3.5K combined

The 3,500 reviewed mark was reached today in the combined BHCTILibrary collections; 2.5K remains in "Proper," and there are now 1.K in "Too." As previously noted, the "reviews"consist primarilly of OCLC data and LCCN placements; but the latter is important to SACS, and when coordinated with labeling (our existing 16 BHCTI subject areas and 4 subject "clusters," which all extant entries already enjoy- the LC class is being added to the labels as each are found), I think it gives a good indication why entries fit their subjects- that they are relevant for us. The bulk of "Too" items are in the Worship and Church Music Areas of Concentration, and will grow to a similar number of Missions entries moving forward.

Church Music plays out

Still a bit under 4K, but all my initially identifed Google Books for Church Music area of concentration (cluster WM) have been added to BHCTILibraryToo as of today. Stay tuned for my next target!

50 more at Too

Moving forward on the originally found 10K Googlebooks, under area of concentration Church Music (Carroll abbreviation WMCMU) in BHCTILibraryToo. Watch this space as we fill it in...

Number crunching

94% of the combined libraries Googlebooks holdings fit in the SACS area of "Humanities and General Works" (2,821 books of 3K), with the next closest area, "Social Sciences" taking up a mere 142 items (4%, and these mostly classified as Church History). I can start adding new titles to the Church Music area of concentration in BHCTIToo on Monday. Nice to be able to move forward (as opposed to just catching up) again...

2K combined reviews

The next mark of 1,500 "reviewed" in BHCTILibrary proper was reached today; when added to the 500 in BHCTILibraryToo, that reachs the 2K mark in the combined collections. As previously noted, the "reviews"consist primarilly of OCLC data and LCCN placements; but the latter is important to SACS, and when coordinated with labeling (our existing 16 BHCTI subject areas and 4 subject "clusters," which all extant entries already enjoy- the LC class is being added to the labels as each are found), I think it gives a good indication why entries fit their subjects- that they are relevant for us. I can't promise I'll keep on the retroactive reviewing of the 2.5K in BHCTILibrary proper without adding more Church Music entries to the 500 in BHCTILibraryToo; but I might. Only 1K left needing retrospection in "Proper" now.... As you may remember, "proper" is now stuffed full; once "too" is filled, I'll be placing another Google Library until all previously located (and subsequently identified) finds are accessable....

Some print progress

The MARC records of our core gift of print books, the Newport Collection, have been examined with SACS in mind. I'm pleased to report that the 4,309 items cataloged (approximately 27% of our total print collection) are clearly relevant to our collection needs, with 4,060 items belonging to the "Humanities and General Works" area. How gratifying to be able to say with precision just how fitting this gift is to Carroll.

1.5K combined reviews

The next mark of 1,000 "reviewed" in BHCTILibrary proper was reached today; when added to the 500 in BHCTILibraryToo, that reachs the 1.5K mark in the combined collections. As previously noted, the "reviews"consist primarilly of OCLC data and LCCN placements; but the latter is important to SACS, and when coordinated with labeling (our existing 16 BHCTI subject areas and 4 subject "clusters," which all extant entries already enjoy- the LC class is being added to the labels as each are found), I think it gives a good indication why entries fit their subjects- that they are relevant for us. I can't promise I'll keep on the retroactive reviewing of the 2.5K in BHCTILibrary proper without adding more Church Music entries to the 500 in BHCTILibraryToo; but I might. As you may remember, "proper" is now stuffed full; once "too" is filled, I'll be placing another Google Library until all previously located (and subsequently identified) finds are accessable....

1.1K reviews combined

Just realized I'd crossed the 600 "reviewed" mark in BHCTILibrary proper; when added to the 500 in BHCTILibraryToo, that reachs the 1K mark in the combined collections. Admittedly, the "reviews"consist primarilly of OCLC data and LCCN placements; but the latter is more vital to SACS, and when coordinated with labeling (our existing 16 BHCTI subject "clusters," which all extant entries already enjoy- the LC class is being added to the labels as each are found), I think it gives a good indication why entries fit their clusters- that they are relevant for us. I can't promise I'll keep on the retroactive reviewing of the 2.5K in BHCTILibrary proper without adding more Church Music entries to the 500 in BHCTILibraryToo; but I might. As you may remember, "proper" is now stuffed full; once "too" is filled, I'll be placing another Google Library until all previously located (and subsequently identified) finds are accessable....

