I inherited a media position supervising five buildings (4 elementary, 1
middle school). Here's the problem: the shelflist and card catalog in each
building were not maintained. When books were acquired or lost, cards were
not filed or pulled. No cards were ever created for donations. I have
found boxes of cards in closets, drawers, a complete nightmare. I am
considering requesting funds for automation, and have been told by numerous
people in the field to make sure I weed and get shelflist cards in order
first. But honestly, the shelflist cards are such a disaster, I don't know
where to start. There is no way we can close the libraries so that we can
get everything in order-it would simply take too long. I need this
shelflist/inventory process to happen while we are open for kids and
circulating. My goal is to simply have a record of each item on the shelf.
Do I start from scratch or try to use the cards we already have and create
new ones for books without? I've talked to colleagues in other districts,
and not a single person has ever heard of such a mess. How to fix a problem
that took 20 years to create?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
K.L. Hill
K-8 Media Specialist
Kearsley Community Schools, Flint, MI
kbohica@hotmail.com
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