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--- library:foam_library_rough_guide [2014-01-28 09:55] – alkan
+++ library:foam_library_rough_guide [2014-01-28 14:06] – alkan
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   - [[foam_library_rough_guide#disks shelf|Disks shelf]]: CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, but also a few video tapes and some peculiar and archaic software -- currently uncatalogued
   - [[foam_library_rough_guide#ephemera boxes|Ephemera boxes]]: brochures, leaflets, postcards, flyers, etc. organised by year
-  - [[foam_library_rough_guide#fiction shelf|Fiction shelf]]: mostly paperback fiction books
+  - [[foam_library_rough_guide#fiction shelf|Fiction shelf]]: mostly paperback fiction books from A to Z
   - [[foam_library_rough_guide#foam propaganda shelf|FoAM Propaganda shelf]]: a shelf of readily accessible FoAM brochures, publications, postcards, etc. for convenient proselytising
   - [[foam_library_rough_guide#magazine and journal shelf|Magazine and Journal shelf]]: periodicals, including many titles with only one issue
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 This has not yet been catalogued. It is quite small however, so you should still have a chance of finding what you are looking for. You'll just have to browse patiently.
-== Books shelf ==
-Filed by author (or title) from A–Z.
 == Magazine and Journal shelf ==
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 === Digital organisation ===
+//(NOTE: the screenshots in this section are of the Zotero online catalogue in the browser.)//
+The physical location of an item is indicated in the ''Loc. in Archive'' field.
+{{:library:zotero_item_location.png}}
+Magazines and journals are entered as "Book" for ''Item Type'', but their ''Loc. in Archive'' is the "Magazine and Journal shelf." Each individual issue has a separate note of the year, volume and/or issue.
+{{:library:zotero_magazine_and_journal_issue_notes.png}}
+Tags can be used to browse or organise -- the possibilities are limitless. Use for subject, finer-grained distinction of item type (e.g. an item of the type ''Report'' could be tagged with ''Conference proceedings'', ''Exhibition catalogue'', ''Financial report'', etc.), or TASs.
+{{:library:zotero_tags.png}}
+=== Adding items ===
+//(NOTE: the screenshots in this section are of the Zotero desktop client.)//
+New deliveries go in the inbox, ready to be catalogued.
+Do a catalogue search to see if the item already exists on the shelves.
+{{:library:zotero_search.png}}
+If it's a magazine or journal title and it's already on the shelf, add a new note to the existing catalogue entry, with the issue's date, volume, issue number, and other relevant info.
+{{:library:zotero_adding_a_periodical_note.png}}
+If it's not already on the shelf, first check to see if it has an ISBN number.
+Click on the magic number button in Zotero desktop and type in this number manually (we used to have phone barcode scanners, but for now they're inoperative).
+{{:library:zotero_add_item_by_identifier.png}}
+Check the results and clean up the entry if necessary.
+If this method doesn't work or the item doesn't have a barcode, manually enter the bibliographic details. See the [[foam_library_rough_guide#useful links]] for hints on how best to do this.
+Shelve it in the right location.
+Success!
 === Useful links ===