I’m a dewey traditionalist but by no means a purist. BISAC has been connected to the MARC record and does map out to the DDC via LCSH subject headings. Or as well as anything ever did. If I click on a link that is available on each public catalog record, I can view the MARC and work from there via keyword search for the user.

We were scared to do it. Like any new method there are flaws. As for serving the library users? Absolutely positively a smash hit. As you have said, Karen, the user is the the Sun around which we revolve. The user is able to more easily search and find desired materials.

It is succeeding in ways we could not imagine!

I can find a movie in Vietnamese for my monolingual clients. 3 clicks or so.

Our recent addition of Staff Picks and shared booklists has enriched our catalog, even allowing lists to come up in a keyword search!

In serving the internal tech customer and my fellow consumers, I can spot an error easily and in just a few clicks via an intranet application, report it for correction and/or rethought. By the same token, our tech services team can serve me as the internal customer by taking note of my problems and work to improve.

In libraryland, search is over (can’t remember which speaker said it and can’t find my reference). We have made a strong foundation and it serving all well. We can build on that foundation.

Can’t speak to the small library that went to only BISAC. Anybody remember the library kiosk idea of service? Maybe we’ve finally made it work?