As we've started to enter the collection in the database, our needs for what is written on the paper tag we put inside each book has changed. Whereas before, when the database wasn't quite re-tooled and we were still figuring out what DB fields should be included in the form/table, prudence dictated that we include such information that we'd need to refer back to the item for entry into the DB. Now that the entries are being done on a per-item basis, the amount of information has lessened to a considerable degree.
At this point, we are merely using these tags to both represent the items in the collection that have been cataloged and organized on the shelf, and what their call numbers are. To this extent, we are still including the call number on that portion of the tag that sticks up out of the book (for obvious reasons of intershelving), but now marking those tags entered into the DB with additional notation (a nice BLUE dot). Additionally, the abbreviated title is also included, should the tag fall out and/or to refer back to the item when the call number stickers are matched up and put on. Personally, we are really excited by the thought of seeing the labels on the books; I think this is going to make the organization seem more tangible to our librarian sensibilities!
Friday, March 7, 2008
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