Although I have worked in libraries as a volunteer, my degree is actually in teaching so I still have a lot to learn about cataloging for the Parish Library. I use World Cat a lot to get call numbers but a lot of the times those are Library of Congre
Read more…I have been given $100,00 in honor of my library helper. I'm looking for suggestions for nice current books or other material that I could buy in his honor. He is a Sunday School teacher, so Bible study materials would be good, but I don't want to bu
Read more…One of our church members checked out a book. It clearly shows that it was checked out under her name.
When we checked it back in, it said it wasn't checked out.
We pulled up her name and there it was! Still checked out under her name.
I even checked
Read more…How do you code in a pre-sequel to a series? Usually series is Dad01, Dad02, etc. Do you put Dad-pre or Dad0.5 or do you know a better way?
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Just got an email from Emily Martin from Park Cities Baptist Church.
Here in Dallas, there are a number of organizations that have galvanized their constituency to read one common book. For example, SMU Reads, or Richardson Reads. I think Chicago h
Read more…Do you have a good cost-efficient resource for ordering books for your library? Do you order pre-cataloged books?
thanks for input!
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Where would I purchase the latest copy of the 200 Religion Classification Guide?
Read more…Hello everyone:I have a question about classifying fiction. I know the Classificaton System for Church Libraries and the Church Library Ministry Information Service say to use "F," not 813 and 823, like most school and public libraries.Does it really
Read more…I am recataloging everything in our library because most things did not transfer when we changed computer systems or, if they did, they transferred with missing or incorrect information. Many of our Bibles have different Cutter numbers or no Cutter c
Read more…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've printed shelf lists before but have forgotten how to do it.
I'm trying to print
235 HAI
to
248.34 GIR
If you can help me with this, I'm sure I can do the rest of the library the same way.
We use the Concourse Program.
Thanks!
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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…This question was last posed several years ago. Things have potentially changed, I am wondering what people use now? The cost for a small (~350 person) congregation?
Thanks for any help
Read more…I am gearing up for our Summer Reading Program, which will be for both Children and Adults. We are going to do a Reading Bingo and I was wondering if there is some sort of Bingo template where I could put in the categories or if I need to create a ca
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
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…I recently volunteered to help a small church start a library with the 800 or so books they had donated. I was hoping someone could send me the template or form that they have patrons fill out before they are allowed to check out books. Thank you
Read more…We need to weed (discard) our VHS tapes. Does anyone have suggestions of what to do with them, other than discard in the trash (away from the church)?
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First, I'm deeply thankfull for this forum. I love reading (and re-reading) previous posts.
I didn't find much about books (print) that contain a collection of stories and/or books and so the reason for the following question.
How do you treat
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