[bookshare-discuss] Re: Lists by Category
- From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:16:15 -0700
Well, I don't have a problem with books being listed as they are submitted.
The more recent books should appear at the top and be pushed down the list
as new books appear. It seemed that for the most part this was happening
until the last couple of months.
Sue Mangis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Mackowiak" <gmackowiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: June 08, 2004 11:37 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Lists by Category
> You are correct, but I'd rather have all the books rather than worry about
> the perfect organizational system.
>
> Some time ago I commented that there are many many books in certain
> categories that really don't belong there. For example a lot of books in
> the history category are in fact historical fiction. I also commeted that
I
> would like to see further subcategories. For example, why not US history,
> European history etc? But remember, where books wind up in the catalogue
is
> dependent on the volunteers who scan and validate.
>
> Let's remember, this is primarily a volunteer operation. Maybe I'm wrong,
> but I don't think it ought to be considered a primary source for students
or
> doing other kinds of research. When I am looking for books on a
particular
> subject, I usually browse a local library catalogue. More and more these
> are available on line. When I find a bunch of books, I look at NLS, RFB&D
> an bookshare. It might be a good idea to add a field for dewey decimal
> information to the submit page, but it might not always be available.
Just
> like the ISBN is not always available. By the way, when you go to the
> library, how many of you actually use the dewey decimal system? And when
> browsing through a bookstore, most of us sniff out books that look
> interesting. I really think of Bookshare as a bookstore, not a library.
>
>
> Three cheers to every volunteer who has struggled with a scan or
validation!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:13 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Lists by Category
>
>
> > The solution to this problem would be to assign a Dewey Decimal mumber
to
> > each book and then permit searches by Dewey numbers.
> > With so many books already in the collection, it may be impossible to do
> > anything at this point as it would mean countless hours of work
> > reorganizing.
> > It's hard to believe that a library such as BookShare wasn't originally
> > organized using some sort of accepted cataloging system.
> > At this stage, we may be talking about an impracticality.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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