Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 (Spirit),
Oscar Wilde from purgatory, 1926.
– OCLC Connexion (Library of Congress authority file)
Recently I started a job that requires me to do some work with the Library of Congress database, using a program called OCLC Connexion. While generally as efficient as it is grey and austere, I was delighted to learn about one of its features that is not readily known to the general public.
Did you know that the Library of Congress (LC), which sets the standard of all library catalogs across the land, has a classification for ghost writers? And when I say “ghost writers,” I don’t mean your typical words-for-cash ghost writer, I mean actual ghosts! Continue reading