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Archive for February, 2010
February 25, 2010
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Bibliographic Classification
By Jason W. Dean in Cataloging, LibraryFor my cataloging class, I created this presentation about the two major classification schemes: Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any questions!
February 24, 2010
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Phillips Exeter Library (Library Design, 2)
By Jason W. Dean in Library, Library DesignIt’s time for the second installment of the Library Design series here at the Dean files, and today we are looking at the Phillips Exeter Academy Library located in Exeter, New HampshireThis library is designed to hold 250,000 volumes, and it currently houses approximately 162,000 volumes making it the second largest secondary school library in [...]
February 22, 2010
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Book vs Non Book
By Jason W. Dean in Cataloging, Librarianship, LibraryWow, in looking at my past three entries, things versus other things seem to be a developing trend. I promise I’ll end that tomorrow, with another library design post. However, this week in my Organization of Information (Introduction to classification and cataloging) we are talking about book and non-book record formats. The formats for these [...]
February 22, 2010
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Open Source vs OCLC Paper
By Jason W. Dean in Cataloging, Librarianship, Library, Library Science, SchoolReaders,As promised, here is my brief essay about OCLC and its open source alternatives. Enjoy, and if you have comments, etc, let me know!JasonOCLC vs Open Source by Jason Dean
