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Cataloging Best Practices
We have some scattered around, but I think having a 'landing page' set of information... or considerations... about cataloging could be very useful to make it easy to find (from one spot).
Linking to our info on call numbers and barcodes
explanation of title vs copy
- Title Records contain general information about the item that is the same for every copy. This includes author, publisher, subjects, Lexile, and more. Each title can have one or more copies.
Copy Records represent each individual copy of the title in your collection; each copy is assigned an individual barcode number.
Items may refer to either or both.
- Title Records contain general information about the item that is the same for every copy. This includes author, publisher, subjects, Lexile, and more. Each title can have one or more copies.
the diff between running barcode labels and unused barcode labels
- Copies Labels Reports. labels for items already entered in Alexandria
- Unused Barcodes report. finds unused barcodes you can send to vendors or use for new materials
things are different for e-resources
- eBooks
- cataloging other things (resources like Chromebooks)
cataloging in MARC or not
using In Processing patron
using the union site
Using Title Assistant to get existing records, or using the update feature to add data you are missing; similarly, get the Bestmarc add-on to enhance your records...
Title matching (e.g. isbn will find better matches)
Keep your data clean using authority control and (link to clean up your data article).
Adding items manually vs via import, and if you add via import how to find all those items to tweak them
our cataloging prefs
your item limits
how patrons will search and find these items; and don’t show in researcher
[I'm sure there's more]
