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1jhw2008
Learn something new everyday -- I didn't know there was a subject field. Looking at it, however, it seems to be generated and there is no way to create subjects for my own library. Where do the subjects come from? Can they be edited?
Thanks
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2readafew
no they can not be edited, the easiest way to get them is to import your books from libraries.
3AnnaClaire
If you don't mind, I'll shunt this thread off on a tangent.
On the one hand, it's probably a good thing they can't be edited, since some people will invariably have their own, sometimes crazy, ideas about what belongs in the subject field.
On the other, though, having at least some degree of editing capability would almost certainly be a good thing. The two major kinks that I find in subject headings involve headings that shouldn't be there or headings that are duplicated in one form or another.
Many, many books have subject headings attached to them that do not apply, or certainly apply only at the work level (such as "Large type books"). The ability to remove them from one's own copy could be used to create better data overall.
A number of other books have subjects appearing several times in different forms, usually by adding a comma or translating the heading (most often into French). Joan of Arc: Her Story has Joan of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 and Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 among its headings. And The Pre-Raphaelites, for example, has headings of Prâeraphaelisme, Pre-Raphaelitism, and Preraphaelitism. (I think I saw some one-but-not the other books, too, but don't have the time to look for them at the moment.)
So what can be done about this? Right now, nothing, and though I think it sucks, I'm not sure what can really be done about it.
On the one hand, it's probably a good thing they can't be edited, since some people will invariably have their own, sometimes crazy, ideas about what belongs in the subject field.
On the other, though, having at least some degree of editing capability would almost certainly be a good thing. The two major kinks that I find in subject headings involve headings that shouldn't be there or headings that are duplicated in one form or another.
Many, many books have subject headings attached to them that do not apply, or certainly apply only at the work level (such as "Large type books"). The ability to remove them from one's own copy could be used to create better data overall.
A number of other books have subjects appearing several times in different forms, usually by adding a comma or translating the heading (most often into French). Joan of Arc: Her Story has Joan of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 and Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 among its headings. And The Pre-Raphaelites, for example, has headings of Prâeraphaelisme, Pre-Raphaelitism, and Preraphaelitism. (I think I saw some one-but-not the other books, too, but don't have the time to look for them at the moment.)
So what can be done about this? Right now, nothing, and though I think it sucks, I'm not sure what can really be done about it.
4jjwilson61
only at the work level (such as "Large type books")
I believe you mean edition level.
I believe you mean edition level.
5AnnaClaire
I did, actually. I missed it because I was in such a hurry to get the post typed so I could go home.
