It used to be that LCSH tended to be framed in "scientific" terminology whenever possible. Meanwhile kiddie subject headings (formerly "A.C." headings) tended to be in natural language, which sets up the frequent complaint about "Swine" in LCSH but "Pigs" in juvie headings, but now the trend is to put LCSH in vernacular terms, a particularly timely approach now that we've alienated most patrons and steered them to keyword searching rather than trying to decipher the LCSH.
And changes are being made much more quickly now, with obtuse terms and inverted headings being weeded out. This will be my last posting to this list about purely cataloging matters. I sincerely hope. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:[email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of CROWLEY, CHRISTINE Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] And now for something completely different... I usually used that explanation when trying to address the vagaries of subject headings with students who are very key-word oriented. Although I appreciate the efficiency and consistency of a controlled vocabulary, it always or often seems that the decision makers are going out of their way to create really reeaaallly non-intuitive subject headings. When we were stuck with card catalogs it was easier to see why a decision to update a heading might present some real challenges. But now... Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251 210.486.4572 voice | 210.486.4504 fax PLEASE NOTE: I AM RETIRING AS OF AUG. 19, 2011 NEW LIBRARY CONTACT INFO UPON REQUEST "A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done"--Dwight David Eisenhower -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Tribby Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 1:12 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Re: [Videolib] And now for something completely different... >I seem to recall one similar when we got a book on....cockroaches...it was "Urban Fauna". Now there's an intuitive one, for you! It's been "Urban animals" since at least December of 2012, so at least now the library world is a better place for cockroaches and those who love them. >I always maintained that the folks in cataloging at LC were the "mole people" who must exist underground and not be in touch with reality. I've had similar thoughts, often during cataloging committee meetings at ALA Conferences, but it seems to me that cataloging consultants and, to a lesser extent, academic library catalogers are more often the ones displaying mole people-like characteristics. Granted, we're all catalogers at those meetings with all that entails, so the differences may not be evident to non-catalogers. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:[email protected] VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3661 - Release Date: 05/26/11 06:34:00 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
