Library Cataloging
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 found this error by checking the errors reported to Libtypos-L. It was spelt Ethopia)Helping me clean-up my catalog is the Yahoo group Libtypos-L, Typographical errors in library databases. The messages are used to enrich Typographical Errors in Library Databases and More Typographical Errors in Library Databases. We can build the best system interface for our users with all the best from Google, Amazon, and all the Web2.0 features but if we have garbage in our database it just won't matter. Thanks to all those folks searching for and sharing misspellings present in our catalogs.
Spelling
- Typo Of The Day
With input from participants in the electronic distribution list LIBTYPOS-L, Terry Ballard has created the Typo of the Day Blog. This may sound humorous, but it isn't a joke! Rather, it is a new tool in cooperative quality control.Here are suggested...
- Spelling Errors & Typos
Using OCLC Connexion to find typographical errors in authority records by Jeffrey Beall appears in OCLC Systems & Services (2004) v. 20, no. 2 pp71-75Typographical errors exist in bibliographic and authority records and can hinder patron access to library...
- 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
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...
- 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
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 found this error by checking the errors reported to Libtypos-L. It was spelt Ethopia)Helping me clean-up my catalog is the Yahoo group Libtypos-L, Typographical errors in library databases. The messages are used to enrich Typographical Errors in Library Databases and More Typographical Errors in Library Databases. We can build the best system interface for our users with all the best from Google, Amazon, and all the Web2.0 features but if we have garbage in our database it just won't matter. Thanks to all those folks searching for and sharing misspellings present in our catalogs.
Spelling
- Typo Of The Day
With input from participants in the electronic distribution list LIBTYPOS-L, Terry Ballard has created the Typo of the Day Blog. This may sound humorous, but it isn't a joke! Rather, it is a new tool in cooperative quality control.Here are suggested...
- Spelling Errors & Typos
Using OCLC Connexion to find typographical errors in authority records by Jeffrey Beall appears in OCLC Systems & Services (2004) v. 20, no. 2 pp71-75Typographical errors exist in bibliographic and authority records and can hinder patron access to library...
- 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
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...
- 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...