I have had an interesting meeting today with a colleague. We work together in a library and are looking at making changes to our library database called Oliver. The GMDs and other areas needed a good 'clean out'. As we looked at what categories we needed, we were able to remove many as they are now redundant to our school ie. microfilm.
What was interesting was trying to 'future proof' the collection management system. Thinking of what categories to give to different objects. Pdfs can come on a CD, ClickView or other server or on a password protected website. So, what is thew GMD (General Material Designator) for something intangible like a website, URL or computer data? We had many interesting discussions as we thought about 3D hologram images, epubs and vodcasts.
No comments:
Post a Comment