Linux for Academics,Part II: The Advantages of Free and Open-Source Software |
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| Authors: | Steven Ovadia |
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| Institution: | LaGuardia Community College , Long Island City , New York |
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| Abstract: | The publication of the Library of Congress Class K (Law) schedule has complicated classification of law-related materials for the social science librarian. Published guidelines for the use of these schedules are essentially tautological, and many subject areas which overlap (especially in Classes H and J) are not amenable to traditional subject classification analysis. A factor which contributes to a growing division of materials in many libraries is the large bulk of law-related materials that were classified before the publication of the Class K schedules. This affects the choice of classification numbers for originally classified material. The decision to eliminate a division of related materials in a collection depends upon a number of interrelated factors. |
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| Keywords: | Information literacy teacher education collaboration with faculty Australia |
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