & Dewey Classification Correlations. It is not a replacement for the...
- Dewey
Recent classification tips at the Dewey Web site provides some help on proper use of the classification schedules. As their name suggests, classification tips provide classification suggestions of interest to many libraries. Some recent tips include:Microsoft...
- Classification
Still on the classification topic. There has been some discussion on a list of what classification schemes are used in Europe. As I remember Dewey and the Universial Decimal Classification (UDC) are the most common. The Bliss Classification is used in...