Library Cataloging
The results for the Library of Congress Subject Heading Suggestion Blog-a-Thon are in. The effort resulted in 24 subject headings, 6 cross-references, and 2 subdivisions suggestions.
- Lc To Add Subject Category Codes To Selected Subject Authority Records
The Library of Congress has announced they will add subject category codes to selected subject authority records. No earlier than August 2012, the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress will begin an experiment to add subject category...
- Library Of Congress Changed Subject Heading Subdivisions
Sept. 1 there will be a new edition of the Library of Congress Changed Subject Heading Subdivisions.Each August I review the previous years' changes from Library of Congress's "Weekly List" of new headings and cross-check them with their annual...
- 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...
- Oclc Terminology Services
Terminology Services, an Experimental Services for Controlled Vocabularies, a project of OCLC Research is now available.HighlightsSearch descriptions of controlled vocabulariesSearch for concepts/headings in a controlled vocabularyRetrieve a single concept/heading...
- Subject Headings
Over on AUTOCAT there is discussion on the inadequacies of subject headings. Well worth reading the thread. One suggestion was to add more cross-references to authority records. I strongly agree, but I'd not only add them to my records but use SACO...
Library Cataloging
Library of Congress Subject Heading Suggestion Blog-a-Thon
The results for the Library of Congress Subject Heading Suggestion Blog-a-Thon are in. The effort resulted in 24 subject headings, 6 cross-references, and 2 subdivisions suggestions.
- Lc To Add Subject Category Codes To Selected Subject Authority Records
The Library of Congress has announced they will add subject category codes to selected subject authority records. No earlier than August 2012, the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress will begin an experiment to add subject category...
- Library Of Congress Changed Subject Heading Subdivisions
Sept. 1 there will be a new edition of the Library of Congress Changed Subject Heading Subdivisions.Each August I review the previous years' changes from Library of Congress's "Weekly List" of new headings and cross-check them with their annual...
- 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...
- Oclc Terminology Services
Terminology Services, an Experimental Services for Controlled Vocabularies, a project of OCLC Research is now available.HighlightsSearch descriptions of controlled vocabulariesSearch for concepts/headings in a controlled vocabularyRetrieve a single concept/heading...
- Subject Headings
Over on AUTOCAT there is discussion on the inadequacies of subject headings. Well worth reading the thread. One suggestion was to add more cross-references to authority records. I strongly agree, but I'd not only add them to my records but use SACO...