I am not advocating abandoning subject headings. I still enter them. But
often the terminology they use is not what a non-librarian would use when
entering keyword searches. So I advocate bearing this in mind when writing 520
content notes. Andrea
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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,
FayeFrom: Andrea Rapp <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 3:47:37 PM
To: Leibowitz, Faye R
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
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
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> On Aug 18, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Leibowitz, Faye R <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Librarian
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