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| === What you can do === |
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| * add tags to items that are associated with your interests or research |
| * add individual articles from the magazines and journals you find in the library (e.g. [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library_brussels/items/itemKey/FKTU75PS|this item]], found in the [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library_brussels/items/itemKey/P6G9G3A9/q/ieee%20multimedia|IEEE Multimedia]] journal): connect them to the magazine you found them in by adding a relation; annotate or extract quotes from them and put these in the item notes; tag as appropriate |
| * suggest a book to order: go to the Zotero [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library_book_orders/items|FoAM book orders]] catalogue and add the items you think should be in the library |
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=== Physical organisation === | === Physical organisation === |
- [[foam_library_rough_guide#books shelf|Books shelf]] A to Z by author or title | - [[foam_library_rough_guide#books shelf|Books shelf]] A to Z by author or title |
- [[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#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#ephemera boxes|Ephemera boxes]]: brochures, leaflets, postcards, flyers, etc. sorted by year |
- [[foam_library_rough_guide#fiction shelf|Fiction shelf]]: mostly paperback fiction books from A to Z | - [[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#foam propaganda shelf|FoAM Propaganda shelf]]: a shelf of readily accessible FoAM brochures, publications, postcards, etc. for convenient proselytising |
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=== Digital organisation === | === Digital organisation === |
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| //(NOTE: the screenshots in this section are of the Zotero online catalogue in the browser.)// |
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| The physical location of an item is indicated in the ''Loc. in Archive'' field. |
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| {{:library:zotero_item_location.png}} |
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| 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. |
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| {{:library:zotero_magazine_and_journal_issue_notes.png}} |
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| 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. |
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| {{:library:zotero_tags.png}} |
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| === Adding items === |
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| //(NOTE: the screenshots in this section are of the Zotero desktop client.)// |
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| New deliveries go in the inbox, ready to be catalogued. |
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| Do a catalogue search to see if the item already exists on the shelves. |
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| {{:library:zotero_search.png}} |
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| 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. |
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| {{:library:zotero_adding_a_periodical_note.png}} |
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| If it's not already on the shelf, first check to see if it has an ISBN number. |
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| 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). |
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| {{:library:zotero_add_item_by_identifier.png}} |
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| Check the results and clean up the entry if necessary. |
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| 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. |
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| Shelve it in the right location. |
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| Success! |
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=== Useful links === | === Useful links === |