Salvete!

>Jonathan, I, too, like the use of facets. I wish we could do something a bit more "zing" with them, like present them as word clouds or something a bit more appealing than "term (number)" but I think the basic data is there.
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>Facets, as we use them, though, function as set *narrowing* tools. That's very useful when you have a large set, but I'd like to see another function that leads users to nearby areas -- this obviously invokes the idea of topic maps. although I have to admit that topic maps don't always seem very provocative. There's probably some way that we could do them better.
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>I do think that both facets and topic maps may work better using FAST-type headings rather than full LCSH pre-coordinated subject headings. That FAST is derived from LCSH (rather than being developed specifically as a faceted classification) probably makes it something of an under-performer, but the related subjects that appear on the Open Library subject pages give a clue as to how something like this might work. I'd love to see more experimentation in this direction.
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    Mebbe summat like

http://liveplasma.com/

    ? I have ever thought that it was quite sexy, and shamlessly used it for music collection development and listener's advisory. Now it's bigger than just music, which is sweet as, bro.

Cheers,
Brooke