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Glenn Huffman | 1 Feb 15:39
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Re: authority files

Maybe some of them never get updated?  I check Wikipedia Deaths in 
(month/year) periodically and some of the names listed there have yet to 
be updated in the AF.  I have sent a few notifications to OCLC but still 
nothing was done.

Suzanne Guinn wrote:
> How often do authority files get updated?
> I have come across an author (Francena H. Arnold) who has been dead since
> 1972, but the AF lists her only with her birthdate (doesn't even provide her
> middle name for a |q subfield).
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Jerri Swinehart | 1 Feb 16:00
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Re: authority files

At 09:39 AM 2/1/2008, Glenn Huffman wrote:
>Maybe some of them never get updated?  I check Wikipedia Deaths in 
>(month/year) periodically and some of the names listed there have 
>yet to be updated in the AF.  I have sent a few notifications to 
>OCLC but still nothing was done.

         I think LC is working on these. At least my coordinator has 
been finding more and more death dates applied to authority records.

         Thank you.

         Jerri Swinehart
         MLIS
         Library Assistant III
         Oakland University
         Kresge Library
         Technical Services
         Rochester, MI 48309-4484
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Daniel CannCasciato | 1 Feb 17:11
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Film genres/forms

Posted on behalf of Leslie Creamer - - DCC

From: "Lesley Creamer" <lesley.creamer@...>
To: <AUTOCAT@...>
Subject: Film genres/forms

Can anyone enlighten me as to why this fairly recent addition to the
ClassWeb databases doesn't have really obvious headings such as 
Adventure films? I  thought it might be because it's already on the main
subject headings one but then I discovered Biographical films on both.
If, as was promised, new headings are being added weekly as they're
approved, why are there so many obvious gaps fourmonths later?

I'm also curious about the link to the Moving Image Genre-Form Guide which seems to be far more specific and
can also be 
used in 655 with $2migfg.  Are people currently using MIGFG in their catalogues and is the
new ClassWeb version going to replace MIGFG?

Lesley Creamer
Data Manager
Bibliographic Data Services Ltd
Annandale House
The Crichton
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Carol Reid | 1 Feb 17:13

Daily Typo - February 1, 2008 - Nuclar, etc. (for Nuclear)

Typo of the Day for Librarians
Nuclar, etc. (for Nuclear)

If the president goes "nuke-yoo-lar" one too many more times, we may ultimately end up seeing it listed as an
alternative pronunciation in the next edition of Webster's, but for now it is still a mockable solecism.
In any event, and regardless of how one pronounces this word, there remains only one way to spell it. An
inspection of OhioLINK unearthed evidence of incorrectly spelled nuclear proliferation: Nuclar (nine
times), Nucler (five times), and Nuculear (once). Nucular also appeared on two records, but is clearly a
deliberate misspelling in the book Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Confrontational
Times, by Geoffrey Nunberg (see his fascinating "Fresh Air" commentary). (Drawing of our pronunciation
"decider" from the Greenpeace web page entitled "Abolish Nuclear Weapons.")

Carol Reid 

Extracted, for AUTOCAT, from Typo of the Day for Librarians at http://librarytypos.blogspot.com/. If
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Wayne Richter | 1 Feb 17:26
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Re: [PERSNAME-L] Fw: Joveyni=?utf-8?Q?=C2=AF,_=3F_Ala=C2=AF=3F_al-Di=C2=AFn_=3FAt=3Fa=C2=AF?= Malek, |d 1 226-1283.

Dear All,
 
This NAR brings up an additional point (nitpicky, admittedly--must be an AR day). 
If I'm not mistaken, the "a" in Tarikh in the NAR should also have a macron but I will defer to an Persian
expert. Do we have one on either of these lists?
 
Thank you,
 
Wayne Richter
Asian Materials Specialist/PCC Liaison
The Libraries
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9103
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 << You may have two records with this heading, and the uniform title 
Tarīkh-e Jahāngoshā. $l English (one record lacks $l).  The correct headings are Juvaynī, ʻAlāʾ
al-Dīn ʻAṭā Malik and Tarīkh-i Jahāngushā. See authority records n 95051932 and nr 97030195.

Michael S. Borries
CUNY Central Cataloging
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Marian Veld | 1 Feb 21:02
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Re: Daily Typo - January 31, 2008 - Wordly (for Worldly)

On Jan 31, 2008 12:24 PM, Carol Reid <CREID@...> wrote:

> Typo of the Day for Librarians
> Wordly (for Worldly)

Be sure to check the item on this one. I know of more than one book with
"wordly" in the title where you would expect worldly (a kind of pun, I
suppose).

