Library Cataloging
Phalbe Henriksen's More Typographical Errors in Library Database was updated in early July. Correct spelling can be an big improvement in access to our catalogs. It is certainly something not available in general on the Web. Just check how many hits you get from Plam Piolet. Creating cross references in our authority from some of these misspellings will be the next step. Or even better, having spell checking in the OPAC. Thanks to Terry Ballard, Phalbe Henriksen and all the others making our records cleaner.
- Typos In Our Catalogs
This morning I corrected two typos in my catalog, Ethiopia had been misspelled. One time it was in a note field, another time in the subject heading. The note field would just make us look bad, but the subject field can decrease access to the title. (I...
- Typographical Errors In Library Databases
The Typographical Errors in Library Databases page has been updated. Thank you Terry Ballard, Tina Gunther and all who have contributed to this resource. This list can also be used to find misspellings in other resources. Infotrack, for instance, shows...
- Spelling
Spelling errors prevent access to materials and our catalogs do contain typos. I've not recently mentioned the work by Terry Ballard and others, so it is worth listing these again.Typographical Errors in Library Databases by Terry Ballard. Revised...
- Spelling
Here is another listing of misspelled words found in our catalogs, Common Spelling Mistakes. Not sure how it was compiled or the relationship to the list by Terry Ballard, Typographical Errors in Library Databases. Thanks to David Schuster for pointing...
- Typographical Errors In Library Databases
Typographical Errors in Library Databases Terry Ballard has collected the most common spelling and typographical errors in our catalogs. This is important work, since an error can scatter references defeating one of the prime reasons for cataloging, to...
Library Cataloging
Spelling
Phalbe Henriksen's More Typographical Errors in Library Database was updated in early July. Correct spelling can be an big improvement in access to our catalogs. It is certainly something not available in general on the Web. Just check how many hits you get from Plam Piolet. Creating cross references in our authority from some of these misspellings will be the next step. Or even better, having spell checking in the OPAC. Thanks to Terry Ballard, Phalbe Henriksen and all the others making our records cleaner.
- Typos In Our Catalogs
This morning I corrected two typos in my catalog, Ethiopia had been misspelled. One time it was in a note field, another time in the subject heading. The note field would just make us look bad, but the subject field can decrease access to the title. (I...
- Typographical Errors In Library Databases
The Typographical Errors in Library Databases page has been updated. Thank you Terry Ballard, Tina Gunther and all who have contributed to this resource. This list can also be used to find misspellings in other resources. Infotrack, for instance, shows...
- Spelling
Spelling errors prevent access to materials and our catalogs do contain typos. I've not recently mentioned the work by Terry Ballard and others, so it is worth listing these again.Typographical Errors in Library Databases by Terry Ballard. Revised...
- Spelling
Here is another listing of misspelled words found in our catalogs, Common Spelling Mistakes. Not sure how it was compiled or the relationship to the list by Terry Ballard, Typographical Errors in Library Databases. Thanks to David Schuster for pointing...
- Typographical Errors In Library Databases
Typographical Errors in Library Databases Terry Ballard has collected the most common spelling and typographical errors in our catalogs. This is important work, since an error can scatter references defeating one of the prime reasons for cataloging, to...