Re: Subject Terms in Institutional Repositories

From: Bigwood, David <dbigwood_at_nyob>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:41:51 +0000
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Another way most taggers don't think in terms of LCSH is precoordinated strings. Using FAST with auto suggest and complete might be something to consider. 

Sincerely,
David Bigwood
Lunar and Planetary Institute

Twitter: @Catalogablog

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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Shaun Ellis
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 10:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Subject Terms in Institutional Repositories

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
Received on Fri Aug 30 2013 - 12:42:01 EDT