Idea for library holdings and status

[jpmckeown]

I had tried recording Call/Shelf number (or not held) for a number of libraries but the limit on fields made it difficult. Also I want to record other things like Priority (what should I read next?), Status (do I have a photocopy, have I made notes from it, etc). My solution is based on the unique 5-digit ID that Bookends gives each item. I plan to use this a column in a spreadsheet and then I can have as many extra fields of data as i want. I can manually lookup item using the ID. Does this seem sensible, or can anyone think of a more integrated way?
best wishes,
john

[Jon]

One thought -- Bookends lets you color-code references, which I would think would be useful here. You can also create static groups that you can add to with Command key shortcuts very easily.

Jon
Sonny Software

[jpmckeown]

Thanks, yes that might go some way.
I notice there is a "Go To Ref hash" command
which seems to relate to the ref 1 of N
But it seems no "Go To ID hash" command

Is the sequential reference number stable,
if so I would use that instead, as there is
already a GoTo command for that

john

[Jon]

The sequential number is stable as long as you don't delete references. There is no "Go to Unique ID #", but you can do a Find for a reference with a particular unique id.

Jon
Sonny Software

[jpmckeown]

Using find to jump to a specific ID (fivedigit) is a bit cumbersome.

The more I think about it, colour-coding may deal nicely with many of my needs. Except the grid of which libraries (out of 5 that I visit) came up blank when I seached library catalogue for that item.

john

[Jon]

Using find to jump to a specific ID (fivedigit) is a bit cumbersome.

No more cumbersome than "Go to Ref #". Bring up dialog, enter 5 digit number, press OK.

Jon
Sonny Software