Call numbers & labeling for music CDs
I'd like to pick some brains on managing our music CD collection. We've got thousands of them, and they're only broken up by genre and artist/band first letter (example: Metallica is under Rock/Pop M, as is Megadeth, John Mellencamp, etc). They're labelled the same, and only on the front of the CD case, so the collection is a pain to search through. The call number isn't necessarily a problem, I just need to figure out how to label everything in a way that makes our music more accessible. So, what I'd like to know is 1. What labels do you place on your music CDs that make them easy to find? 2. Do those labels exactly match the call number? (I'm considering abbreviating labels to keep them short and uniform, but I'd like to retain the descriptiveness of call numbers). I appreciate any and all ideas and suggestions, and, if there's interest, I'll share the compiled answers. Donald Priest Director Southgate Veterans Memorial Library 14680 Dix-Toledo Rd. Southgate MI 48195 734-258-3002
We do genre and first three letters of the artist. Pages shelve them by the artists full name. Like you would shelf fiction. [cid:LivoniaLibrary-150_448311fd-878c-427d-a2b3-a583dea86bcb.png]<http://www.livoniapubliclibrary.org> Donna Winter Assistant Branch Librarian Livonia Public Library (734) 466-2675 dwinter@livoniapubliclibrary.org www.livoniapubliclibrary.org<http://www.livoniapubliclibrary.org> [cid:SocialLink_Facebook_32x32_f4cd0f65-1d29-42e1-8c6b-fa4525a26a66.png] <https://www.facebook.com/livonialibrary/> [cid:SocialLink_Twitter_32x32_88eae9ba-dbc6-4e96-8fbb-583ba4e951d4.png] <https://twitter.com/livonia_library> [cid:SocialLink_Youtube_32x32_aebcc362-2268-4807-a71b-51f1c09418fd.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81D_yBDdwEXucKYYvCnXOQ> This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and/or reply to this e-mail message. Thank you. ________________________________ From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Don Priest via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 5:55:20 PM To: michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Call numbers & labeling for music CDs I'd like to pick some brains on managing our music CD collection. We've got thousands of them, and they're only broken up by genre and artist/band first letter (example: Metallica is under Rock/Pop M, as is Megadeth, John Mellencamp, etc). They're labelled the same, and only on the front of the CD case, so the collection is a pain to search through. The call number isn't necessarily a problem, I just need to figure out how to label everything in a way that makes our music more accessible. So, what I'd like to know is 1. What labels do you place on your music CDs that make them easy to find? 2. Do those labels exactly match the call number? (I'm considering abbreviating labels to keep them short and uniform, but I'd like to retain the descriptiveness of call numbers). I appreciate any and all ideas and suggestions, and, if there's interest, I'll share the compiled answers. Donald Priest Director Southgate Veterans Memorial Library 14680 Dix-Toledo Rd. Southgate MI 48195 734-258-3002
Hey Don, its Jake here at Romulus (not State Farm lol) our collection is relatively small (about 6 shelves of CDs). We just don't get people taking out music that much. So take everything with a nice heaping pinch of salt. However, we label the top left of the CD cover and the side. For example, a cover label for a Katy Perry CD would say: CD POP/ROCK PERRY and on the side we have CD PER (2 lines). When the pages shelve them back they can see the front label with genre. The sections are marked for patrons and they would simply search by looking for Perry in the Pop Section. So they see CD PER. It works for our library. Some may hate the two label system but our section is never in disarray. Patrons find them with ease and pages shelve them with ease. We label our music sections so patrons can look by genre then look for artist name with call number. The sections we have our Classical, Country, Easy Listening, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Rap/R&B, Religious, and Soundtrack. Lastly, depending on the cases you use for CDs it can limit how much you put on the call number. I find with a CD the first 3 letters of artist name are still large enough for anyone to read. You could also implement what Melvindale use to do. I worked there before Romulus. They used the color tape at the top of the side to denote genre. Each genre had a color and they simply put musician name on call number. Red was classical, blue was jazz, white was country, and so on. Two years I've been at Romulus and I can still see that tape lol. I would not go with it myself because it wears over time and peels off. Just thought I'd mention that system as well. Best luck! Jake Rynicki Head of Adult Services and Outreach Romulus Public Library From: "Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org> To: "Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 5:55:20 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Call numbers & labeling for music CDs I'd like to pick some brains on managing our music CD collection. We've got thousands of them, and they're only broken up by genre and artist/band first letter (example: Metallica is under Rock/Pop M, as is Megadeth, John Mellencamp, etc). They're labelled the same, and only on the front of the CD case, so the collection is a pain to search through. The call number isn't necessarily a problem, I just need to figure out how to label everything in a way that makes our music more accessible. So, what I'd like to know is 1. What labels do you place on your music CDs that make them easy to find? 2. Do those labels exactly match the call number? (I'm considering abbreviating labels to keep them short and uniform, but I'd like to retain the descriptiveness of call numbers). I appreciate any and all ideas and suggestions, and, if there's interest, I'll share the compiled answers. Donald Priest Director Southgate Veterans Memorial Library 14680 Dix-Toledo Rd. Southgate MI 48195 734-258-3002 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
We label the front but we also have these dandy roll out shelves so we can shelve face out that make browsing a breeze. Out collection is right at about 1000 titles but they are getting checked out less and less as patrons steam and download more. Mark On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 5:56 PM Don Priest via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
I'd like to pick some brains on managing our music CD collection. We've got thousands of them, and they're only broken up by genre and artist/band first letter (example: Metallica is under Rock/Pop M, as is Megadeth, John Mellencamp, etc). They're labelled the same, and only on the front of the CD case, so the collection is a pain to search through. The call number isn't necessarily a problem, I just need to figure out how to label everything in a way that makes our music more accessible. So, what I'd like to know is
1. What labels do you place on your music CDs that make them easy to find? 2. Do those labels exactly match the call number? (I'm considering abbreviating labels to keep them short and uniform, but I'd like to retain the descriptiveness of call numbers).
I appreciate any and all ideas and suggestions, and, if there's interest, I'll share the compiled answers.
Donald Priest Director Southgate Veterans Memorial Library 14680 Dix-Toledo Rd. Southgate MI 48195 734-258-3002 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
-- *Mark Morton* Director Leland Township Public Library 203 E Cedar St PO Box 736 Leland, MI 49654 231-256-9152
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