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=== Physical organisation === | === Physical organisation === | ||
- | The library is organised into the following sections, with their corresponding catalogue tags ('' | + | 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# |
- | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
- [[foam_library_rough_guide# | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# | ||
- | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
- | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
- | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# | + | - [[foam_library_rough_guide# |
== Books shelf == | == Books shelf == | ||
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== Disks shelf === | == Disks shelf === | ||
- | 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. | + | 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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- | == Books shelf == | + | |
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- | Filed by author from A–Z. | + | |
== Magazine and Journal shelf == | == Magazine and Journal shelf == | ||
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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, | 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, | ||
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- | == FoAM Propaganda shelf == | ||
== Temporary Autonomous Sections == | == Temporary Autonomous Sections == | ||
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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 '' | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | Do a catalogue search to see if the item already exists on the shelves. | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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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' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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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' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Check the results and clean up the entry if necessary. | ||
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+ | If this method doesn' | ||
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+ | Shelve it in the right location. | ||
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+ | Success! | ||
=== Useful links === | === Useful links === |