[Evergreen-catalogers] Volume Information: Classification Scheme

[Hardy, Elaine]

We do count the Fiction, biography and other "letter" call numbers as
Dewey and have told libraries to set everything to Dewey. You could
consider those Generic but there would need to be an easy way to
retrospectively set the label on those call number records and to set
Dewey to Dewey. Else, the sorting would differ. Given the number of
libraries in PINES with different shelving locations and different call
numbers (F, FIC, FICTION, JF, J F , J FIC, etc., etc.), I think that any
automated way of flipping labels to have multiple schemes would be either
impossible or require really complex programming.

We are getting Dewey numbers supplied. In the batch area, it is in a drop
down menu; but in the individual volume area, it is in the data well.

We don't use the functionality of prefixes or suffixes, but Dewey numbers
do have Prefixes (and occasionally suffixes) (R 808.8 GEN, for example).
In PINES, call numbers are locally assigned and "belong" to the library.
While I wouldn't object if a library wanted to use the functionality, we
haven't fully tested it in PINES. It would also mean the library would
have to retrospectively change all their call numbers with prefixes so
that they would all sort the same way. It might be possible to automate
that process for a single library, but it would again be a complicated
process for PINES as a whole given the varied nature of prefixes across
libraries.

We also have not implemented monographic parts for much the same reason --
the complexity of retrospectively doing so in a consortium the size and
nature of PINES. I want to implement this for the volume level hold
capability our patrons want; but, getting existing records done is the
hang up.

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

Thanks for the info! Comments, questions below.

> 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.

I was thinking we might get results like that.

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'll be interested to hear how it goes.

It sounds like you are currently setting everything to Dewey, even if the
call number is a different scheme (like Fic, local media schemes, etc.)?
Is that right?

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

So you are getting Dewey numbers supplied?  That would be nice.
That might be a benefit to switching.

Are you using prefixes and suffixes at all?



> 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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