David Schuster wrote:
As much information as possible is always a good thing for starters.
There is a book out there called More Easy Marc - for instruction on how and what to enter for MARC data.
I have referred the volunteer libraries to a couple of sites. One of those sites, IIRC, has a online tutorial (perhaps flash based) on MARC.
SUBJECT Headings and Summarys would be a big help as that is how people will find the data by keyword generally.
LC subject headings can be found online at: http://authorities.loc.gov
As far as the call number is concerned - don't shoot me, but the call number is a locating device so if they don't want to convert to Dewey or LC that is fine use what they have.
That is very helpful. As I said earlier, I do have a library sciences background, and I don't anybody else in the establishment has. But this point at least makes me comfortable on what to do with the numbers they already have.
Dewey is "catagorized" so that all the animal books are together and then all of the Dolphins would be together on a shelf for example.
With that small number of books I wouldn't be too concerned about it unless they are going to grow and goup to 20,000 books.
Lots of my own opinion, but FYI...
thanks for your comments. Regards.
David Schuster