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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello again,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A few weeks ago I gave a presentation on the organization of materials to a Museum Studies class, in which I included a segment on “The Cataloger as a Detective”. I used items lacking covers, title pages, front matter, and colophons (hence,
the most common sources for identification and basic bibliographical description) as examples of “mysteries” I’ve solved. One of the slides was a picture of my hand in a white cotton glove, holding a magnifying glass over an 18<sup>th</sup>-century book.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Felicia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Felicia Piscitelli, M.M., M.L.S.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloger and Italian Resources Librarian
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<p class="MsoNormal">Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:f-piscitelli@library.tamu.edu">f-piscitelli@library.tamu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5000 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel. 979-458-7880 or 979-845-1951<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 979-845-6238<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://library.tamu.edu">http://library.tamu.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Rich, Allison<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DCRM-L] Program planning for rare materials catalogers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Hey Josh:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">In the "before times", I took an interesting item I had catalogued that month and wrote a short blurb about it, why I found it interesting and / ot challenging and called it "Adventures in cataloguing".
It went up on our website. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:00 PM Joshua Hutchinson <<a href="mailto:jchutchi@uci.edu">jchutchi@uci.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Along with what everyone else has said, I would be interested in hearing how other catalogers highlight the interesting things that they catalog. This is related to the 'selling the utility of cataloging' aspect. I'm sure my library isn't
the only one where we see something cool, catalog it, and then it disappears into the stacks with only the catalog record to show for it. Do other catalogers blog about their material? Talk to the rare books outreach librarians? Host exhibits? Keep a (mental)
list of cool things that you've looked at? <br>
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Additionally, re: " Tools to make working from home easier (including OpenRefine and MarcEdit)" -- I think I'd be interested in hearing about how others identify projects that don't require viewing the material. What's a catalog enhancement project that can
be done remotely (either working from home or just... not accessing the rare books stacks all the time) vs one that requires individual consultation of the material.
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Thanks-- looks like a great series of webinars!<br>
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Josh<br>
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Cataloging & Metadata Services Department (Monographs)<br>
UCI Libraries<br>
University of California, Irvine<br>
Irvine CA 92623-9557<br>
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He/him/his<br>
Science Library Room 327 - (949) 824-8938<br>
<a href="mailto:jchutchi@uci.edu" target="_blank">jchutchi@uci.edu</a><br>
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> Dear colleagues,<br>
> The Program Planning Group of the RBMS Bibliographic Standards <br>
> Committee is investigating the possibility of offering webinars on <br>
> topics related to rare materials cataloging. We are still in the early <br>
> planning stages and are seeking input from the rare materials <br>
> cataloging community. Right now, some of the topics we're considering include:<br>
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> * Cataloging realia<br>
> * Cataloging graphic novels<br>
> * Tools to make working from home easier (including OpenRefine and<br>
> MarcEdit)<br>
> * Conversations between catalogers and non-catalogers<br>
> We are especially interested in hearing if these topics would be of <br>
> interest to you, if there are additional topics we should consider, <br>
> and any tools you might like to see covered in addition to OpenRefine and MarcEdit.<br>
> If you're proposing an additional topics, suggestions for presenters <br>
> would be welcome but not required.<br>
> Thank you!<br>
> Elizabeth.<br>
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> --<br>
> Elizabeth Hobart<br>
> Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Cataloging & Metadata <br>
> Services 126C Paterno Library University Park, PA 16801<br>
> (814) 865-1756<br>
> she/her/hers<br>
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"Outside of a dog, <br>
a book is probably man's best friend,<br>
and inside of a dog, <br>
it's too dark to read. <br>
- Groucho Marx"<br>
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Allison Rich<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">John Carter Brown Library<br>
Providence, Rhode Island<br>
<a href="mailto:Allison_Rich@brown.edu" target="_blank">Allison_Rich@brown.edu</a><br>
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