I was curious about that too. I'm not a cataloger, but on the reference
desk we deal with plenty of patron-generated "non-controlled vocabulary"
on a daily basis.
Of course, I'm totally biased towards LibraryThing and using tags in the
catalog. Having LT data in our cataloger doesn't make our cataloger's
job any harder and it helps quite a bit at the reference desk!
kate
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Kate Sheehan
Coordinator of Library Automation
Danbury Library
170 Main St.
Danbury, CT 06810
203.796.1607
ksheehan_at_danburylibrary.org
http://www.danburylibrary.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of MULLEN Allen
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:57 PM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] "Third Order"--was Libraries & the Web
>
> Ted Gemberling writes:
>
> "non-controlled vocabulary shouldn't, at the very least, be something
> catalogers or other library staff have to deal with on a daily basis"
>
> I'm curious about this statement - why not?
>
> Allen Mullen
> Eugene Public Library
Received on Wed May 16 2007 - 14:02:01 EDT