[aisle] cataloging confusion

Wed Feb 24 09:26:06 CST 2021

I use OCLC Classify (
http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?owi=10931503684). It
aggregates how all libraries have shelved a work.

*Carol Naughton*
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 9:10 AM Toner, Timothy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I invariably run to WorldCat, to see how it is categorized there.  I
> figure, "If I'm going to be wrong, then I'm going to be as wrong as
> everyone else."  I do have 'house overrides'.  If it's the kind of book
> that clearly belongs to the 921s, then I put it there, regardless of what
> WorldCat says.
>
> tt
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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 9:05 AM Brian Andrusyk via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I do the same thing when I’m unsure as to where to put a book.  I take a
>> look how it has been cataloged in other libraries.   I can remember my
>> cataloging instructor tell the class that cataloging is as much as an art
>> form as it is a science.
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>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> * On Behalf Of *Jill
>> Bennin via AISLE
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:56 AM
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>> *Cc:* Jill Bennin <benninj at sherrard.us>
>> *Subject:* Re: [aisle] cataloging confusion
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
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>> Park Ridge-Niles SD 64
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>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 3:10 PM Mrs. Hamernick via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 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.
>>
>>
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