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 […]
CDs do not last forever!
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 […]
Cataloging – Day 5, 6, & 7
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 […]
Cataloging – Days 2, 3, & 4
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
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 […]
Article 10 – RDA: Cataloging Standards Affect Reference Service
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 […]
Article 9 – How MARC Has Changed
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 […]
Protecting Your Family’s History – Day 2
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 […]
Article 8 – Quality Issues in Vendor-Provided Records
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 […]
Day 1 – Cataloging
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 […]
MY EXPLORATION OF LIBRARIANSHIP 