Hi Andrea-- I am a firm believer in controlled vocabulary. Studies have shown that a large percentage of the resources retrieved through keyword searches would be missed if subject headings which include controlled vocabulary are absent. For example see this article: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01639374.2014.917447?journalCode=wccq20 (you can see the abstract but full text requires subscription)
Best wishes, Faye ________________________________ From: Andrea Rapp <anrapp2...@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 3:47:37 PM To: Leibowitz, Faye R Cc: rhaus_...@yahoo.com; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction I'm not sure it's necessary to worry so much about subject headings anymore. People simply enter words in the search box. So I load up my 520 notes with words and names I think people will search for. What do others think? AR Sent from my iPad > On Aug 18, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Leibowitz, Faye R <frle...@pitt.edu> wrote: > > Librarian
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