I have found that some records from Library of Congress have a URL link that
provides the table of contents and reviews. But, I haven't taken the time to
figure out when/why that occurs. Does anyone know?
Mary Alice
Mary Alice Anderson, Media Specialist, Writer
Winona Area Public Schools
Winona, MN
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Instructor, Online Professional Development , School of Education: University of
Wisconsin - Stout
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> maryalicea@mac.com
On Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 08:57AM, "Jacqueline Henry" <JHenry@GANANDA.ORG>
wrote:
>The first post seems to have come through a bit garbled. Perhaps this will be
>better. If it comes throught the same way - I give up!
>
>*--------
>
>Thanks so much for all your very thoughtful responses! I agree - the problem I
>described of not being able to locate information in our catalog about Albrecht
>absolutely IS a cataloging problem. I have added access points as much as
>possible to my catalog already. For instance, all the people in my collective
>biographies have been added to the marc records. That didn’t help with Albrecht
>who only appears in our art and history books. Lets face it - none of us has time
>to do what REALLY needs to be done to make our catalogs as user-friendly as
>Google. Why can't we get that info automatically with our MARC records? Surely
>the technology is available.
>
>Of course it is possible * and necessary * to teach students to look for more
>general topics, and then use the indexes. As librarians, we do that all the time.
>Still * I think it is time for us to provide our students with a better search
>solution. Is there anyone out there doing that?
>
>Who should I contact? I know nothing about it - who IS in charge of MARC records?
> Is anyone at that level thinking along these lines? Is there some way I can get
>in touch with them?
>
>Here are my ideas:
>
>1. If Marc records came with both the full table of contents and the full index -
>it would be a giant step forward. We already can search the table of contents in
>some materials - or enter it ourselves. But it is not enough. Who of us would
>have time to enter the entire index of a multi volume reference set ourselves into
>the MARC record? And why should we have to? Why - at the very least - can't
>that come to us when we order MARC records for our books?
>
>2. Why doesn’t the table of contents for our books pop up in a library catalog
>search so our students can look at it - just like Google Books, Amazon et al?
>
>3. And how about full-text search * why not? Google can do it * why can’t we?
>Yes - Google Book Search is a wonderful tool. Yes * it already points people in
>the direction of area libraries that own the book. However, it is overwhelming.
>Again - in an effort to bring us everything - it takes too much time to sift
>through the dross to find the gold. Instead - why can’t we use this technology to
>easily search a SINGLE collection - our own - which has been carefully selected to
>serve our own unique clientele.
>
>It just seems to me that in the age of Google - that library catalogs could be a
>LOT more efficient! If libraries don't figure out a way to make this happen -
>then it will be no wonder if folks prefer a google search!
>
>Thanks again. And by the way - I know nothing about it - who IS in charge of MARC
>records? Is anyone at that level thinking along these lines? Is there some way I
>can get in touch with them?
>
>Jacquie
>
>"The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for poetry and
>to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American way."
>
>From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Jacquie Henry, MLS
>Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
>Gananda Central School District
>3195 Wiedrick Road
>P.O. Box 609
>Macedon, NY 14502
>315-986-3521 x 3144
>jhenry@gananda.org
>Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm
>Blog: http://nlcommunities.com/communities/wanderings/default.aspx
>
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