Mike, what do you mean when you say "don't think in terms of LCSH"? Is
there some other vocabulary that they think in? If LCSH is the best
option, the right interface may help them "think in terms of LCSH". For
example, auto-completion/suggestion of headings when tagging or
searching might be necessary.
-Shaun
On 8/30/13 10:05 AM, Michael J. Giarlo wrote:
We are using LCSH in our repository, but it hasn't been very widely used
because our users, largely research faculty and staff, don't think in terms
of LCSH.
-Mike
On Aug 30, 2013 9:28 AM, "Matthew Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Code4Libbers,
I am working on cleaning up our institutional repository, and one of the
big areas of improvement needed is the list of terms from the subject
fields. It is messy and I want to take the subject terms and place them
into a much better order. I was contemplating using Library of Congress
Subject Headings, but I wanted to see what others have done in this area to
see if there is another good controlled vocabulary that could work better.
Any insight is welcome. Thanks for your time everyone.
Matt Sherman
Digital Content Librarian
University of Bridgeport
