I agree with everything that Barbara said (and she did it in a much
shorter message than the one I didn't send <grin>). Except, ...
don't throw out the catalog cards. You can do two things with
them...
1... Save a classroom set (about 30) of the various types of cards.
Laminate them in plastic and use them to teach the students about
the format. Why??? I'll bet that the various achievement tests
haven't found out about opacs yet.
2.... Use them for scrap paper and notes. Think of the money you'll
save your school, after you automate and don't need them
anymore.
3... Save the card catalog itself. It's good storage for small items or
arrange to sell it. Yes, people will actually pay the school for it and
take it away.
Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com
On 30 Mar 02, at 14:47, Barbara Braxton wrote:
> Why bother with a card catalogue or shelf list if you are going to automate?
>
> To put everything in your database will require each item to be barcoded and
> entered anyway, (so have a b-i-g- bin beside you so you can weed as you go)
> and then when that task is done (and it's big enough on its own) you can
> generate a shelf list from that and your database is now your card
> catalogue - me? I would toss them and forget about them because they are
> obsolete, take up space and attract nasties that like to live in dark places
> amongst paper ......
>
>
> Barbara
>
>
> Barbara Braxton
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