Re: Political Correctness

[Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@TENET.EDU>]

On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Mark Williams wrote:

> My feeling (DON'T get me started on PC!!) is that we must follow Sears (or
> LC if you use that) for subject headings, regardless what the non-library
> pundits want.  If we change willy-nilly, the great benefit of having a
> common set of cataloging terms that work everywhere is lost forever.  To me
> this is the great justification for a controlled vocabulary -- at least that
> is what I was taught.

I agree -- I use both.  I follow Sears, occasionally include some LC, and
then I add what my clientele need in order to find what they are looking
for.  Some day when my records join that great catalog in the sky, they
will match the Sears subjects, but we'll have extras. For you who have
joined union catalogs, what do the extras do to the records? As far as I
can see, that won't be a problem as long as the traditonal Sears (or LC)
subjects are included.

Betty
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