[LM_NET] TAR: Video cataloging

[Sara Mackey <saramackey@GMAIL.COM>]

I need some help knowing how to catalog videos. Unfortunately I did not take
a cataloging class for my masters degree. The video collection at my school
has terrible cataloging, it was haphazardly done by a volunteer in the past.
I am considering allowing students to check out videos, so I will need to
clean up the collection as much as possible. In the Call Number, should I
use the first three letters of the title of the video? This is what I have
done in the past, but then if I have a book and a movie based on the book,
they will not be shelved together.
Also, last year I considered purchasing MARC Source from Sagebrush or
MARCMagician to help me with this task. I have at least 500 videos, possible
more since not all are even in the system. Would purchasing this service by
worthwhile? I generally purchase cataloging when I buy books.
Thanks,
Sara Mackey

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Sara Mackey
Librarian
Flowery Branch Elementary
Flowery Branch, GA
saramackey@gmail.com

I have lived a thousand lives lost within the pages of a book.
                                        -Robert Cormier

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