>I remember Tim from LibraryThing was talking a while back about
creating a "Melvil" or "Dui" classification system based upon an out of
copyright version of Dewey (TM). Has anybody done any work along these
lines?
I never got anywhere with it. I moved over to the original Cutter,
then ditched both. Anyway, even if you get something out of copyright,
there's trademark to contend with.
Does anyone know about how Amazon subjects relate to BISAC? I
understand them to be an outgrowth of it, but I don't know how much
they're grown.
Tim
PS: For what it's worth, I think the answer is a new system, built up
cooperatively. The goal of such a system should be to cluster things
that *users* see as alike and want to take out together, not to
educate them or push a particular understanding of the world (what
Clay Shirky calls "voodoo ontology.") I favor good (and open) subject
systems, not a late 19th-century shelving system libraries have to pay
to use.
On 6/1/07, MULLEN Allen <Allen.MULLEN_at_ci.eugene.or.us> wrote:
> Hi Jesse, I love seeing libraries using innovative tools by extending
> them in innovative ways! The website looks very "public-friendly" and
> it is great that a user can begin accessing the bibliographic collection
> using these headings right from the top level.
>
> How do you acquire the BISAC headings? Are they external (but linked)
> to MARC records or are they incorporated into MARC records?
>
> An interesting way to utilize faceting from Endeca. Wish I had more
> time to explore. Good luck with further development. I hope you'll
> update us when new features or approaches are added.
>
> Allen Mullen
> Eugene Public Library
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> >[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Jesse Haro
> >Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 10:51 AM
> >To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
> >Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Prof. Burke's wish list
> >
> >I was recently turned on to this listserv by Karen Schneider
> >and think these are all very interesting comments. I work as
> >the lead OPAC developer for the Phoenix Public Library and
> >have served as one of the primary drivers in changing the way
> >we interact with our customers online.
> >Although I serve a public audience, I think the implications
> >of the work we have done may apply in other areas.
> >
> >Phoenix recently completed an overhaul of our public website
> >with the integration of the Endeca search platform as our
> >primary search engine. As part of the project, we piloted the
> >use the Book Industry Study Group BISAC headings as a way to
> >compliment the marc record in our database for nonfiction
> >titles. The headings are visible from the home page under
> >"Browse Books". There's far more to this than I can write
> >here, but I would love to hear some feedback from the Library
> >community at large.
> >Our response so far from the public has been fairly positive.
> >You can see the results at:
> >
> >http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org
> >
> >We are in the midst of integrating BISAC headings into our bib
> >database for fiction titles as well. The initial pilot
> >demonstrated an excellent way of mixing both the traditional
> >approach to navigating our collection via LCSH, with a more
> >retail friendly approach similar to BN, Borders, Amazon, etc.
> >We also discovered that BISAC headings give us far more
> >flexibility in targeting our catalog towards a specific
> >audience, (See
> >http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/business.jsp for an example).
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >Jesse Haro, Web Services Manager
> >Phoenix Public Library
> >602 495-7416
> >
>
Received on Fri Jun 01 2007 - 18:12:19 EDT