Re: Cataloguing small library

Hi Katy

Reading what you said about your situation,
a card catalogue is a really good idea. You've
said you have no computer and no internet and
only about 500 books - easily browsable.

Your catalogue would be for keeping track
of circulation.  Just scribble down the title
and author of each book on a 3x5 card.

When you issue the book, attach a yellow sticky
note with the name of the borrower and due date
and put it into a different box in date order.
You can check that box every day to see what
should be coming in from loan and who's got it.


regards

Mark

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     > -----Original Message-----
     > From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
     > [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
     > Subscribe NGC4LIB Katy Eliz
     > Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2014 7:55 AM
     > To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
     > Subject: [NGC4LIB] Cataloguing small library
     > 
     > Hey folks,
     > 
     > I am trying to determine the best way to catalogue a
     > little library at our Montessori school and was
     > wondering if you all had any guidance. I'd say we
     > have no more than 500 books. We are keeping them in
     > our conference room which, try as we might to make it,
     > does not pick up an internet signal, nor do we have a
     > computer back there, but could get one somewhere down
     > the line. So I was thinking of card cataloguing them.
     > Guidance on how to do this would be great!
     > 
     > Because cataloguing is something I can't imagine
     > wanting to do twice, I was thinking we might as well
     > do an electronic catalogue at the same time in case
     > sometime down the road, we expand or find a way to go
     > digital. Does anyone have suggestions for ways to
     > electronically catalogue? I know about Library Thing
     > and was wondering about the pros and cons of that as
     > well as of other free or cheap systems.
     > 
     > Any other general tips about tiny library-starting
     > would be much appreciated as I'm not a librarian.
     > 
     > Thanks!
     > Katy