There are many ways you can catalog a collection of games, but depending on your needs the information you gather and how you organize it may vary. Much like the games themselves, there are rules!
Long Description:
There are many ways of cataloging games, but before you start recording anything, you need to determine what information is truly important. What works well for a game store may not fit a library, and a children’s library has different needs from a research collection.
In this session, we will discuss how to turn the needs of your clients into the needs of the catalog, review a couple of existing systems or meta-systems (including MARC 21 and Dublin Core for Librarians, LibraryThing for smaller libraries and enthusiasts, Boardgamegeek for most players, and simple spreadsheets), talking about what makes each better for certain uses, and giving real-world examples of how to store information in each.
You will come away with a set of cheat-sheets describing the information you might need to collect and why, and get a chance to practice creating entries for some common games.
Event Type:
TRD - Trade Day Events
Minimum Players:
1
Maximum Players:
50
Age Required:
Everyone (6+)
Experience Required:
None (You've never played before - rules will be taught)