Comments on: Subject Cataloging http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2007/08/subject-cataloging/ "Light and liberty go together." Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Designer Sunglasses http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2007/08/subject-cataloging/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Designer Sunglasses Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:22:21 +0000 http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=164#comment-752 <p>Yes, it’s amazing the amount of politics around Library of Congress Subject Headings. (And I had no idea that they were thinking about abandoning them — that’s incredible; thanks for the pointer.) Lots of people have different opinions over how things should be characterized and cataloged and which things were important. When we first started the project, librarians kept arguing about which system we should use.</p> <p>Keeping subject headings makes locating items much easier.</p> Yes, it’s amazing the amount of politics around Library of Congress Subject Headings. (And I had no idea that they were thinking about abandoning them — that’s incredible; thanks for the pointer.) Lots of people have different opinions over how things should be characterized and cataloged and which things were important. When we first started the project, librarians kept arguing about which system we should use.

Keeping subject headings makes locating items much easier.

]]> By: AtconyS http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2007/08/subject-cataloging/comment-page-1/#comment-750 AtconyS Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:02:16 +0000 http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=164#comment-750 That's a wise decision to keep subject heading. That’s a wise decision to keep subject heading.

]]> By: Jacksonville NC Homes http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2007/08/subject-cataloging/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Jacksonville NC Homes Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:47:13 +0000 http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=164#comment-751 <p>Quite the elaborate process of organizing such a mountain of data. I wouldn't want your job.</p> Quite the elaborate process of organizing such a mountain of data. I wouldn’t want your job.

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