RE: [IUG] To Rotate Subject Headings or Not? What is your institution doing?

["Josephine McElroy" <JosephineM at shorelibraries dot govt dot nz>]

We recently converted to the Millennium system and chose to rotate to
provide better access to resources from an OPAC point of view. We are a
consortium of Public Libraries so this was of primary concern for us.
The draw back is that the rotation also occurs in the cataloguing view
of Millennium cataloguing module. The Cataloguing Team are considering
asking for an enhancement to allow the non rotation of subject headings
in the Cataloguing module.

We had several meetings with OPAC, Cataloguing, Reference and customer
groups' people, when coming to this decision, and so far we are happy
with the decision to rotate.

Josephine McElroy
Web Coordinator NSL & OPAC Coordinator eLGAR
Information Services Librarian
Glenfield Library
ph 486 8600 x8388


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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Young, Michelle
Sent: Thursday, 30 March 2006 5:47 a.m.
To: INNOPAC at innopacusers dot org
Subject: [IUG] To Rotate Subject Headings or Not? What is your
institutiondoing?

I wanted to ask you all about your subject headings displays. We have
had several debates about this topic at our institution. So here goes...

 

         Do you rotate them? Why or why not?

        Who was involved with the decision? Public Services, cataloging,
other?

 

 

Thanks!

 

Michelle L. Young, MLS               
Virginia Tech, University Libraries
College Librarian, Assistant Professor

myoung at vt dot edu <mailto:myoung at vt dot edu>  / 540.231.9285

"The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."
-Arabian Proverb

"Severe bits, martingales, and tie downs are good excuses for bad hands
and not enough knowledge." - Pat Parelli

 



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