Library Cataloging
Currently I'm reading Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger. He makes an interesting point about information that we (or at least me) often overlook. There are times we want just the facts, but most often we what more than that. The Web isn't interesting because there are many facts there, but rather because there are interesting people there. At a party, the person spouting facts, we avoid. The person telling jokes, stories or even his opinion is whom we seek. So it is on the Web. I read Library Stuff and The Shifted Librarian not for the facts but because Steven and Jenny are never boring. If I was at a conference, I'd want to sit at their table for lunch and not because I agree with them on everything.
- Librarything
Some very interesting things going on at LibraryThing, the home cataloging tool. They now have MARC records for many of their titles. I didn't see a way to download them, but they might be useful for very small libraries.But even more interesting...
- Skytellers
A new product from the Lunar and Planetary Iinstitute, MPOW, the DVD and resource guide SkyTellers.Often our learning process begins with "the facts". We are not engaged and motivated to want to know about our Universe. We are not encouraged to be curious....
- Rss & Updating The Catalog
Some interesting ideas are being discussed by Christopher Harris and K.G. Schneider. Read what both have to say, mull it over, and consider our catalogs and our users. The time will be well spent. Then return and see what comments have been left. Some...
- Classification
Why Dewey's Decimal System is prejudiced appears in the latest JOHO, Journal of the Hyperlinked Organization. This is a personal newsletter from David Weinberger. (Thanks to the commenter for clearing up the person responsible.) He is the author of...
- Cataloging
One of the sites linking to Catalogablog has the description "A cataloging Web log. Not as boring as it sounds" Well, cataloging does not sound boring to me. I think it is a fascinating profession. To take an item and craft a bibliographic description...
Library Cataloging
Information
Currently I'm reading Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger. He makes an interesting point about information that we (or at least me) often overlook. There are times we want just the facts, but most often we what more than that. The Web isn't interesting because there are many facts there, but rather because there are interesting people there. At a party, the person spouting facts, we avoid. The person telling jokes, stories or even his opinion is whom we seek. So it is on the Web. I read Library Stuff and The Shifted Librarian not for the facts but because Steven and Jenny are never boring. If I was at a conference, I'd want to sit at their table for lunch and not because I agree with them on everything.
Libraries and our catalogs tend to be "just the facts" places. There is no place in a MARC record for an opinion. Amazon has a place for reviews and comments. Maybe, we should consider this for our catalogs. It would be messy, but maybe richer and more interesting.
- Librarything
Some very interesting things going on at LibraryThing, the home cataloging tool. They now have MARC records for many of their titles. I didn't see a way to download them, but they might be useful for very small libraries.But even more interesting...
- Skytellers
A new product from the Lunar and Planetary Iinstitute, MPOW, the DVD and resource guide SkyTellers.Often our learning process begins with "the facts". We are not engaged and motivated to want to know about our Universe. We are not encouraged to be curious....
- Rss & Updating The Catalog
Some interesting ideas are being discussed by Christopher Harris and K.G. Schneider. Read what both have to say, mull it over, and consider our catalogs and our users. The time will be well spent. Then return and see what comments have been left. Some...
- Classification
Why Dewey's Decimal System is prejudiced appears in the latest JOHO, Journal of the Hyperlinked Organization. This is a personal newsletter from David Weinberger. (Thanks to the commenter for clearing up the person responsible.) He is the author of...
- Cataloging
One of the sites linking to Catalogablog has the description "A cataloging Web log. Not as boring as it sounds" Well, cataloging does not sound boring to me. I think it is a fascinating profession. To take an item and craft a bibliographic description...