Hello party people ;) I am wondering about how you organize your libraries? Do you use the dewey decimal system only or some other way? I am wondering because if I sort, for example, the different five love languages books, there would be some in par
Read more…Our library has a complete set (27 books) of the Guidepost series, "Mysteries of Sparrow Island." Is anyone familiar with this series, and does anyone have any idea of the appropriate age group for this series? Seems a little elementary for adults,
Read more…One area I'm focusing on this year is the Adult Fiction section with some incomplete series and a need for new books. As I update the Adult Fiction series, I believe it beneficial to classify our fiction section differently. That is, in a more specif
Read more…We have a children's collection and a junior collection that both contain picture books which we place separately from the other books.
Do you add any letter(s) into the call numbers to indicate that the book is a Picture Book? Do you add a sti
Read more…How do you classify a children'2 book that the content is fiction but one Bible verse is used as reference? Example: My princesses learn to be brave; the reference verse is Esther 4:14. Is it classified as fiction (CE) or would use C and a dewey numb
Read more…I am finally getting around to cataloging all our church DVD/CD study kits. Some of them do not have their original packaging. I would like suggestions for how to keep the various element together in the least amount of space (our space is limited
Read more…How are other librarians entering the series names in the Mitford books by Jan Karon? With the new one on it's way, I started looking on all the inconsistent ways I had entered the series. Some Mitford, some with the number of the book in the serie
Read more…How are other librarians entering the series names in the Mitford books by Jan Karon? With the new one on it's way, I started looking on all the inconsistent ways I had entered the series. Some Mitford, some with the number of the book in the serie
Read more…Is or has anyone used Prima Soft Library Software and how would you rate it. I need new software and need to turn in a price for my 2018 budget.
Thanks
Read more…We have catalogued the 7 books in the O'Malley series in sequential order. How have others catalogued the book called Jennifer, which expands on a character/s in the series? Have some of you treated it like a prequel?
Read more…I am using a MacBook and purchased software that was inexpensive and designed for a Mac but It is not what I would call user friendly at all. I worked 3 years as a public school librarian and used two different softwares. Neither of which seem avai
Read more…We are finally getting Webopac set up- it has it's own server, and will be updated manually. I've waited a long, long time. Anyway, it will be available off of the church app, and the website do in order to make it look good, I should use HTML. I
Read more…I wanted to give a breakdown on my experience using https://www.libib.com for the past year.
I see a lot of discussion about other tools, but very little about Libib and feel that my experience may help others make an informed decision.
1. How I mad
Q1: Anyone using TinyCat or LibraryThing?
Q2: Anyone using Tags instead of (or in addition to) Subjects?
Ref: https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/5281/6428
Admission: I have read only parts of the reference.
I am an inmate, oops,
Read more…I have just added to our library a copy of Stealing from a Child: The Injustice of 'Marriage Equality' by David Van Gend ISBN: 9781925501230
I have no idea which Dewey classification number to give it! Although this is an Australian publication, I am
Read more…Due to some family health issues over the past 2 years I have just been processing books and hobbling along and not apparently paying attention to the fact that this software program is no longer supported. If my PC crashes for any reason I am sunk.
Read more…We are having many 'glitches' when using Concourse. I know that Atrium is a web based system but that's all I know. Can someone explain the difference between Concourse and Atrium? Also, should we consider the expense and time spent training to sw
Read more…We have recently installed Atriuum (yesterday) and deleted our beloved Concourse. I am told I will love it! My question is concerning Quick Cataloguing. This is for those with Atriuum. I have always classified and catalogued books myself (for ove
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