Currently we have a small collection of books in Finnish, mainly for recreational reading. Fiction and poetry titles will be classed under the last name of the author, for example S\FIN Jansson. Non-fiction will be given a numerical call number, for example S\FIN 155. Biographies will be classed together with either 920 (collective biography) and the first word of the title, or 921 (individual biography) and then the last name of the subject; for example, S\FIN 920 Finland or S\FIN 921 Jansson.
See example records
The Finnish titles and author names, with English translations, are in the google doc Books from Finland. Use command-F and scan in the barcode to get to the correct line of translation. The Finnish and English titles and author names can be copied and pasted into the title record; do check the English for spelling accuracy.
Click on Add Title. New records are automatically created as RDA records.
BRIEF TITLE TAB
- Title: finnishtitle = englishtitle
- Author: finnishauthor. Remember in this field, the convention is firstname lastname.
- ISBN; scan in from the book.
- Material Type; Book
- Name & Dates: entered in English only, use Find Heading for consistency. In this field the convention is lastname, firstname.
- Extent: indicate the number of pages.
SERIES/NOTES TAB
- Series and Volume: add if important. So far none of the Finnish books have series information.
- Interest Level; use your judgment.
- Summary: if not there, find one from goodreads.com or wikipedia. If there is no summary of the book, or if it is poetry, add some information about the author from wikipedia.
SUBJECTS TAB
- Topical Heading: Finnish language materials.
- Indicate a form: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Drama, Poetry. Fiction and Nonfiction are Local Headings. The others are Topical Headings.
- If Short stories are present, add this as a genre tag in the 655 field. (must use Marc Editor)
- If the book was not originally written in Finnish, indicate the type of translation as a Local Heading.
ADD COPIES
- Assign next barcode
- Call number: S\FIN then the author's name, or if a biography using that convention.
- Sublocation: East Sec WORLD LANGUAGES
- Vendor: as appropriate
- Invoice: as appropriate
Add image. Google image search using the book's ISBN.
So far we are not Pinning world languages books.
