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Technology and libraries How we got to where we are
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Gutenberg Press - 1450
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What do we do with them now that we have them?
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Jefferson’s library catalog
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Melvile Dewey
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Dewey Decimal System - 1876
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Library of Congress Classification System -1897 A General WorksGeneral Works B Philosophy, Psychology, and ReligionPhilosophy, Psychology, and Religion C Auxiliary Sciences of HistoryAuxiliary Sciences of History D General and Old World HistoryGeneral and Old World History E History of AmericaHistory of America F History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin AmericaHistory of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America G Geography, Anthropology, and RecreationGeography, Anthropology, and Recreation H Social SciencesSocial Sciences J Political SciencePolitical Science K LawLaw L EducationEducation M MusicMusic N Fine ArtsFine Arts P Language and LiteratureLanguage and Literature Q ScienceScience R MedicineMedicine S AgricultureAgriculture T TechnologyTechnology U Military ScienceMilitary Science V Naval ScienceNaval Science Z Bibliography, Library Science, and General Information ResourcesBibliography, Library Science, and General Information Resources
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Library of Congress Subject Headings 1898-present
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LCSH Entry
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Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France Where it all started in 1789
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Card catalog circa 1960
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Catalog Card
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Authority records
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National Union Catalog
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Bibliographic databases Major distinction between databases dealing with words and those dealing with numbers Libraries on the forefront of creating bibliographic databases
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Henriette Avram creator of the MARC record 1967-1968
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Standard MARC record
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MARC record from GU catalog
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GU library catalog record
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Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature 1901-
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Reader’s Guide entry
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“Old School” database searching
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Database search 1970s-2000s B 1 Ss ((academic achievement/de or grades/de) and (admission/ti or college w/3 placement) ) S1 245 S1 and py=2002-2005 S2 23 S2 and la=en S3 20 T 3/ti,au,de,ab,so/1-20
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Precision vs. Recall Use of subject headings makes a search more precise but limits recall Use of free text terms and general searches such as in Google enhance recall but limit precision Libraries typically value precision over recall
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Foley DB access http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Librar ies/Foley-Library/default.asp http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Librar ies/Foley-Library/default.asp
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Bibliographic Utilities RLG WLN OCLC
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