Hi all,
It's been a long time since I worked in a traditional library setting (I
now manage the development of repository software).
So when a friend from New Zealand emailed me for help I wasn't really
sure what to tell her. She's not a librarian (although she has worked
in libraries before) and she's clever enough to have tried googling all
over the place, but hasn't had much joy.
Here's her problem:
She works for a small refugee support agency. They have a small but
steadily growing collection of books. She needs advice on how to manage
both cataloguing of the books and keeping track of borrowing, using a
solution doesn't involve purchasing any expensive software. She's
volunteered to do this over and above her post there, so something not
too time-consuming would be good as well. I have done this kind of
thing myself in the distant past, but always using systems that some
previous volunteer had set up, and in the days before ubiquitous
Internet and PCs and things.
Does anyone know of any resources she could look at or have any advice?
She could probably stretch to buying a book or something with ideas for
systems etc.
Many thanks (I've been asking a lot of this list of late and have had
marvellous responses - please if anyone has any questions about
repositories or metadata for e-learning send away!)
Sarah
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