Our most serious problems mainly originate in local modifications made by previous generations of librarians, usually at the request of previous generations of academics, in the days when libraries were working much more independently.
I hope that once we have eliminated the worst of these, we won't need to put as much time into simply keeping up with changes to LC - but that remains to be seen.
Jackie
Jackie Sumner
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University of Birmingham
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From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Deborah Lee
Sent: 27 September 2011 13:16
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Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] The future of reclassification
Just a small comment to Heather's post, that I would like to share ...
I wonder whether we will see less reclassification in the future, as due to a variety of reasons, we are thinking about the long-term strategy of any reclassification work much more than our predecessors. I'm just thinking of all the "quick-fix" solutions we have adopted in the past for reclassifying certain subjects areas. Now, we would think about the longevity of any changes we would make - whether due to the fear of having to handle another massive reclassification project in the future or for other reasons. So do you agree with the theory that long-term thinking means fewer reclassification projects, and does my perception that more long-term thinking has been woven into reclassification work match your experiences?
Debbie
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