[aisle] Pros & Cons of Inventory by Collection

[Christine Wilson]

You can set the inventory to alert you to a misshelved item regardless of
how you structure the inventory. I prefer to do one inventory because it's
easier for me to tell whether I've missed a shelf or a section, and easier
to develop reports at the end. For me, it's easier to break a total
inventory into pieces rather than add up all the pieces.

On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 8:09 PM Brentano Librarian via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> All of the books are in one location, but they are divided by collections
> (or sections) of the library. We currently have 5 collections: easy,
> fiction, graphic novels, nonfiction and reference. If I understand the
> inventory process, it looks like doing the collections separately gives me
> the ability to see if a book is shelved in the wrong place (ie. A graphic
> novel was scanned while I was inventorying nonfiction and an alert pops up
> to indicate the error). That makes sense and definitely has a benefit, but
> I wasnt sure if there were other reasons to do it one way or the other.
>
> Alison Hightower
> Library Coordinator & Brentano Parent
> (she/her)
>
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 12:21 PM Kathryn Green via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> If you could explain how the collections are separate I could answer your
>> question.
>>
>> For example, I have two different libraries in my elementary school. They
>> are about 1/4 mile apart. One serves pre-k through grade 2, the other
>> grades 3-6.
>>
>> Same building-two collections. In Destiny, it is one collection, even
>> though they are separated by distance. Is this what you mean?
>> Kathryn Green
>>
>> On Mar 27, 2023, at 11:32 AM, Brentano Librarian via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I am a parent volunteer librarian at a K-8 school. We're preparing to do
>> inventory for the first time in about 6 years--and the first time at all
>> under my leadership. I'm unsure whether to inventory each of our
>> collections separately or do them all together. Other than the benefit of
>> locating books shelved incorrectly when inventorying one collection at a
>> time, are there other pros and cons to consider? I also welcome any other
>> first time inventory advice.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> --
>> Alison Hightower (she/her)
>> Library Coordinator & Brentano Parent
>> Brentano Math & Science Academy
>> BrentanoLibrary at gmail.com
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