Library Cataloging
Misspellings limit access to information. Terry Ballard has mobilized others to hunt out common typos and produces the Typographical Errors in Library Databases list. I've mentioned the list before, but it has recently been revised. Worth checking out again. I did find a "Mew Haven" in our catalog. Seems there are many "Mew Yorks" and "Mew Mexicos" in other catalogs.
- 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...
- Typos
Typographical Errors in Library Databases has been revised by Tina Gunther and Terry Ballard. I checked our catalog for the new additions to the list and found a couple. So even small libraries may benefit from checking for these errors....
- 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
Misspellings limit access to information. Terry Ballard has mobilized others to hunt out common typos and produces the Typographical Errors in Library Databases list. I've mentioned the list before, but it has recently been revised. Worth checking out again. I did find a "Mew Haven" in our catalog. Seems there are many "Mew Yorks" and "Mew Mexicos" in other catalogs.
- 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...
- Typos
Typographical Errors in Library Databases has been revised by Tina Gunther and Terry Ballard. I checked our catalog for the new additions to the list and found a couple. So even small libraries may benefit from checking for these errors....
- 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...