non-book materials

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Hi,
I am working on my library science endorsement and am in the middle of my
cataloging class. I have a paper to write for a final, and have decided my
topic is how to organize non-book materials - like software, equipment, etc.
Anybody out there have some novel ways of dealing with this issue?  I need all
the ideas I can get for this paper.
Thanks,
Dan Ihnen
Las Vegas
Dan_E._Ihnen@aspen.interact.k12.nv.us