Library Cataloging
I'm currently reading First Have Something to Say. Walt Crawford starts by encouraging would-be-writers that there is a place, even a need for them. Then he describes the various places to be published and their requirements. The second half of the book seems to be strategies on writing; I've not gotten that far. As always, his style is very readable and sprinkled with personal incidents. Well worth reading, even rereading.
- Amazon Or Open Worldcat
A few days back I asked for opinions about where I should link to whenever I referred to a book, Amazon or Open WorldCat. The former has the benefit of providing a small kickback. Once or twice a year I could pick up a book by Walt Crawford or Steve Cohen...
- Marc Tool
This tool was mentioned in a comment a few days ago, but since the RSS and e-mail folks missed it and some of those reading the Web page may have skipped the comments, here it is again.The pymarc module provides an API for reading, writing and modifying...
- Cites & Insights
Walt Crawford's latest issue of Cites & Insights is now available. It includes:Ethical Perspectives: Republishing and Blogging (no, it's not about the Webcred conference)The Library Stuff: two articles and a cluster of five blog entries worth...
- New Book
The latest catalog from ALA Editions has a full page devoted to Walt Crawford's new book First Have Something to Say: Writing for the Library Profession. I'm looking forward to reading it. ...
- Cataloging Theory And History
I've been reading a book which should be required reading in all cataloging classes and history of librarianship classes, Seymour Lubetzky: Writings on the Classical Art of Cataloging edited by Svenonius and McGarry. Most working catalogers would...
Library Cataloging
Reading
I'm currently reading First Have Something to Say. Walt Crawford starts by encouraging would-be-writers that there is a place, even a need for them. Then he describes the various places to be published and their requirements. The second half of the book seems to be strategies on writing; I've not gotten that far. As always, his style is very readable and sprinkled with personal incidents. Well worth reading, even rereading.
- Amazon Or Open Worldcat
A few days back I asked for opinions about where I should link to whenever I referred to a book, Amazon or Open WorldCat. The former has the benefit of providing a small kickback. Once or twice a year I could pick up a book by Walt Crawford or Steve Cohen...
- Marc Tool
This tool was mentioned in a comment a few days ago, but since the RSS and e-mail folks missed it and some of those reading the Web page may have skipped the comments, here it is again.The pymarc module provides an API for reading, writing and modifying...
- Cites & Insights
Walt Crawford's latest issue of Cites & Insights is now available. It includes:Ethical Perspectives: Republishing and Blogging (no, it's not about the Webcred conference)The Library Stuff: two articles and a cluster of five blog entries worth...
- New Book
The latest catalog from ALA Editions has a full page devoted to Walt Crawford's new book First Have Something to Say: Writing for the Library Profession. I'm looking forward to reading it. ...
- Cataloging Theory And History
I've been reading a book which should be required reading in all cataloging classes and history of librarianship classes, Seymour Lubetzky: Writings on the Classical Art of Cataloging edited by Svenonius and McGarry. Most working catalogers would...