商品簡介
While the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is perhaps the best known bibliographic control system in existence, it is cumbersome and not always user friendly. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) is designed to rework LCSH's authority rules so that they are easier to use, understand, and apply. The result is a schema designed to handle a large volume of materials with less effort and cost.
In this guide, two members of the original design team have put together numerous examples of FAST-driven projects including traditional monographs, special collections (archives, business records), electronic resources, and websites. The result is a prototype designed to be used not just by experienced catalogers but also by people with minimal training and experience.
作者簡介
Edward T. O'Neill did his undergraduate work at Albion College and his doctoral work at Purdue University in Industrial Engineering. His research focused on the application of operations research techniques to libraries. In 1978-1979, he spent a sabbatical year as OCLC's first Visiting Distinguished Scholar. He was appointed as Dean of the Matthew A. Baxter School of Library and Information Science at Case Western Reserve University in 1980 where he stayed until returning to OCLC in 1983 as research scientist. His research interests include authority control, subject analysis, database quality, collection management, and bibliographic relationships. He is active in IFLA and is a member of the IFLA Standing Committee of the Classification and Indexing Section.
Lois Mai Chan is professor of library and information science at the University of Kentucky.
