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==== FoAM Library rough guide ==== | ==== FoAM Library rough guide ==== | ||
- | Here are some tips and hints on using the FoAM library and its online catalogue, focusing | + | Here are some tips and hints on using the FoAM library and its online catalogue. This focuses |
- | * [[http://www.zotero.org/support/|Zotero documentation]] | + | < |
=== Physical organisation === | === Physical organisation === | ||
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The library is organised into the following sections: | The library is organised into the following sections: | ||
- | - **[[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
- | - **[[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
- | - **[[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
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- | - **[[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
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== Books shelf == | == Books shelf == | ||
- | The books shelf is arranged alphabetically from A to Z. In cases where there' | + | The books shelf is arranged alphabetically from A to Z. In cases where there' |
- | Find things manually by perusing the shelves themselves, or better still search the catalogue by any field (keyword, title, subject), find the author/ | + | == Disks shelf === |
- | == Digital Media shelf === | + | 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. |
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- | Like other sections, this one is not ordered in any discernible way, but since it is so small, you should still have a chance of finding what you are looking for. You'll just have to browse patiently. | + | |
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- | == Fiction shelf == | + | |
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- | Filed by author from A–Z. | + | |
== Magazine and Journal shelf == | == Magazine and Journal shelf == | ||
- | Periodicals with of more than one issue are filed together, | + | Periodicals with of more than one issue are filed together, |
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- | Within these parameters, things are largely random (as usual). You will just have to ogle the shelves directly (in conjunction with searching the catalogue) to find what you want. | + | |
== Unperiodicals shelf == | == Unperiodicals shelf == | ||
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== Ephemera boxes == | == Ephemera boxes == | ||
- | Good luck in finding anything here. There are roughly three subsections to the ephemera boxes: 1) ephemera sorted by year, 2) ephemera with no apparent date, and 3) ephemera related to FoAM. If you would like to try to find something specific in this section, we recommend setting aside several hours for random, serendipitous, | + | Good luck in finding anything here. There are roughly three groups of ephemera boxes: 1) ephemera sorted by year, 2) ephemera with no apparent date, and 3) ephemera related to FoAM. If you would like to try to find something specific in this section, we recommend setting aside several hours for random, serendipitous, |
== Temporary Autonomous Sections == | == Temporary Autonomous Sections == | ||
- | These form and dissolve according to need. For example, a TAS could be made for a residency or project related to cooking. Books, journals, and ephemera could be extracted from their usual locations in the library and brought together to form a temporary reference shelf. | + | These form and dissolve according to need. For example, a TAS could be made for a residency or project related to cooking. Books, journals, and ephemera could be extracted from their usual locations in the library and brought together to form a temporary reference shelf. The only proviso here is that items should be returned to their original locations after the TAS is dissolved. TASed items can be conveniently tracked with tags (see [[foam library rough guide# |
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- | The only proviso here is that items should be returned to their original locations after the TAS is dissolved. TASed items can be conveniently tracked with tags (see [[foam library rough guide# | + | |
=== Digital organisation === | === Digital organisation === | ||
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+ | //(NOTE: the screenshots in this section are of the Zotero web page.)// | ||
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+ | The physical location of an item is indicated in the '' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Magazines and journals are entered as " | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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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 '' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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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. | ||
+ | - Do a catalogue search to see if the item already exists on the shelves. | ||
+ | - If it's a magazine or journal and it's already on the shelf, add a new note to the existing catalogue entry, with the issue' | ||
+ | - 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' | ||
+ | - Check the results and clean up the entry if necessary. | ||
+ | - If this method doesn' | ||
+ | - Shelve it in the right location. | ||
+ | - Success! | ||
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+ | === Useful links === |