this was also a big part of why i think a virtual stack browse has
something to offer. our campus has over 40 libraries ranging from the
largest library in the state to departmental reading rooms w/ items in
our catalog. a virtual stack browse has the benefit of leveraging the
benefits of call number enabled serendipitous discovery across multiple
physical locations even if they are all books.
-steve
Bigwood, David wrote:
In very few libraries are all items on the same shelf. An on-line
environment has the advantage of seeing everything in one call number
run. It can be much more complete.
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Sincerely,
David Bigwood
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-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Keith Jenkins
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:22 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] creating call number browse
I think that one advantage of browsing a physical shelf is that the
shelf is linear, so it's very easy to methodically browse from the
left end of the shelf to the right, and have a sense that you haven't
accidentally missed anything. (Ignore, for the moment, all the books
that happen to be checked out and not on the shelf...)
Keith
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