Rare books cataloging
During my time interning and volunteering in the cataloging department at University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library I have been introduced to various ways of cataloging items in hand, such […]
During my time interning and volunteering in the cataloging department at University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library I have been introduced to various ways of cataloging items in hand, such […]
If you read Protecting Your Family’s History – Day 1 post you remember that I wrote about the erroneous thinking most of us have regarding CDs and DVDs: CDs and […]
August 12, 14, & 19 1:45-4:45pm During my fifth, sixth, and seventh days in cataloging I have experienced various types of records: Honors theses, books, and AV (DVDs and BluRay […]
These past few weeks have been a bit hectic, considering it’s the end of the semester! On the up side, I think I have found my niche: cataloging! For a […]
The Transition from AACR2 to RDA and How it Affects End Users Kelly Bryan University of Richmond Libraries have had an especially difficult time keeping pace with technology, most […]
When I recently began reading about the transition of cataloging rules from AACR2 to RDA, I assumed that only catalogers would be interested in the conversion, but according to Teressa […]
In their 2011 article, How MARC Has Changed: The History of the Format and Its Forthcoming Relationship to RDA,Michele Seikel and Thomas Steele discuss the history of MARC from its […]
July 18, 2014 10am-12pm As I walked into the classroom today I saw a two table spread of archival materials: acid free folders, acid free boxes, L-sleeves, mylar plastic photograph […]
eBooks and eBook readers have been one of the newest book crazes for the past few years. With the introduction of eBooks came the question of whether or not libraries […]
July 17, 2014 1:45-3:45pm Cataloging doesn’t sound fun or interesting; it sounds boring and repetitive. But, for those of us who like organization, detail, and rules, it can sound fantastically […]