Guide to making a CATALOGUE or DATABASE for Puzzle Collections.

Headings for cataloguing puzzle collections could include all the items below; however in practice, without paid curators, it is probably advisable to be selective and limit the amount of information recorded.

GENERALISED INFORMATION


INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THIS OBJECT


INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THIS COLLECTION


Some suggested improvements suggested 2000-2017 concerning Puzzle Cataloguing Database

OUTPUTS.

Some of the current field names could be renamed for clarity (e.g. “Theme-Advertising” to “Keywords”)

Database needs an IPP Exchange field, and a LOANS field

 

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