Updated 'Record Type' field

After a productive meeting discussing the best possible way of handling those special items that are, quite naturally, expected to be found in a museum book collection (here, I am referring to the slim tome or pamphlet that is neither book, nor auction/exhibition catalog, nor journal), we collectively decided that the best way to address these small, random, but numerous items was to include them in the 'record type' menu as --- EPHEMERA. This now gives us 7 possible choices for selecting 'record type' in the database: article, book, book series, catalog, ephemera, journal, and thesis. Whether or not to give these items considerations equal to those for a book or catalog is yet to be determined....
Obviously, these vary in origin, relevance, and, most importantly, importance, as far as how often they will be accessed by the museum staff and to what extent they will be helpful. A liklihood is that they will probably receive a first level of description, with a single subject assignment and information entered into the notes field, but not much more. Their organization and addition to the catalog is a certainty. The priority of these items, however, is not as great of a concern as the main book collection, so they are being gathered to be tackled at a later time. Much like a seemingly rag-tag collection of gypsies, they are forming together and assembling themselves in one locale - proud of their heritage and unique aesthetic.