1. Technology and libraries How we got to where we are

2. Gutenberg Press - 1450

3. What do we do with them now that we have them?

4. Jefferson’s library catalog

5. Melvile Dewey

6. Dewey Decimal System - 1876

7. Library of Congress Classification System -1897 A General WorksGeneral Works B Philosophy, Psychology, and ReligionPhilosophy, Psychology, and Religion C Auxiliary Sciences of HistoryAuxiliary Sciences of History D General and Old World HistoryGeneral and Old World History E History of AmericaHistory of America F History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin AmericaHistory of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America G Geography, Anthropology, and RecreationGeography, Anthropology, and Recreation H Social SciencesSocial Sciences J Political SciencePolitical Science K LawLaw L EducationEducation M MusicMusic N Fine ArtsFine Arts P Language and LiteratureLanguage and Literature Q ScienceScience R MedicineMedicine S AgricultureAgriculture T TechnologyTechnology U Military ScienceMilitary Science V Naval ScienceNaval Science Z Bibliography, Library Science, and General Information ResourcesBibliography, Library Science, and General Information Resources

8. Library of Congress Subject Headings 1898-present

9. LCSH Entry

10. Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France Where it all started in 1789

11. Card catalog circa 1960

12. Catalog Card

13. Authority records

14. National Union Catalog

15. Bibliographic databases Major distinction between databases dealing with words and those dealing with numbers Libraries on the forefront of creating bibliographic databases

16. Henriette Avram creator of the MARC record 1967-1968

17. Standard MARC record

18. MARC record from GU catalog

19. GU library catalog record

20. Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature 1901-

21. Reader’s Guide entry

22. “Old School” database searching

23. Database search 1970s-2000s B 1 Ss ((academic achievement/de or grades/de) and (admission/ti or college w/3 placement) ) S1 245 S1 and py=2002-2005 S2 23 S2 and la=en S3 20 T 3/ti,au,de,ab,so/1-20

24. Precision vs. Recall Use of subject headings makes a search more precise but limits recall Use of free text terms and general searches such as in Google enhance recall but limit precision Libraries typically value precision over recall

25. Foley DB access http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Librar ies/Foley-Library/default.asp http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Librar ies/Foley-Library/default.asp

26. Bibliographic Utilities RLG WLN OCLC