Re: The Return of Cards?

From: john g marr <jmarr_at_nyob> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 15:05:10 -0600 To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU

On Tue, 8 Oct 2013, James Weinheimer wrote:

> Imagine a record with a heading like "World War, 
> 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front--Personal narratives, Hungarian". I 
> can guarantee that nobody--absolutely *nobody* will *ever* come up with 
> a query like that. The heading, based on its own merits, is completely 
> and totally incoherent and 100% unfindable.

Hi James:

  Would a suggestion to "post-coordinate" such complex headings be 
practical? E.g.:

      World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front

      World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Hungarian

Cheers!

jgm

  John G. Marr
  CDS, UL
  Univ. of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  jmarr_at_unm.edu
  californiastop_at_hushmail.com

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