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library:cataloguing_notes [2014-01-10 11:02] – alkanlibrary:cataloguing_notes [2014-01-13 09:14] – 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   * catalogue and library hints
  
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   * archival boxes as needed   * archival boxes as needed
-  * bookends (Michka?)+  * **bookends** (Michka?)
  
   * übercleanup   * übercleanup
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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 n 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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