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 ==== Cataloguing Notes ==== ==== Cataloguing Notes ====
  
-(see also [[library notes]] )+(see also [[library notes]] for the [[foam library]] )
  
   * scan   * scan
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   * zotero   * zotero
     * see also -> https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library/items     * see also -> https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library/items
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 +<blockquote>This particular collection, where each book can in principle lurk at the interstices of the connection of everything to everything else, demonstrates most acutely the issue with filing items according to a single -- or even predominant -- topic or subject area. At the same time, with items digitally catalogued and instantly searchable by any field (including tags), the physical arrangement becomes less critical for indicating an item's subject, class, or other characteristic. The library is also small and seems unlikely to grow rapidly in the foreseeable future. Therefore, after some (uneven and random) thought, and a close perusal of [[library notes|existing notes]] on this question, I decided to take the semi-organic organisational approach as indicated.
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 +A library -- including its physical and digital arrangement and cataloguing system -- should aspire to be simple, elegant, and beautiful. Visitors should be able both to browse and search in the greatest ease and comfort. A library thus becomes a pataphor for the art of living itself. I have striven to follow these principles in approaching the sometimes daunting task of coming to terms with, managing and (re)organising the FoAM archive.
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 + --- //Armoracio "Bud" Minuez//</blockquote>
  
 === Digital cataloguing === === Digital cataloguing ===
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   * separate the more from the less "substantial" -- in practice, __books__ constitute the major substantial category   * separate the more from the less "substantial" -- in practice, __books__ constitute the major substantial category
   * __periodicals__ cover any more-or-less substantial publication issued periodically; but I would avoid mixing these with the ephemera   * __periodicals__ cover any more-or-less substantial publication issued periodically; but I would avoid mixing these with the ephemera
 +  * a __conference papers__/__exhibition openings__/__reports__/etc. section of items that are semiperiodical: I'll probably catalogue these with the canned Zotero type as "Conference proceedings"
   * an __audiovisual__ section at some point   * an __audiovisual__ section at some point
 +  * an A–Z fiction section (of mostly trade paperbacks, thanks to the N&M library bequest)
   * an __ephemera__ section, due to the vast quantity of brochures, leaflets, postcards, flyers, etc. that has accumulated; these are more transient and ephemeral than any of the preceding, but may be of value to retain in many cases   * an __ephemera__ section, due to the vast quantity of brochures, leaflets, postcards, flyers, etc. that has accumulated; these are more transient and ephemeral than any of the preceding, but may be of value to retain in many cases
   * at any time, the library can expand or contract with __temporary autonomous subsections__; current examples of these are:   * at any time, the library can expand or contract with __temporary autonomous subsections__; current examples of these are:
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     * Nik and Maja's oscillatory home/FoAM section of mainly fictional items which, one day, they will need to decide whether to amalgamate into the FoAM library proper, or reattach and merge with their own quasi-independent, temporarily autonomous library (hitherto uncatalogued)     * Nik and Maja's oscillatory home/FoAM section of mainly fictional items which, one day, they will need to decide whether to amalgamate into the FoAM library proper, or reattach and merge with their own quasi-independent, temporarily autonomous library (hitherto uncatalogued)
  
-  * in the case of books, I have chosen to file them alphabetically by name of the first author/editor/etc. (or failing that by title), for several incontestably good reasons +  * in the case of books, I have chosen to file them alphabetically by name of the first author/editor/etc., failing that by title 
-  * sifting through the ephemera will be long and arduous +  * sifting through the ephemera is going to be long and arduous 
-  * linking to/from the [[reading notes]] and [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library/items|catalogued items]] may prove interesting and useful+  * linking to/from the [[reading notes]] and [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library/items|catalogued items]] may prove interesting and useful, particularly as files can be attached to Zotero items: see [[anthropological_research_on_hazards_and_disasters|this example]]
   * manually entering and amending data in Zotero is necessary for a number of items and a good way to ensure accurate and useful information, but it is very time-consuming   * manually entering and amending data in Zotero is necessary for a number of items and a good way to ensure accurate and useful information, but it is very time-consuming
  
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   * go through remaining files and buckets, sorting into applicable areas   * go through remaining files and buckets, sorting into applicable areas
   * cleaning up and tagging of the digital catalogue   * cleaning up and tagging of the digital catalogue
- +  * adding pdfs to the digital catalogue (where available/permissible) 
-  * cataloguing the journals/magazines: Zotero is more geared to cataloging individual references (e.g. particular articles) rather than whole issues of periodicals: perhaps both can be done, including significant references +  * cataloguing the journals/magazines: Zotero is more geared to cataloging individual references (e.g. articles in journals) rather than whole issues; one solution is to catalogue them as "books," with a note indicating what volume/issues are in the library, then add important articles as separate items 
- +  * significant pieces of ephemera, articles, etc. could be scanned and added as attachments to the Zotero references
-=== Preterite prolegomena === +
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-This particular collection, where each book can in principle lurk at the interstices of the connection of everything to everything else, demonstrates most acutely the issue with filing items according to a single -- or even predominant -- topic or subject area. At the same time, with items digitally catalogued and instantly searchable by any field, the physical arrangement becomes less critical for indicating an item's subject, class, or other characteristic. The library is also small and seems unlikely to grow rapidly in the foreseeable future. Therefore, after some (uneven and random) thought, and a close perusal of [[library notes|existing notes]] on this question, I decided to take the semi-organic organisational approach as indicated. +
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-A library -- including its physical and digital arrangement and cataloguing system -- should aspire to be simple, elegant, and beautiful. Visitors should be able both to browse and search in the greatest ease and comfort. A library thus becomes a pataphor for the art of living itself. I have striven to follow these principles in approaching the sometimes daunting task of coming to terms with, managing and (re)organising the FoAM archive. +
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- --- //Armoracio "Bud" Minuez//+
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