%0 Journal Article %1 cooey_library_2023 %A Cooey, Nancy %A Phillips, Amy %D 2023 %J Cataloging & Classification Quarterly %K inhaltserschliessung lcsh %N 0 %P 1--15 %R 10.1080/01639374.2023.2193584 %T Library of Congress Subject Headings : a post-coordinated future %U https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2023.2193584 %V 0 %X This paper is the result of a request from Library of Congress leadership to assess pre-coordinated versus post-coordinated subject cataloging. It argues that the disadvantages of pre-coordinated subject strings are perennial and continue to hinder progress, while the advantages of post-coordinated subject cataloging have expanded, resulting in new opportunities to serve the needs of catalogers and end users alike. The consequences of retaining pre-coordinated headings will have long-term impacts that heavily out-weigh the short-term challenges of transitioning to new cataloging practices. By implementing post-coordinated, faceted vocabularies, the Library of Congress will be investing in the future of libraries.

@article{cooey_library_2023, abstract = {This paper is the result of a request from Library of Congress leadership to assess pre-coordinated versus post-coordinated subject cataloging. It argues that the disadvantages of pre-coordinated subject strings are perennial and continue to hinder progress, while the advantages of post-coordinated subject cataloging have expanded, resulting in new opportunities to serve the needs of catalogers and end users alike. The consequences of retaining pre-coordinated headings will have long-term impacts that heavily out-weigh the short-term challenges of transitioning to new cataloging practices. By implementing post-coordinated, faceted vocabularies, the Library of Congress will be investing in the future of libraries.}, added-at = {2023-05-22T15:22:55.000+0200}, author = {Cooey, Nancy and Phillips, Amy}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b151565147ca814d66a84f0346cf82e3/lepsky}, doi = {10.1080/01639374.2023.2193584}, interhash = {af69f2787ffb99bf59e904ec05bcf2a7}, intrahash = {b151565147ca814d66a84f0346cf82e3}, issn = {0163-9374}, journal = {Cataloging \& Classification Quarterly}, keywords = {inhaltserschliessung lcsh}, month = apr, note = {Publisher: Routledge \_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2023.2193584}, number = 0, pages = {1--15}, shorttitle = {Library of {Congress} {Subject} {Headings}}, timestamp = {2023-05-22T15:22:55.000+0200}, title = {Library of {Congress} {Subject} {Headings} : a post-coordinated future}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2023.2193584}, urldate = {2023-04-28}, volume = 0, year = 2023 }