Tips on Modern Languages

[Earl Sande <sandes@wilken-dsm.com>]

Those of us with computers know the frustration of cataloguing modern
language materials.  In many of OPACs, the initial English words (like :
a, an, the, ) are ignored in the indexing.  Los, Le, La and most modern
language ones, however, either require purchasing additional modules (if
you're lucky) or accepting this problem.  One solution :  when entering
modern language materials, do not enter the intial words that would
normally be ignored if the item were in English.
And, by the way, rather than using the ASCII code for the various
language-specific alphabet letters, I found our language teachers had no
hesitation in recommending using the modern English alphabet instead.
Sure saves time!
Finally, the method of DDC cataloguing I mentioned in another tip has
now been tested and found, to quote one of my French teachers,
"Absolutely Wonderful!"  Now, if I can only learn German, Spanish,
Italian, .............. to do the same for the others.
Earl Sande, Upper School Librarian, International School of Tanganyika,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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