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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"+  * check existing catalogue entries for errors and improvements 
 +  * preliminary pass on all remaining ephemera: extract books, magazines, journals and leave the remainder to the assistants
   * catalogue tags and collections   * 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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 == Sorting and consolidating: June 2013 == == Sorting and consolidating: June 2013 ==
  
-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. +After the heavy lifting of the initial pass, there remained what seemed to be an infinite regress of small items – journals, magazines, random books and journals that slipped through the dragnet, a vast pile of grey literature. And it was all a mess. I ripped everything off the shelves and out of the boxes 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 still somehow useable. I don't think this has been quite successful – but I think it's on the way.
- +
-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 == == 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 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. 
 + 
 +However, we 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 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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   * 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-books'' 
-    * ''fl-cards-games'' +  - ''fl-cards-games'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera'' +  - ''fl-fiction'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera-brochures'' +  - ''fl-oversize'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera-menus'' +  - ''fl-periodicals'' 
-    * ''fl-ephemera-postcards'' +  - ''fl-periodicals-singleissue'' 
-    * ''fl-fiction'' +  - ''fl-unperiodicals''
-    * ''fl-oversize'' +
-    * ''fl-periodicals'' +
-    * ''fl-periodicals-singleissue'' +
-    * ''fl-unperiodicals''+
  
-what is the motivation for the ''fl-'' prefix? "FoAM Library" -- a way to uniquely distinguish this set of keywords as specific to this library.+(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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