[aisle] cataloging confusion

Katherine Contreras kcontreras at d64.org
Wed Feb 24 09:51:02 CST 2021


Looks like our librarian instincts are correct!  Here is the response I
received from Penguin Random House:

Thank you for reaching out! *The Eighty-Dollar Champion (Adapted for Young
Readers)* is indeed Nonfiction and should be categorized as such. Can you
let me know where it’s listed as fiction, so we can ensure this is
corrected?

Mrs. Katie Contreras
School Librarian
Emerson Middle School
Park Ridge-Niles SD 64



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:
>
>> 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
>> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
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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
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
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