they are not listed as "retard dogs" anymore
in my cataloging class we are learning a lot of kind of dull things. for instance (and i am sure the two people reading this are really excited to continue now), the ramifications of forgetting a semicolon in a MARC record. specificially, this makes it so that the searchable title might not omit the word "the" from the beginning (dear lord!! haha. no. nobody really thinks this would be a big deal. although... by "nobody" i guess i just mean... me).
but some things really are exciting if you aspire to be a librarian. for instance, now i understand why there are often several records for one item (the cataloger made a mistake in the "100" field). and i also realize how the complete works of madonna, the singer/amazing actress, were once automatically filed under the subject heading, "mary, blessed virgin mother of god."
today, my professor passed out a list of the library of congress subject headings added this year. new subject headings are added when a certain "literary capacity" is reached. so i guess topics like, "brands of socks," or, "susan saradon movies that do not involve her playing a smart, sassy feminist," would need more entries to justify a unique subject heading.
some of the new headings were pretty standard, like "water filters" or "multi-sided platform businessess." but they also added:
- fantasy sports
- gangsta rap (spelled like that)
- sex dolls
- christian lesbians
- true crime stories
and, my favorite,
- dogs with disabilities
awww.
but some things really are exciting if you aspire to be a librarian. for instance, now i understand why there are often several records for one item (the cataloger made a mistake in the "100" field). and i also realize how the complete works of madonna, the singer/amazing actress, were once automatically filed under the subject heading, "mary, blessed virgin mother of god."
today, my professor passed out a list of the library of congress subject headings added this year. new subject headings are added when a certain "literary capacity" is reached. so i guess topics like, "brands of socks," or, "susan saradon movies that do not involve her playing a smart, sassy feminist," would need more entries to justify a unique subject heading.
some of the new headings were pretty standard, like "water filters" or "multi-sided platform businessess." but they also added:
- fantasy sports
- gangsta rap (spelled like that)
- sex dolls
- christian lesbians
- true crime stories
and, my favorite,
- dogs with disabilities
awww.