[aisle] cataloging confusion

[Jill Bennin]

I admit I sometimes look up what the public libraries did when I am on the
fence, because then I can see several records at a time - sometimes they
are just as conflicted, but sometimes it helps clarify things for me.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 7:58 AM Katherine Contreras via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> *Eighty-Dollar Champion* threw me off too!  Titlewave lists it as
> historical fiction, but everything about the book screams nonfiction.  I
> looked at the cataloging of some public libraries and came up with a
> possible call number in my narrative nonfiction: NN 798.25 Letts.  I've
> emailed the publisher to see if they can clarify and will keep you posted
> if I get an answer.  For now, it sits on a cart waiting for a home on the
> shelves.
>
> Mrs. Katie Contreras
> School Librarian
> Emerson Middle School
> Park Ridge-Niles SD 64
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 3:10 PM Mrs. Hamernick via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have come across two new books today that I am cataloging.  Both are
>> coming up as nonfiction in Titlewave and the OCLC.  BUT on the verso page
>> it states that "This book is a work of fiction" or the subject headings are
>> all fiction.
>>
>> What do you do in that situation?
>>
>> The titles are Out of Hiding, by Ruth Gruener
>> The Eighty-Dollar Champion (adapted for young readers)
>>
>> Thanks for any professional advice on this matter.
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Amy Hamernick
>> Media Specialist
>> Apple Teacher
>> Century Jr. High
>> @AhamernickCJH
>> #CenturyWildcats
>>
>>
>> "If we always do what we've always done,
>> we will get what we've always got."
>> ~Adam Urbanski~
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Jill Bennin
Library Media Specialist - Sherrard CUSD #200
email: benninj at sherrard.us
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