K.G. Schneider said:
"Now, that doesn't mean I am convinced that faceted/bagged LCSH is the
answer. We need more evidence, and part of the problem if we even
produce evidence is that we don't have anything to compare it with
inside our industry because we have such a hammerlock on what metadata
about the book in question is available to the user. We've built the
ultimate control-freak system from controlled, human-created and
-applied metadata sitting in MARC silos (remember, only we use MARC)
held within proprietary and outdated software. We're in the same
position as Dewey staring at the alphabetical book catalogs, except that
Dewey was focused on the problem and the user and had no interest in
retaining legacy methods."
Karen,
You are provocative!
First, to move the discussion, point granted in about Dewey's
innovation, MARC exclusivity, and the inability to test LCSH vs.
anything else.
Now... is LCSH part of the "control-freak system" in your opinion?
What, to date, can compare to LCSH's scope and depth? If you are
thinking about new systems, would they also be built, "as you go"? If
so, given authority control realities, how? Also, how could any new
system that is built avoid the label "control-freak"?
Nathan Rinne
Media Cataloging Technician
ISD 279 - Educational Service Center (ESC)
11200 93rd Ave. North
Maple Grove, MN. 55369
Work phone: 763-391-7183
Received on Thu May 10 2007 - 11:11:49 EDT