Non-rotated subject index

[Mieko Yamaguchi <iss053@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Since no one has responded to these questions I will try and offer some
explanation.

In the old days circa. 1994 when we implemented the system Innovative was
very eager to persuade libraries to rotate subject subdivisions in the
subject index.  I seem to remember that we had a choice of rotating
subject subdivisions or including subject headings in the keyword index.
If we wanted both it would have cost us extra.  We opted to index subject
headings in the keyword index but not to rotate subject subdivisions.

I don't know what the current policy is but presumably new libraries may
opt not to rotate subject subdivisions.

Mieko

On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Janette Garcia wrote:

> I never saw any responses to your e-mail.  I too am interested in this,
> especially since one of my main tasks is authority control, it would very
> much help in weeding out the true problems.  Would you be willing to share
> any helpful information you received?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Janette
>
> Janette Garcia
> Catalog Maintenance Librarian
> Pickler Memorial Library
> Truman State University
> Kirksville, MO  63501
>
> ph:  660-785-7545
> fax: 660-785-4538
>
>
> At 11:00 AM 12/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Anne,
> >         I see a subject search in your catalog returns a non-rotated subject
> >heading list. Did the help desk do that for you also? Do you prefer the
> >non-rotated display? Anyone else out there doing this also? It seems more
> >true to the spirit of a subject search to me with clearer results than the
> >distortion of displaying the searched term first regardless of its actual
> >position in the MARC record.
> >
> >Michael Mitchell
> >Systems Librarian
> >Lithgow Public Library
> >Augusta, ME
> >mitchmd@xxxxxxxxxx