tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632279.post6869235856348904224..comments2024-03-18T08:34:43.169-04:00Comments on Inquiring Librarian: Google Book Search and... LCSH?Jenn Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02521865581380075952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632279.post-24220285962914797212008-05-04T18:16:00.000-04:002008-05-04T18:16:00.000-04:00I know this is a little after-the-fact, but I know...I know this is a little after-the-fact, but I know that Google does hire librarians, although the job title doesn't always have 'librarian' in the title. I attended an AzLA (Arizona Library Association) conference in October 2006 and one of the lectures was about Google, given by a representative (with an MLS) who told us about the <A HREF="http://librariancentral.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Google Librarian Central</A> blog where I've seen at least two open librarian positions mentioned (although it is not updated very often). So - I don't know if that is contributing to the use of LCSH (or something closely resembling it), but they are hiring people with those skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632279.post-9142068582470625242007-12-15T22:29:00.000-05:002007-12-15T22:29:00.000-05:00I'm interested in where Google got the headings. ...I'm interested in where Google got the headings. They do appear to be LC subject headings from the terms and structure. But three are not found in the LC (and OCLC) record for the book (including the two that could be "genre headings"). I'm doubting that Google has hired catalogers... but also doubting that machine processing produced these (but who knows?). Does Google have a financial arrangement with a cataloging source, or have they gleaned these headings from freely available catalog records somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632279.post-70815331702533030392007-11-08T17:40:00.000-05:002007-11-08T17:40:00.000-05:00There's a harsh review of Google Books subject hea...There's a harsh review of Google Books subject headings and suggested titles at the following: http://searchengineland.com/071006-092325.php . <BR/><BR/>I've played around with GBS a little bit lately. I agree that adding subject headings marks a big departure from the keyword-only style of search. It would acknowledge that the contents of a book cohere more than the contents of a web site. (Both have "pages", though.) <BR/><BR/>If Google starts to include subject headings, I expect it to behave more like an OPAC. Searching by subject headings is a good start. The lists that such searches generate show the spottiness of their collection so far. I get better and more current titles for now by searching a library's OPAC.spinelabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071527967178173349noreply@blogger.com