Library of Things Discussion Group
April 19, 2023
Library of Things Resources – Staff Resources (sagestaff.org)
No Recording
Correction to the MARC RDA document and LoT template
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Beth and Jon can make changes to $btdf
Images: How to save, resize, label, and put in a bucket for Jon
Locate an image:
One method is to go to Amazon or the manufacturer’s website.
Another method is to Google search the title and UPC/Model number, then click on the ‘Images’ selector – the right-click and ‘save image as’ instructions are the same for both methods.
Click on the ‘Tools’ button to view the selection, then select ‘large’ from the size dropdown
After you select or click on the desired image, right click on the image and select ‘save image as’
Save to your image folder with the title of the item and the Record ID number.
The Database ID or Record ID can be found in the Record Summary in the 3rd column under the TCN or in the 001
Now resize your image
From the folder, right click on the image file and select ‘Edit’ – this will open the image in Paint.
Click ‘Resize’ and select ‘Pixels’ in the pop-out. Replace the larger number with 400 and the computer will calculate the proportional smaller number. Click OK and Save.
If you are working with more than 2 or 3 images and records, add the records to a bucket.
When emailing the images to Jon, include the bucket # and the bucket link along with the attached pictures
Subject heading stuff: Free-floating ones, limited usage, and those pesky ‘pattern headings’
Subject Headings (nicheacademy.com)
(4) 20190918 Using LCSH Pattern Headings – YouTube
Double-checking imported record subject and genre headings needs to be second nature. Not everybody who works at the big libraries understand the nuances of subfields and sourcing genres. Taking subject data strings at face value is a cataloger no-no. When importing records with these ‘specialized’ subfields, please take the time to authorize them and remove them if necessary.
Assigning subject headings doesn’t need to be fancy – if the subfield does not meet the criteria for usage, use the single field subject heading to be on the safe side.
Mentors LOVE these discussions and will be happy to work the authorizing process with you, so don’t hesitate to ask for help! (OK… maybe only a couple of us, but even if your mentor doesn’t LOVE authorizing, they will still be happy to help you get good at it.)
These are the examples we explored.
Library applications cannot be directly searched in Authorities and can only be used in specified circumstances. It is not free-floating and must be authorized in a pattern heading (fancy words for the data string).
=650 \0$aTablet computers$xLibrary applications. Yes.
=650 \0$aLaptop computers$xLibrary applications. No.
For fun
=650 \0$aArtificial intelligence$xLibrary applications. Yes.
150 __ |a Tablet computers |x Library applications
670 __ |a Work cat: 2015019511: Willse, E. Using tablets and apps in libraries, 2015.
910 __ |a Proposal saved by tc05 on 08/19/2015 at 12:03:52
952 __ |a Bib. records to be changed: 0
952 __ |a LC pattern: Artificial intelligence–Library applications
There are 17 usable entries here: – LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
And 11 here – which is why cross referencing with LOC is so important:
https://calculate.alptown.com Click Subject Analysis: LCSH
As with any website – use caution and double-check results with LOC before using. Some material is outdated.
Equipment and supplies is both a Subject heading and free-floating subdivision but it has limitations.
=650 \0$aTechnology$xEquipment and supplies. Yes
=650 \0$aLaptop computers$xEquipment and supplies. No.
=650 \0$aCard games$xEquipment and supplies. Yes
150 __ |a Equipment and supplies
260 __ |i subdivision |a Equipment and supplies |i under names of individual corporate bodies and under disciplines, processes, activities, services, institutions, types of industries, individual animals and groups of animals, individual plants and groups of plants, individual land vehicles and types of land vehicles, and individual wars; and phrase headings for particular types of equipment
How and when to use subdivision $vSpecimens (hint – very rarely and only when the item is an example of a kind of book)
=650 \0$aBookbinding$vSpecimens. Yes
=650 \0$aMiniature books$vSpecimens. Yes
=650 \0$aToy and movable books$vSpecimens. Yes, but (Toy and movable books is also a genre, and more appropriate for most LoT cataloging needs)
Specimens – LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Use as a form subdivision under types of publications, printed matter, etc., for actual specimens of the material.
150 __ |a Specimens
260 __ |i subdivision |a Specimens |i under types of publications, printed matter, etc., e.g. |a Bookbinding–Specimens; Miniature books–Specimens
=650 \0$aWireless Internet$vSpecimens. No
=650 \0$aDoilies$vSpecimens. No
=650 \0$aMobile computing$vSpecimens. No
=650 \0$aCard games$vSpecimens. No… maybe? (Tempting, huh?)
999s are not case sensitive – they are character sensitive.
Our next discussion will be May 17, 2023