Message-Id: <199808261844.LAA35184@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:41:52 -0700 From: Eileen Mathias <mailto:mathias@SAY.ACNATSCI.ORG> Subject: Re: Call Numbers To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
I didn't explain in much detail, but I did intend to use the call number in a directory tree structure, rather than as a single file name, because of the 8 digit limit. We use LC, and don't use periods, hyphens, etc. Special characters won't be a problem.At 01:59 PM 8/26/98 -0400, you wrote: >You would have to make allowances for the "period" in the call number as a
>file name can have only one (the separation between file name and type -
>image.tif). Also there are other special characters that dos/windows does
>not like in file names. The following are the work arounds we use.
>Period(.) --- (underscore)p
>Hyphen (-) --- (underscore)h
>Slash (/) --- (underscore)s
>Open paren.( --- (underscore)o
>Close paren. ) --- (underscore)c
>Plus (+) --- (underscore)l
>Blank space ( ) ---(underscore)b
>We also use the call number as a directory tree, with the left most
>significant part being the higher directory.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: IMAGELIB [mailto:mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Eileen
>Mathias
>Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 10:54 AM
>To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>Subject: Call Numbers
>
>I have been thinking of using our library's call numbers to form the name of
>each image file for digitized images from our books. This is the only
>unique identifier I can think of for each book, as many of our books are
>very old and predate ISBN numbers, for example. Have any of you out there
>used LC or Dewey call numbers as file names? Does this work or not work?
>What is your experience?
>
>Eileen Mathias
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