Slightly OT: Cataloging Comics
We are going to be carrying comics again. Anyone with experience they'd be willing to share? Comics are very fragile compared to most materials and seem hardly worth the trouble as far as cataloging. Do you catalog them as an individual item or go generic? Thanks! -- Chad Roseburg Asst. Director / IT Automation Dept. North Central Regional Library
Salvete! Comics and graphic novels require a lot of thought if you want to get things right. Much of this article deals with classification instead of cataloguing, but it's worth a look. At the days end, they're special periodicals. If you catalogue your magazines, you should catalogue your comics. http://www.diamondbookshelf.com/Home/1/1/20/181?articleID=37812 I do have to say that they are great circ horses and for the price to circulation ratio, really can't be beat. Your mileage will vary on preservation. If your Patrons are conscientious you might find that things don't go to shreds as soon as you might anticipate for old school comics. For bound proper graphic novels, you'll probably discover that they hold up far better than the average Danielle Steel. Patrons that are unsure about the genre will often come around when introduced to something with depth like Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. Hope this helped, Brooke
On 07/07/2017 01:15 PM, Chad Roseburg wrote:
We are going to be carrying comics again.
Anyone with experience they'd be willing to share? Comics are very fragile compared to most materials and seem hardly worth the trouble as far as cataloging. Do you catalog them as an individual item or go generic?
This question has arisen -- not about comics, but about a wide variety of other items over the years -- and the final decision of the libraries I've been with has always been, "If it's worth shelving, it's worth cataloging." Of course, there have been times when information about the _cost_ of such cataloging has influenced the decision to shelve. Regards, / Bruce / Bruce A. Metcalf Augustan Society Library
Hi Chad, This is how one library has handled their badges collection. Sorted by subject and with a local cover image added. See here: https://jsnwl.calyx.net.au/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=Badge+collection+re... Also check out the Images tab. Currently their Item Type is "Archives-Collection", perhaps they will have their own Item Type "Badge" one day. Hope this helps. Irma CALYX On 8 July 2017 at 06:13, Bruce A. Metcalf <bruce.metcalf@augustansociety.net
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On 07/07/2017 01:15 PM, Chad Roseburg wrote:
We are going to be carrying comics again.
Anyone with experience they'd be willing to share? Comics are very fragile compared to most materials and seem hardly worth the trouble as far as cataloging. Do you catalog them as an individual item or go generic?
This question has arisen -- not about comics, but about a wide variety of other items over the years -- and the final decision of the libraries I've been with has always been, "If it's worth shelving, it's worth cataloging."
Of course, there have been times when information about the _cost_ of such cataloging has influenced the decision to shelve.
Regards, / Bruce / Bruce A. Metcalf Augustan Society Library
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