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==== Cataloguing Notes ==== | ==== Cataloguing Notes ==== | ||
- | (see also [[library notes]] for the [[foam library]] ) | + | < |
- | * scan | + | A library |
- | * bibtex | + | |
- | * ISBN -> BibTeX with Ottobib: http://www.ottobib.com/ | + | |
- | * zotero | + | |
- | * see also -> https:// | + | |
- | < | + | 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 |
- | A library | + | --- //Armoracio " |
- | --- //Armoracio " | + | </ |
- | === Digital cataloguing === | + | {{http:// |
- | * We agreed to use the [[http:// | + | === Diary of an archivist === |
- | * A second pass involved manually looking up the ISBN numbers from within the desktop application, | + | |
- | * A more time-consuming ongoing task will involve checking, verification and correction of the database. | + | |
- | * Zotero online group libraries would seem to offer a flexible option for the idea of extending our cataloguing initiative into a collective, inter-organisational library database for some fairly unusual and rare books. For now, FoAM's library can now be found [[https:// | + | |
- | === Organisation: some details === | + | == Digital cataloguing: first steps, April 2013 == |
- | * separate | + | We agreed to use the [[http:// |
- | * __periodicals__ cover any more-or-less substantial publication issued periodically; | + | |
- | * a __conference papers__/__exhibition openings__/__reports__/etc. section of items that are semiperiodical: | + | |
- | * 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; | + | |
- | * at any time, the library can expand | + | |
- | * Luea's specialised (and largely German-language) section of all manner of medical, medicinal and metaphysical books, and | + | |
- | * 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, | + | |
- | * in the case of books, I have chosen | + | Zotero online group libraries would seem to offer a flexible option for the idea of extending our cataloguing initiative into a collective, inter-organisational library database for some fairly unusual and rare books. |
- | * sifting through the ephemera is going to be long and arduous | + | |
- | * linking to/from the [[reading notes]] and [[https:// | + | |
- | * manually entering and amending data in Zotero is necessary for a number | + | |
+ | == Sorting and consolidating: | ||
- | === Ongoing | + | After the heavy lifting of the initial pass, there remained what seemed to be an infinite regress of small items – journals, magazines, random that slipped through the dragnet, and a vast pile of grey literature. And it was all a mess. |
+ | |||
+ | I ripped everything off the shelves and dumped the lot on the floor. From there I attempted to reassemble the material into the most basic and easy-to-use categories that were workable. I don't think this has been quite successful, but it's better than before. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Information plumbing: January 2014 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | In my absence over summer some amazing assistants tackled and substantially resolved the most serious nightmare of this library – the ephemera. Thanks to them, this mass of the greyest of grey literature has now been sorted. This will be an ongoing effort however, as the deluge of ephemera seems unstoppable. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next step is to attend to the information plumbing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Organisation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - separate the more from the less " | ||
+ | - **periodicals** cover any more-or-less substantial publication issued periodically; | ||
+ | - a **conference proceedings** section that incorporates all types of items such as exhibition openings, reports, yearbooks, etc. that are semiperiodical: | ||
+ | - 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; | ||
+ | - at any time, the library can expand or contract with **temporary autonomous subsections** (such as Luea's specialised (and largely German-language) section of all manner of medical, medicinal and metaphysical books) | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Zotero catalogue notes === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * need to decide on convention for the " | ||
+ | * either use ISO 639-3 three letter codes. multiple languages separated by commas (e.g '' | ||
+ | * or use the more expansive/ | ||
+ | * // | ||
+ | |||
+ | === General | ||
+ | |||
+ | * in the case of books, I have chosen to file them alphabetically by **name** of the first author/ | ||
+ | * linking to/from the [[: | ||
+ | * often it's unavoidable that you'll have to manually enter and amend data in Zotero where automation fails: this can be time-consuming | ||
+ | * Zotero is more geared to cataloging individual references (e.g. articles in journals) rather than whole issues; one solution is to catalogue them as " | ||
+ | * I'm using the following format to note the individual issues of periodicals: | ||
+ | * tags might be a good way to physically locate items on the shelf if there is a [[http:// | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | what is the motivation for the '' | ||
- | * there are so many yearbooks, publications accompanying exhibitions, | ||
- | * sort and determine storage for ephemera | ||
- | * catalogue and shelve readers/ | ||
* 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/ | + | * add PDFs to the digital catalogue (where available/ |
- | * cataloguing the journals/ | + | |
* significant pieces of ephemera, articles, etc. could be scanned and added as attachments to the Zotero references | * significant pieces of ephemera, articles, etc. could be scanned and added as attachments to the Zotero references | ||
+ | |||
+ | === New books ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - find an interesting book | ||
+ | - add to the 'book orders' | ||
+ | - buy it | ||
+ | - transfer to libray group once it arrives | ||
+ | - read (or otherwise absorb) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Further entangling ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * distributed collections (c.f. connected libraries) | ||
+ | * ISBN -> BibTeX with Ottobib: http:// | ||
+ | * "The Little Library" | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * http:// |