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I see Ebsco uses Sears List of Subject Headings, I wonder if that would work a bit better. Not sure if anyone has tried it though. On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Jing Wang <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > That is the case with our faculty and staff here too. They don't use LCSH. > Is any library maintaining/develop local taxonomy/ontology for research > departments outside of library? Any tools or best practice you are willing > to share? > > Thanks, > > Jing > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Michael J. Giarlo > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 10:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Subject Terms in Institutional Repositories > > We are using LCSH in our repository, but it hasn't been very widely used > because our users, largely research faculty and staff, don't think in terms > of LCSH. > > -Mike > On Aug 30, 2013 9:28 AM, "Matthew Sherman" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hello Code4Libbers, > > > > I am working on cleaning up our institutional repository, and one of > > the big areas of improvement needed is the list of terms from the > > subject fields. It is messy and I want to take the subject terms and > > place them into a much better order. I was contemplating using > > Library of Congress Subject Headings, but I wanted to see what others > > have done in this area to see if there is another good controlled > vocabulary that could work better. > > Any insight is welcome. Thanks for your time everyone. > > > > Matt Sherman > > Digital Content Librarian > > University of Bridgeport > > >