Re: [LM_NET] writing on title page AND more

[ann reed <reedref@YAHOO.COM>]

...  the reason I was given back in the 70's... was that the information was 
available immediately...as a time saver... if the need arose that you needed 
re-order info for any reason... as a solo librarian, I hated having to take the 
time to look any of this info up when I needed it... and the need arose more often 
that you would think... I stopped putting it in for awhile ... but went back to 
putting it in... because in the long run, it saved me time. But what really saved 
me time... before automation... was that on the DATE DUE CARD under the Copy Number 
in the back of the book I put the price of the book.  That way when I had a lost 
book and a student needed to pay for it, I didn't have to run to the back room to 
the Shelf List and frantically look it up (Frantically... when I had a long line of 
parents or students wanting to know what their Obligation was ... and of course, 
sure they had returned it MANY MOONS ago... and that I was somehow responsible for 
their
 predictment.) 
   
  Nobody has mentioned it specifically... but did you also mean, adding on the 
title page, the author's death date if deceased, or full name if abbreviated?  The 
reason for this was for bibliographic information... but at the high school level, 
I do not ever recall being asked for this information, so it was something I ceased 
to do long ago.
   
  Ann
  Ann Cober Reed, MLIS
  Former H.S. Solo Librarian, Retired
  ...but working full time as a Reference/Instruction Librarian
  University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Jeri Hurd <JHurd@KLHT.ORG> wrote:
  As long as this and secret stamping are coming up---

Just WHY do we write info on the title page? I do it because my
cooperating librarian had me do it during my practicum last year--I put
date of order, price and barcode number. But he didn't really have a good
reason why we do it, and I'm not sure why, either!

Jeri Hurd
Library Media and Technology Specialist
King and Low Heywood Thomas School
1450 Newfield Avenue
Stamford, CT 06905
203-322-3496 ext. 332
jhurd@klht.org

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