[solved] Small library catalogue
I'm cataloguing a small (10k+) library with the following goals:
(1) Get the books into Dewey order
(2) Get the books catalogued in order to produce the traditional Author and Class number based indices.
(3) (later) open the electronic version for notes.
I've been getting the basic entries from ISBN where possible (though around a third of the books are pre-SBN) and adding the classification in the call number field by hand. So the questions are:
(A) is there a reliable source for Dewey numbers? I known I'll always need to check them, but a first stab would be helpful
(B) what would be a suitable style for generating the bibliography? Note that call numbers need to be included so that others can find the books!
Thanks all.
(1) Get the books into Dewey order
(2) Get the books catalogued in order to produce the traditional Author and Class number based indices.
(3) (later) open the electronic version for notes.
I've been getting the basic entries from ISBN where possible (though around a third of the books are pre-SBN) and adding the classification in the call number field by hand. So the questions are:
(A) is there a reliable source for Dewey numbers? I known I'll always need to check them, but a first stab would be helpful
(B) what would be a suitable style for generating the bibliography? Note that call numbers need to be included so that others can find the books!
Thanks all.
b) I think there's only one public style that includes call numbers: https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=id:chicago-library-list
But it'd be simple enough to edit any other style to include call numbers.
Regards,
Martin
https://www.library.illinois.edu/infosci/research/guides/dewey/
A very detailed complete guide to Dewey assignment.
See also the OCLC service where you can enter a book title & author or an ISBN and get the Dewey classification number(s), LOC catalog number, and other things. I don't know how many you can get before there is a fee.
http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/
The OCLC classify trial may well prove useful when I can't make up my mind though.
Following Adam's suggestion I've managed to get the call number first, but am having a bit of a problem getting the sorting done correctly. Once again, thanks all for your assistance.