[Evergreen-catalogers] Volume Information: Classification Scheme

[Hardy, Elaine]

While our default classification scheme is Dewey (and all PINES libraries
use Dewey), existing records were set to Generic when we migrated. As we
add new volumes, PINES catalogers have been setting the call number to
Dewey. We have discovered this means that in call number browse, the
generic numbers sort differently from the Dewey numbers. If you do a call
number browse, those set to Dewey sort first and then the Generic sort,
even if they are the same number. We are going to flip all Generic to
Dewey when we have had a chance to test to make sure it doesn't cause
something else to happen.


I think it is your default classification scheme that determines what
suggested call number is pulled from the record.

Elaine
 

J. Elaine Hardy
PINES Bibliographic Projects and Metadata Manager
Georgia Public Library Service,
A Unit of the University System of Georgia
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
404.235-7128
404.235-7201, fax

ehardy at georgialibraries.org
www.georgialibraries.org
http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines/


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Subject: [Evergreen-catalogers] Volume Information: Classification Scheme

Hello, Everyone.
I'm working on updating our local cataloging documentation and I'm
wondering what people can tell me about the Classification drop-down list
in the volume information.  We've just been ignoring it.

I've dug around in the General list archives, and from what I can tell
this setting is intended to aid in sorting based on call number.

I think currently we're satisfied with the way things are sorting.
 What is the advantage to using this?  And would any advantage be
nullified by the fact that all of our previous volumes don't have a
classification scheme applied?  Has anyone else started using this
function mid-stream?

Ours is defaulting to General right now. We use a mix of local call number
schemes and Dewey (as do most of the libraries in the consortium, although
the State Library uses a lot of things for various collections, including
LOC).

If I change the default to Dewey for our library, will the system pull the
Dewey call number instead of LOC for the call number input box?  But would
I then need to set General for all of my non-Dewey call numbers?



Sarah Childs
Senior Cataloger
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
250 North Fifth Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
317-873-3149 x13330
sarahc at zionsville.lib.in.us

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