Comments on: Uncontrolled Vocabulary #2 – Similarly, Horribly Aghast http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2007/07/05/uncontrolled-vocabulary-2-similarly-horribly-aghast/ A weekly live interactive roundtable discussion of all things library, every Wednesday at 10 PM Eastern Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:28:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Connie http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2007/07/05/uncontrolled-vocabulary-2-similarly-horribly-aghast/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Connie Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:03:00 +0000 http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2007/07/05/uncontrolled-vocabulary-2-similarly-horribly-aghast/#comment-11 Fantastic discussion, folks! I especially found the discussion about how we are jerks for making patrons learn how to use Dewey particularly thought-provoking. I work in a specialized library which uses a modified version of part of LC (not Dewey). I walked out into my little library after listening to that part and was horrified to be greeted by signs with a tangle of numbers, not subjects! Perhaps it is time to re-think that.<br/><br/>I'd be interested in a future discussion of how we would re-build the OPAC "from the ground up." Can we give this a collective vision? <br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>Connie Fantastic discussion, folks! I especially found the discussion about how we are jerks for making patrons learn how to use Dewey particularly thought-provoking. I work in a specialized library which uses a modified version of part of LC (not Dewey). I walked out into my little library after listening to that part and was horrified to be greeted by signs with a tangle of numbers, not subjects! Perhaps it is time to re-think that.

I’d be interested in a future discussion of how we would re-build the OPAC “from the ground up.” Can we give this a collective vision?

Cheers,
Connie

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