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Originally posted by Richard D
Well, not a librarian of the type you know.. I'm one of those behind the screens that make catalogues .. yawn, yawn, yawn.. [\quote]
You mean you don't find the fine details of Dewey or Library of Congress exciting? :eek!:
Welcome to the forums from an ex-cataloguer and "para-librarian"/information scientist.
Richard
We use an adapted Dewey .. or should I say used.. we had the Universal Decimal Code. It seemed as if I was the only one who liked it... they did away with the system as nobody was using it..
There's yet another system used in the public libraries..
Specific systems are never enforced and it seems that every major library is using another one..
I'm thinking of changing to making indexes.. I enjoy fiddling with numbers and words.. but at the moment I'm doing a course in accounting.. as it will allow me to commute to whichever town I fancy .. most library jobs are too far away to commute a sensible distance! I want to be able to change jobs summer/winter and commute 15K in winter and 25K in summer.