I am encountering more FAST users-- and I like them.   Of course I fear the OCLC hammer coming down and losing access but still trying to link its use to our Repo project.  Thanks for the encouragement 

The other think-ins are say (old skool) Sears, Genre-terms-of-erratic-ownership, MESH and -  In Canada - Repetoire de vedettes-matier et cetera et cetera..but is that more so public library?

Maryann





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Another way most taggers don't think in terms of LCSH is precoordinated strings. Using FAST with auto suggest and complete might be something to consider. 

Sincerely,
David Bigwood
Lunar and Planetary Institute

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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shaun Ellis
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Subject Terms in Institutional Repositories

Mike, what do you mean when you say "don't think in terms of LCSH"?  Is there some other vocabulary that they think in?  If LCSH is the best option, the right interface may help them "think in terms of LCSH".  For example, auto-completion/suggestion of headings when tagging or searching might be necessary.

-Shaun