Library Cataloging
Improving Usability with a Website Index by Fred Leise.
- Filtering
At my recent talk I pointed folks to my FURL site for links to all the tools I discussed. I've just received a note from a school librarian saying the filter will not allow access to that site. That is so wrong. Is Google or Yahoo filtered? FURL and...
- Folksonomies
There is a debate raging on folksonomies vs controlled vocabularies. Both sides seem to adopt an either/or position, things are rarely so clear-cut. They seem to place librarians on the side of control and it is true we have developed subject heading...
- Controlled Vocabularies
Controlled Vocabularies: A Glosso-Thesaurus by Karl Fast, Fred Leise and Mike Steckel is available on Boxes and Arrows.The glossary reflects our usage of terms in the articles of this series. But this glossary is more than just a list of terms. We wanted...
- Topic Maps
The Library of Congress presents the Luminary Lecture, Topic Maps: Subject-Based Access. The video of the lecture will be available live on Wednesday, October 15 from 10:00 am -12:00 noon EST in RealPlayer format. To view it, you must have Real Player...
- Profession
What is the future of the profession of cataloging? This lunch I read the article "Knowledge Access Management at Lied Library: Cataloging and Web Site Reengineering" by Brad Eden and Kenneth J. Bierman Library Hi Tech Vol. 20. no. 1. (2002) pp. 90-103....
Library Cataloging
Indexing
Improving Usability with a Website Index by Fred Leise.
Indexes are important information-finding tools that can enhance website usability. They offer easy scanning for finding known items, they provide entry points to content using the users? own vocabulary and they provide access to concepts discussed, but not named, in the text. Perhaps most importantly, site indexes provide direct access to granular chunks of information without the need for traversing multiple links in a hierarchy.Thanks to Noteworthy for this item.
- Filtering
At my recent talk I pointed folks to my FURL site for links to all the tools I discussed. I've just received a note from a school librarian saying the filter will not allow access to that site. That is so wrong. Is Google or Yahoo filtered? FURL and...
- Folksonomies
There is a debate raging on folksonomies vs controlled vocabularies. Both sides seem to adopt an either/or position, things are rarely so clear-cut. They seem to place librarians on the side of control and it is true we have developed subject heading...
- Controlled Vocabularies
Controlled Vocabularies: A Glosso-Thesaurus by Karl Fast, Fred Leise and Mike Steckel is available on Boxes and Arrows.The glossary reflects our usage of terms in the articles of this series. But this glossary is more than just a list of terms. We wanted...
- Topic Maps
The Library of Congress presents the Luminary Lecture, Topic Maps: Subject-Based Access. The video of the lecture will be available live on Wednesday, October 15 from 10:00 am -12:00 noon EST in RealPlayer format. To view it, you must have Real Player...
- Profession
What is the future of the profession of cataloging? This lunch I read the article "Knowledge Access Management at Lied Library: Cataloging and Web Site Reengineering" by Brad Eden and Kenneth J. Bierman Library Hi Tech Vol. 20. no. 1. (2002) pp. 90-103....