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==== Cataloguing Notes ==== | ==== Cataloguing Notes ==== | ||
- | (see also [[library | + | * FoAM Library: http:// |
+ | * Zotero online catalogue: http:// | ||
- | * scan | + | < |
- | * bibtex | + | |
- | * ISBN -> BibTeX with Ottobib: http:// | + | |
- | * zotero | + | |
- | * see also -> https:// | + | |
- | === Digital cataloguing === | + | This particular collection, where each book can in principle lurk at the interstices of the connection of everything to everything else, demonstrates most acutely the issue with filing items according to a single -- or even predominant -- topic or subject area. At the same time, with items digitally catalogued and instantly searchable by any field (including tags), the physical arrangement becomes less critical for indicating an item's subject, class, or other characteristic. The library is also small and seems unlikely to grow rapidly in the foreseeable future. Therefore, after some (uneven and random) thought, and a close perusal of [[library notes|existing notes]] on this question, I decided to take the semi-organic organisational approach as indicated below. |
- | * We agreed to use the [[http:// | + | --- //Armoracio " |
- | * A second pass involved manually looking up the ISBN numbers from within the desktop application, | + | |
- | * A more time-consuming ongoing task will involve checking, verification and correction of the database. | + | |
- | * Zotero online group libraries would seem to offer a flexible option for the idea of extending our cataloguing initiative into a collective, inter-organisational library database for some fairly unusual and rare books. For now, FoAM's library can now be found [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/foam_library/items|here]]. | + | |
- | === Organisation: | + | </ |
- | * separate the more from the less " | + | === Digital cataloguing: first steps, April 2013 === |
- | * __periodicals__ cover any more-or-less substantial publication issued periodically; | + | |
- | * an __audiovisual__ section at some point | + | |
- | * an __ephemera__ section, due to the vast quantity of brochures, leaflets, postcards, flyers, etc. that has accumulated; | + | |
- | * at any time, the library can expand or contract with __temporary autonomous subsections__; | + | |
- | * Luea's specialised (and largely German-language) section of all manner of medical, medicinal and metaphysical books, and | + | |
- | * Nik and Maja's oscillatory home/FoAM section of mainly fictional items which, one day, they will need to decide whether to amalgamate into the FoAM library proper, or reattach and merge with their own quasi-independent, temporarily autonomous library (hitherto uncatalogued) | + | |
- | * in the case of books, I have chosen | + | We agreed to use the [[http:// |
- | * sifting through | + | |
- | * linking to/from the [[reading notes]] and [[https://www.zotero.org/groups/ | + | |
- | * manually entering | + | |
+ | Zotero online group libraries would seem to offer a flexible option for the idea of extending our cataloguing initiative into a collective, inter-organisational library database for some fairly unusual and rare books. | ||
- | === Ongoing notes and to-dos | + | === Sorting |
- | Friday, 14 June 2013 3:38:53 PM\\ | ||
- | There are so many yearbooks, publications accompanying exhibitions, | ||
- | Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:41:08 PM\\ | + | |
+ | |||
+ | === Organisation: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - separate the more from the less " | ||
+ | - **periodicals** cover any more-or-less substantial publication issued periodically; | ||
+ | - a **conference proceedings** section that incorporates all types of items such as exhibition openings, reports, yearbooks, etc. that are semiperiodical: I'll probably catalogue these with the canned Zotero item type as " | ||
+ | - an **audiovisual** section at some point | ||
+ | - an A–Z **fiction** section (of mostly trade paperbacks, thanks to the N&M library bequest) | ||
+ | - an **ephemera** section, due to the vast quantity of brochures, leaflets, postcards, flyers, etc. that has accumulated; | ||
+ | - at any time, the library can expand or contract with **temporary autonomous subsections** (such as Luea's specialised (and largely German-language) section of all manner of medical, medicinal and metaphysical books, and < | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Zotero catalogue notes === | ||
+ | * need to decide on convention for the " | ||
+ | * either use ISO 639-3 three letter codes. multiple languages separated by commas (e.g '' | ||
+ | * or use the more expansive/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | // | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Ongoing notes === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * in the case of books, I have chosen to file them alphabetically by name of the first author/ | ||
+ | * < | ||
+ | * linking to/from the [[reading notes]] and [[https:// | ||
+ | * manually entering and amending data in Zotero is necessary for a number of items and a good way to ensure accurate and useful information, | ||
+ | * there are so many yearbooks, publications accompanying exhibitions, | ||
+ | * Zotero is more geared to cataloging individual references (e.g. articles in journals) rather than whole issues; one solution is to catalogue them as " | ||
+ | * I'm using the following format to note the individual issues of periodicals: | ||
+ | * tags might be a good way to physically locate items on the shelf if there is a [[http:// | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | what is the motivation for the '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === To-dos === | ||
* sort and determine storage for ephemera | * sort and determine storage for ephemera | ||
- | * catalogue and shelve readers/ | + | * <del>catalogue and shelve readers/ |
* go through remaining files and buckets, sorting into applicable areas | * go through remaining files and buckets, sorting into applicable areas | ||
* cleaning up and tagging of the digital catalogue | * cleaning up and tagging of the digital catalogue | ||
+ | * add PDFs to the digital catalogue (where available/ | ||
+ | * < | ||
+ | * significant pieces of ephemera, articles, etc. could be scanned and added as attachments to the Zotero references | ||
- | === Preterite prolegomena | + | === New books ==== |
+ | - find an intersting book | ||
+ | - add to the 'book orders' | ||
+ | - buy it | ||
+ | - transfer to libray group once it arrives [ref] | ||
+ | - read (or otherwise absorb) | ||
- | This particular collection, where each book can in principle lurk at the interstices of the connection of everything to everything else, demonstrates most acutely the issue with filing items according to a single -- or even predominant -- topic or subject area. At the same time, with items digitally catalogued and instantly searchable by any field, the physical arrangement becomes less critical for indicating an item's subject, class, or other characteristic. The library is also small and seems unlikely to grow rapidly in the foreseeable future. Therefore, after some (uneven and random) thought, and a close perusal of [[library notes|existing notes]] on this question, I decided to take the semi-organic organisational approach as indicated. | + | ==== Further Entangling ==== |
- | A library | + | * distributed collections (c.f. connected libraries) |
- | + | * ISBN -> BibTeX with Ottobib: http://www.ottobib.com/ | |
- | --- //Armoracio " | + | * "The Little Library" |
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * http://www.thelittlelibrary.com/ |