Fun Facts

In Summer 2007, I'd found a total of 10,019 full text books (mostly Google Books, but some from CCEL and Project Gutenberg) I considered relevant to our BHCTI collection. In moving those titles slowly out into BHCTILibrary and its sister annex, BHCTILibraryToo, I've crunched some interesting numbers:

• 89 links (to date) no longer lead to a full view Google Book (pehaps human error?)
• a total in both libraries (to date) yields 2,971 books already made available (1,609 from the original lists, and 1,362 newly found this Fall).
• While all 2,971 books have been assigned (at least preliminarilly) with a BHCTI "cluster" subject, only a total of 757 (297 in BHCTI Library proper, 460 in Too) have LCCNs assignments.

Just goes to show, there's work yet to be done!

Back in the saddle

Have been roping a few LCCNs and OCLC numbers at BHCTILibrary proper following a long spell of SACS documentation revision. More tomorrow!

Worship WMWOR cluster gathered in

The last few took longest, but all the initially selected entries from Google Books for Worship (BHCTI subject cluster WMWOR) are gathered in BHCTIToo and number 472 total items. Duplicates and items that were not (or perhaps are no longer?) on this examination designated "Full View" were dropped- approximately 30 titles were eliminated. OCLC numbers, subject headings, and Library of Congress Call Numbers (the last item particularly requested in SACS documentation for sorting and reporting purposes) have been roughed in for each entry. The next cluster to be worked in into BHCTIToo is Church Music- keep watching this space. My plan is to complete adding our previously selected items for accounting to SACS before beginning to find new materials.

Back to Too

Despite some incremental work on BHCTILibrary's 2.5K to add particularly LCCNs in prep for SACS reporting, no further titles are yet able to be added in that library. Meantime, I'm adding to BHCTILibraryToo and adding the data to each new entry, to minimize backtracking. Both jobs are going on as a kind of tag-team approach.

BHCTILibraryToo at 50

50 Googlebooks from our original list (last Summer's) Worship (Cluster WMWOR) are added to the first "Annex" at BHCTILibraryToo so far. Moving a bit more slowly in order to obtain more complete records for SACS (especially the addition of LCCNs); there'll be less backtracking in this collection than at BHCTILibrary proper.

A bit more

Still working on adding LCCNs to the 2.5K in BHCTILibrary, in prep for SACS reporting

Increments

Google tecs recommend no more than 2K in a library, but I'm experiencing 2.5 as the firm ceiling; will begin to populate a "new" library next week. There are some options to federate searching between free websites, so we needn't worry about interoperability even if the projected 20K are spread over 10 libraries...
Meanwhile, have added OCLC#, LCSHs, and LCCNs to the most recent 50 of the BHCTILibrary entries- will keep building on these for SACS....

Temporarily arrested development

Glad I've been checking my ceiling- nothing I've tried adding today in excess of 2.5K into BHCTILibrary has taken. No documentation found that says this is a ceiling- but I've emailed the Google Book techies to see what's up. Several getarounds are possible, if needed.

Meantime, I'm gilding my lillies by finding OCLC #s, LCSHs, and LCCNs for found items (and when available, HathiTrust links) and squirreling them away in my "Review" section. Only the LCCNs are being turned into Tags; SACS will want to know what size the collection is, and percentages of the total being applicable to BHCTI by LCCN.

Evangelism breaks 1000

Zeal has consumed me; and though clever, ingenious, and sober methods of continuing on in this vein will occur to me, I'm temporarilly content to move again to some previously discovered materials in a different "cluster," I will for the moment stand pat with 1,044 titles placed under Evangelism (WMEVA) in our Google Books BHCTILibrary.

But I'll return to these so far amassed gleanings to tinker. Not only will some be appropriately listed (even double listed) in other clusters, I plan also to mine for Library of Congress Call Numbers (LCSH) when possible; our SACS application asks for a report of materials broken down by LCSHs.