Hi George, You wrote:
We've begun warping subjects a little bit. Overdrive is an example of an > easy > way for us to group a whole bunch of titles together, in this case, ebooks > that > are available for loan through the OverDrive lending system. > > There are a few others: "protected DAISY", "accessible book", "new york > times > bestseller"... > > Even though there are rules associated with subject headings and > cataloging, I > think what we're seeing is that in practice, it seems quite folksonomic in > nature. Hmm, I can see why you're going down this route (avoiding the whole complex classification hierachy thing), but I think it's a bit non-obvious to lump stuff that's not related to the actual content of the book in with "Subjects". The OverDrive info seems to be already captured elsewhere (via the "borrow" links), so is it really needed? I'm all for esoteric, folksonomy-esque subjects like "criminal masterminds of Victorian London", but it seems a bit hack-ish to use them for arbitrary lists (would I be allowed "Frankie's fav books"?) P.S When do we get to merge Works? Is that up next? More magic wands please... :-) -- Frankie Roberto Experience Designer, Rattle 0114 2706977 http://www.rattlecentral.com
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