[Publib] RE: Dewey or LC

[Robert Balliot]

LC classification started with this letter from T Jefferson discussing his
plans to arrange the collection purchased from him by Congress after the
Capitol was burnt:

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/images/vc219a.jpg

I have always been partial to LC since managing the bookstacks at Brown.  52
miles of
shelves in two buildings, mostly LC with a splash of SUDOCs and a
sprinkle of classic Cutter.
I must have walked a thousand miles of books and peeked inside whatever
struck my fancy.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 3:38 PM, King, Kathryn <
Kathryn.King at fortworthlibrary.org> wrote:

>  As several people have generously pointed out to me—BS is only for the
> Bible.    I haven't used LC since my college days and I just remember that
> BS was in the religion section.  (So I guess ALL religion isn't BS just the
> Bible).  I was using religion in a very general term and I am pretty sure
> the last time I checked the Bible qualified as religion in most
> Judeo-Christian movements.  I was too busy going to the BX section searching
> for books on Unitarian Universalism.
>
>
>
> Kathryn
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> Name removed
>
> Unless I am mistaken, religion is not in BS in LC. General religion is in
> BL, Judaism is in BM, Christianity is in BR, and so on. The only thing that
> is in BS is the Bible.
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of King, Kathryn
> Sent: Thu 1/15/2009 9:34 AM
> To: 'publib at webjunction.org'
> Subject: [Publib] RE: Dewey or LC
>
> I'm sure to offend someone with this but....
>
> I have a special love for LC.  I mean any system that puts religion in a BS
> call number has won a place in my heart for eternity (or well until I rot
> and return to the earth)
>
> Kathryn
> ________________
>
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:53:53 -0800
> From: Joe Schallan <jbsphx at cox.net>
> Subject: [Publib] Re: Interview questions
> To: publib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID: <20090114175353.IP4HA.622258.imail at fed1rmwml32>
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> Lis?? Chlebanowski wrote:
>
> "Being an AZ Cardinals fan and considering this coming weekend, I have to
> ask . . ."
>
> HOLY COW!  There are AZ Cardinals fans??????
>
> ALERT THE MEDIA.
>
> And now, it is time to get this thread back on topic:
>
> Academic or public?
>
> Cataloguing or reference?
>
> (HOLY COW!  There is still reference?????)
>
> Management or front-line?
>
> Proprietary or open source?
>
> Dewey or LC?
>
> Dewey or Throwing the Books in A Pile and Letting the Patrons Fend for
> Themselves?
>
>
>
> Joe Schallan
> Phoenix
>
>
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