[Koha] advice about basics of library management

[David Schuster]

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.

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.

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...

David Schuster

H.S. wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am helping a community center set up their library on Koha. Can
> somebody suggest some reading material or websites which gently
> introduce basics of managing a very small library (around 1000 or so
> books)? It will be much appreciated.
> 
> What they are doing now is:
> 1. Search a book on Z39.50 servers and import the data if they find it.
> 2. If they don't, then they just want to enter the data manually.
> 
> The second step is where they are not sure how to go about doing it.
> They have their list of book written in a notebook for now. They have
> their own call numbers as well. What they really want is to know which
> minimum fields to fill in while entering a catalog item in Koha. And if
> they find the book on Z39.50 search, they would prefer to use their own
> call numbers and not Library of Congress'.
> 
> I am not familiar with library systems, hence my request for help here.
> All advice is appreciated.
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> HS.
> 
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