tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post50454301754819606..comments2023-09-29T08:51:56.163-07:00Comments on Coyle's InFormation: Relativ indexKaren Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-426189147989898952011-11-18T15:06:56.342-08:002011-11-18T15:06:56.342-08:00I don't know -- I remember being a pre-librari...I don't know -- I remember being a pre-librarian and kind of enjoying figuring out exactly what aspect of my topic each of those numbers was about. But then I did become a librarian, so perhaps I'm not representative. But I really like the idea of that app.Christina Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080667836612961928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-22800612072643269422011-10-18T11:16:43.435-07:002011-10-18T11:16:43.435-07:00An additional point of user confusion, undoubtedly...An additional point of user confusion, undoubtedly, is the fact that specific class ranges (in DDC and LCC) have meant different things over time: since libraries rarely have the resources to revise spine labels, the average user actually encounters a mish-mash of interfiled topics in the stacks, merely based on when the items were classified. (Thankfully subject headings that reside in bib records can be revised with less difficulty.)dmphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699489598666705226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-72020145256966533142011-10-18T11:15:47.041-07:002011-10-18T11:15:47.041-07:00An additional point of user confusion, undoubtedly...An additional point of user confusion, undoubtedly, is the fact that specific class ranges (in DDC and LCC) have meant different things over time: since libraries rarely have the resources to revise spine labels, the average user actually encounters a mish-mash of interfiled topics in the stacks, merely based on when the items were classified. (Thankfully subject headings that reside in bib records can be revised with less difficulty.)dmphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699489598666705226noreply@blogger.com