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library:cataloguing_notes [2014-01-10 11:01] alkanlibrary:cataloguing_notes [2014-01-13 09:22] alkan
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 === To-dos from Friday, 10 January 2014 === === To-dos from Friday, 10 January 2014 ===
  
-  * preliminary pass on all remaining ephemera: extract books, magazines, journals and leave the remainder to the "assistants" +  * preliminary pass on all remaining ephemera: extract books, magazines, journals and leave the remainder to the assistants 
-  * keywording + gardening+  * catalogue tags and collections 
 +  * catalogue and library hints
  
   * going through the huge boxes   * going through the huge boxes
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   * archival boxes as needed   * archival boxes as needed
 +  * **bookends** (Michka?)
  
   * übercleanup   * übercleanup
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 == Information plumbing: January 2014 == == 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 howeveras the deluge of ephemera seems unstoppable and will require ever-renewed vigilance to ensure that the forces of greyness do not overwhelm us.+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 sifted, sorted, and boxed by year for neat filing away on shelves. 
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 +Howeverwe must rally our efforts. The deluge of ephemera is unstoppable and will require ever-renewed vigilance to ensure that the forces of greyness do not completely overwhelm us. But do not despair – together we shall conquer! Per aspera ad astra!
  
 The next step is to attend to the information plumbing. The next step is to attend to the information plumbing.
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     * //(I've tended to favour the 3-letter codes.)//     * //(I've tended to favour the 3-letter codes.)//
    
-=== General notes and to-dos ===+=== General and to-dosotes ===
  
   * in the case of books, I have chosen to file them alphabetically by **name** of the first author/editor/etc., falling back on **title** in the absence of an explicit author   * in the case of books, I have chosen to file them alphabetically by **name** of the first author/editor/etc., falling back on **title** in the absence of an explicit author
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   * I'm using the following format to note the individual issues of periodicals: **''year [volume:issue] additional info''** (additional info can be season/month(s), thematic name of the issue, etc.); using the notes field like this is a bit kludgy, but at least in this format they will sort by date and issue   * I'm using the following format to note the individual issues of periodicals: **''year [volume:issue] additional info''** (additional info can be season/month(s), thematic name of the issue, etc.); using the notes field like this is a bit kludgy, but at least in this format they will sort by date and issue
   * tags might be a good way to physically locate items on the shelf if there is a [[http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/|controlled vocabulary]] for this purpose, e.g.:   * tags might be a good way to physically locate items on the shelf if there is a [[http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/|controlled vocabulary]] for this purpose, e.g.:
-    * ''fl-books'' 
-    * ''fl-periodicals'' 
-    * ''fl-periodicals-singleissue'' 
-    * ''fl-unperiodicals'' 
-    * ''fl-fiction'' 
-    * ''fl-oversize'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera-postcards'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera-brochures'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera-menus'' 
  
-what is the motivation for the ''fl-'' prefix? "**F**oAM **L**ibrary" -- a way to uniquely distinguish this set of keywords from any others.+  - ''fl-books'' 
 +  - ''fl-cards-games'' 
 +  - ''fl-fiction'' 
 +  - ''fl-oversize'' 
 +  - ''fl-periodicals'' 
 +  - ''fl-periodicals-singleissue'' 
 +  - ''fl-unperiodicals'' 
 + 
 +(The motivation for the ''fl-'' prefix is to ensure a set of keywords unique to this library.)
  
 === New books ==== === New books ====
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