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Gross, Tina M. | 1 Feb 21:53
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spine label production

Hi all,

At my university we're thinking of replacing our label printers and revising our end-processing, and I'd
like to get a better sense of the range of practices.  If folks out there would be willing to share with me (on
list or off, whatever you prefer) what printers and labels you use, and how satisfied you are with them,
that would be great - I'm particularly interested in the experiences of places that use a thermal or laser
printer.  The small thermal printers made for libraries are quite expensive, but the ones made for general
use all would seem to require custom-made labels, which is a huge drawback.  A regular laser printer with 8
½ x 11  sheets of spine labels is another option, but that would probably mean that labels could only be
produced in batches, which is also a problem.

I'd also be interested in when/how label production is done, and by whom.  We're currently using continuous
pinfeed labels (one spine label/one "book pocket" label for each item) with Okidata Microline 320
printers, and printing through Connexion.  We produce the labels at the same time that we update holdings
and export records, and the labels are placed inside the item to be applied by student workers when they do
the stamping & tattle taping.  (Sorry for all the boring detail - I just wanted to give a sense of what I'm
hoping to learn from others about their workflow!)  The plan is to upgrade to something with better
printing quality, and to develop a workflow that allows student workers to do at least some of the label
production (this is hard to imagine in Connexion, although I'd say we're satisfied with its
functionality otherwise).  

thanks for any and all info/feedback!

Tina Gross

Catalog Librarian / Assistant Professor

Learning Resources & Technology Services

St. Cloud State University
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Linda Jones | 1 Feb 22:06

Re: spine label production

Tina,

We use DYMO LabelWriter 400.  It prints one label at a time or can 
print a whole string of labels.  

I have used a laser printer to print labels, but when you only need to 
print one or two labels, you still have to use a whole page of 
labels.  I like using the LabelWriter much better.

Linda Jones
Head of Cataloging & Periodicals
Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

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From: "Gross, Tina M." <tmgross <at> STCLOUDSTATE.EDU>
Date: Friday, February 1, 2008 3:53 pm
Subject: [ACAT] spine label production

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> At my university we're thinking of replacing our label printers 
> and revising our end-processing, and I'd like to get a better 
> sense of the range of practices.  If folks out there would be 
> willing to share with me (on list or off, whatever you prefer) 
> what printers and labels you use, and how satisfied you are with 
> them, that would be great - I'm particularly interested in the 
> experiences of places that use a thermal or laser printer.  The
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Rich Aldred | 1 Feb 22:16
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Re: spine label production

At 03:53 PM 2/1/2008, Gross, Tina M. wrote:
>I'd also be interested in when/how label production is done, and by 
>whom.  We're currently using continuous pinfeed labels (one spine 
>label/one "book pocket" label for each item) with Okidata Microline 
>320 printers, and printing through Connexion.  We produce the labels 
>at the same time that we update holdings and export records, and the 
>labels are placed inside the item to be applied by student workers 
>when they do the stamping & tattle taping.  (Sorry for all the 
>boring detail - I just wanted to give a sense of what I'm hoping to 
>learn from others about their workflow!)  The plan is to upgrade to 
>something with better printing quality, and to develop a workflow 
>that allows student workers to do at least some of the label 
>production (this is hard to imagine in Connexion, although I'd say 
>we're satisfied with its functionality otherwise).

Tina,

Our students print labels for our books using our ILS 
(Innovative).  Staff then check them and then the students apply 
them.  We've used Okidata 590 for more than 10 years.

Rich Aldred
Catalog Librarian
Haverford College
Haverford, PA 19041
Voice: 610-896-1273
Email: raldred@...
Fax: 610-896-1102 

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Aleta Copeland | 1 Feb 22:29

Re: spine label production

Linda said,

>>>> We use DYMO LabelWriter 400.  It prints one label at a time or can 
print a whole string of labels <<<

I pulled up the website and looked at this printer.  Do you print spine
labels and pocket labels with this?
If not, does anyone here know of a printer (aside from the Okidata) that can
handle printing pocket and spine labels?

Aleta Copeland
Assistant Head of Technical Services
Ouachita Parish Public Library
1800 Stubbs
Monroe, LA 71201

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