# K06 Making Your Item Records Make Sense

**URL:** https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/k06-making-your-item-records-make-sense/318
**Category:** IUG Conference 2020
**Created:** [September 18, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/k06-making-your-item-records-make-sense/318 "2022-09-18T22:50:37Z")
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### Author: ![helpdesk](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/7c8e57/32.png) [@helpdesk](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/helpdesk)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/k06-making-your-item-records-make-sense/318/1 "2022-09-18T22:50:37Z")

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Pierce County Library System’s item record coding was a legacy from our previous ILS with over 170 collection codes. In an effort to improve customer/staff findability of materials, PCLS conducted a cross-departmental project to examine data needs and to create a structure for the item record coding. Other goals included being as intuitive as possible, to have data organized in a way that draws clear paths between the fields, and to reduce the number of stickers on the spine.

This session will cover our process, how we were successful gaining buy-in from all departments, and how this project improved reporting.

**Presenters and Coordinators**  
Tracey Thompson  
Collection Management Manager  
Pierce County Library System  
[tthompson@piercecountylibrary.org](mailto:tthompson@piercecountylibrary.org)

Heather Kaufman  
Senior Collection Management Librarian  
Pierce County Library System

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