Library Cataloging
Glancing at the Revised LC Subject Headings in the latest Cataloging Service Bulletin it seem as if all battles are having geographic information added. The format looks like: XXX, Battle of, Place, Date. For example, Cool Springs, Battle of, Va., 1864. Libraries with history sections will have some major updating to do. Luckily, here at the Lunar and Planetary Institute we have no such headings.
- Mapfast
An interesting tool from OCLC research, MapFAST now has a RESTful interface. The Web Service underlying the mapFAST map demo is now available for public use. Developers can use this Web Service to develop their own applications to discover FAST headings...
- Subject Headings For Cooking And Cookbooks
Image via WikipediaThis statement was issued by LC concerning the change from cookery to cooking. For some libraries this is going to be a major change. The Library of Congress issued the list of the new and revised subject headings for materials on cooking...
- All Back Issues Of Cataloging Service Bulletin Now Available Free Online
News from LC.All 123 issues of Cataloging Service Bulletin (CSB) are now available at no cost. CSB is a quarterly bulletin that includes current, new, and revised information about LC cataloging and classification practices and policies. CSB lists revised...
- Rss Feed At The Lpi
We now have an RSS feed for our Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin. This is something I've been suggesting for quite some time. I hope it is the start of a trend here at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. RSS...
- Lc Subject Headings
The latest issue of the Cataloging Service Bulletin has these major subject heading changesAustralian aborigines becomes Aboriginal AustraliansThe geographic qualifier Nfld. becomes N.L.A change affecting many fewer records but most likely more libraries,...
Library Cataloging
LCSH
Glancing at the Revised LC Subject Headings in the latest Cataloging Service Bulletin it seem as if all battles are having geographic information added. The format looks like: XXX, Battle of, Place, Date. For example, Cool Springs, Battle of, Va., 1864. Libraries with history sections will have some major updating to do. Luckily, here at the Lunar and Planetary Institute we have no such headings.
- Mapfast
An interesting tool from OCLC research, MapFAST now has a RESTful interface. The Web Service underlying the mapFAST map demo is now available for public use. Developers can use this Web Service to develop their own applications to discover FAST headings...
- Subject Headings For Cooking And Cookbooks
Image via WikipediaThis statement was issued by LC concerning the change from cookery to cooking. For some libraries this is going to be a major change. The Library of Congress issued the list of the new and revised subject headings for materials on cooking...
- All Back Issues Of Cataloging Service Bulletin Now Available Free Online
News from LC.All 123 issues of Cataloging Service Bulletin (CSB) are now available at no cost. CSB is a quarterly bulletin that includes current, new, and revised information about LC cataloging and classification practices and policies. CSB lists revised...
- Rss Feed At The Lpi
We now have an RSS feed for our Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin. This is something I've been suggesting for quite some time. I hope it is the start of a trend here at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. RSS...
- Lc Subject Headings
The latest issue of the Cataloging Service Bulletin has these major subject heading changesAustralian aborigines becomes Aboriginal AustraliansThe geographic qualifier Nfld. becomes N.L.A change affecting many fewer records but most likely more libraries,...