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Cataloging

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<li>Checking for a replacement cost on Amazon.com. Items not found there are listed as "&ldquo;rare".&rdquo;</li>
<li>Entering a full call number that includes such Cutter numbers as may be required to uniquely identify each item. This As spine labels are not yet being generated, it may involve assigning more specific Cutters be preferable to adjust the Cutters of other works. For example, if author Babcock is listed with B3, and author Bank is added, Babcock would be advanced to B33 and Bank to B35. It is expected that this shifting of Cutters will end once we have cataloged the bulk of the collection. It will certainly have to stop once spine lables start being created. Thereafter new Cutters will have to fit in around those existing without changes.</li>
<li>Confirm all added data conforms to standard formats. In future, it is hoped that authorized values will be created for many of these, but time pressure obliges us to move forward without with only a few of these at present.</li>
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==Shelving==
Items are then shelved in order, with oversize items placed on the top shelf and damaged items on the bottom. Duplicates are shelved separately.
This process is greatly aided by use of a smartphone, tablet, or portable computer, as this permits the location to be immediately updated to "&ldquo;Stacks", &rdquo; and may assist with shelving order.
It may also be discovered at this point that some items need to be reclassified as Oversize, which can also be done at this time.
Given that the collection already exceeds the shelving available (and this with only about 1/4 of the collection cataloged), surplus material must be moved back to storage.
 
As each classification grows large enough, books are moved by size into archival storage boxes, and the item record changed to location &ldquo;Storage&rdquo; and the box number listed in the appropriate field. These are placed on the shelving in such a way that one classification is not placed in front of another.
==Maintenance==
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