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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>David and all who have written,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As Stephen Young has pointed
out, and you know from working there, Beinecke Library does not use LC
classification, except for the reference collections. Before 1970, almost
everything at Yale was classed in the “old Yale” classification
scheme, created before the LC classification scheme. There are millions
of books throughout Yale libraries (including Beinecke) using this old
classification. When the other Yale libraries started using LC, Beinecke
decided to go with our year/number scheme for the general collection and
for folios (e.g., 2010 1, 2010 2; 2010 S1 for serials; there are also quarto,
folio and broadside schemes). Beinecke also uses “Name Collections”
call numbers (e.g., Shirley 1, etc.; Eisenman 1, etc.; with “S”
numbers for serials). We also still use the “Z” part of the
old Yale classification (e.g., Za for Yale Collection of American Literature;
Zc for Western Americana), but, much, much easier to apply than LC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pros for not classing in
LC:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Saves a lot of time in
cataloging—if you don’t have a backlog, this would not apply, but if
you do and don’t have unlimited funds, think “The perfect is
the enemy of the good.” Is it better to catalog 15-20% more of the
backlog with no LC classification? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Saves space. For monographs,
you don’t have to leave any space on the shelf; for serials, a little
space is left for additions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--An LC class number would
sometimes be misleading—we have items because of provenance or because of
1 article. I just had 3 issues of a newsletter from a Toronto committee
on liberty and justice. It was part of our Western Americana collection
because the issues dealt with the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline. Would you
have to come up with 2 LC call numbers? For us, the pipeline is the
important part, not because it is gas or energy but because it is in
western Canada. We get to this with extra subject headings.—I think
this sort of thing happens much more frequently in special collections than in
general stacks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cons for not classing in LC:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Can’t do a search
using LC classification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We keep track of our call
numbers with suppressed Voyager records. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jane Gillis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Rare Book Cataloger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Yale University Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>jane.gillis@yale.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>phone: 203-432-2633<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>fax: 203-432-4047<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu
[mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Faulds, David<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Non-LC classification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Dear list,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I’m wondering what advice
other list members might have about moving away from an LC classification
system to some form of alphanumeric system. The pros seem to outweigh the cons
with faster cataloging, more efficient shelving and more accurate reshelving
verses the loss of browsing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>So, what are the list’s thoughts
on making this change? Has anyone considered it and decided against it? All
comments would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thanks,<br>
David.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>David Faulds, Rare Book Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book
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