DVD renumbering
In order to make it easier to find a title and to browse our DVD collection I changed the call numbers of the DVDs. The call numbers are the short combination of letters (and numbers) on the spine of the boxes. In the past they have followed the order we received the DVDs, i.e. we had “DVD 01″ for the longest time, followed by “DVD 02″ and so on.
In preparing the new system I first separated the documentaries from the feature films. Thus making it similar to our books, where you can find fictions in a different section of the library than the non-fiction. As you might have noticed the call numbers for novels start with “F” followed by the first few letters of the author’s name. The feature film DVDs follow now a similar system and their call number starts with D (signifying that it is a DVD, not a book), followed by an F and ending with the first three letters of the movie’s title. The call numbers for the documentaries are assigned similarly, except of course without the “F”.
When time permits the same system will be applied to our VHS tapes, with the additional category for children films. Here is the full list of the DVDs we currently have with their new call numbers (and the old in parenthesis). For more information about them check our DVD page:
Documentaries:
D Int: Into the arms of strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (DVD 01)
D Her: Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (DVD 03-10)
D Rel: Relentless (DVD 02)
D Tri: The Tribe (DVD 11)
Feature films
D F Bro: Broken Wings (DVD 18)
D F Edg: Edges of the Lord (DVD 16)
D F Est: Esther Kahn (DVD 12)
D F For: For your consideration (DVD 19)
D F Fre: Free Zone (DVD 13)
D F Ked: Kedma (DVD 20)
D F Kee: Keeping Up With the Steins (DVD 17)
D F Mon: Monsieur Ibrahim (DVD 15)
D F Mun: Munich (DVD 21)
D F Wal: Walk on Water (DVD 14)
D F Yel: Yellow Asphalt (DVD 22)
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