Re: The Situation We're In (was Re: Authority maintenance )

From: Ross Singer <ross.singer_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 23:44:22 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
On 5/30/07, Michael Fitzgerald <mike_at_jazzdiscography.com> wrote:
>> a lot of stuff...

Out of curiosity, how does the average person navigate this:
http://orlabs.oclc.org/Identities/find?fullName=%22michael+fitzgerald%22

over this:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2774713-7821547?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=%22michael+fitzgerald%22

?

This is no defense of Amazon, but depending on your name authority
file for disambiguation is a big leap in assuming people know who the
hell you are (and that includes librarians).

-Ross.
Received on Wed May 30 2007 - 21:31:56 EDT