Aaron, You wrote: "Keyword can not cope with different authors using different terminology (such as someone who doesn't know the difference between Palestinian dinosaur tracks and Israeli dinosaur tracks, or that the Rambam wrote books on Arabic drugs while Musa ibn Maymun al-Qurtubi al-Andalusi wrote books on Jewish law)"
What does this have to do with series authority headings? I never expressed opposition to names and subjects authorities. I just think that series authoities are a waste of time, while cataloging each and every distinct title in a monographic series provides much improved access. AA Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
