Joanna F. Fountain

Would you like to have Spanish Language subject headings in your library catalog? If so, Joanna Fountain is a super cataloger and this fourth edition of here sub cataloger and this volume is very useable in both school and public libraries. To use the volume, Fountain has a very clear introduction with various charts and tables that demonstrate patters. Then, you look up the English subject heading and you will find the equivalent Spanish heading. So, you can use the volume for both English and Spanish headings. The whole is based on the Library of Congress headings so they are compatible with most of the commercial jobber’s supplied headings. Highly recommended particularly for those district level cataloging services that are supplying processed books to libraries.… (mere)

This is a large tome and while it is bilingual, it is bilingual for Spanish and English. This type of tool would be manna for a cataloger, but few others. However, it does show how the language of the catalog needs to be considered in other languages. Trouble is that the "Spanish" used won't work with certain "Spanish-speaking" populations, especially some ELL students. Of most interest is the information that the MARC tags give to a professional. Bottom line: This is a ready reference for only certain professionals. Not recommended.… (mere)