Bernhard Eversberg said:
>Karen Coyle said in that meeting:
>"... the team tried to figure out when alphabetical sorting was really
>required, and the answer turned out to be 'never'."
>
>Does that mean alphabetical index displays of names, titles, subjects
>etc. can safely be considered dead?
Experimenting with filing order in a card catalogue established that
inverse date order of cards behind subject guide cards produced patron
satisfaction, and spread circulation across the alphabet (as opposed
to authors A-M circulating more heavily than N-Z). But author and
title OPAC browse lists (replicating card catalogue alphabetical
filing) assists patrons to find known items where their spelling is a
tad off.
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