[DCRM-L] wormholes

[Holly Phelps]

Hi Deborah,

 

I was only half-joking when I suggested Provenance. I tend to think of
Provenance as including evidence of use. Someone here at the Library
Company suggested thinking in terms of "post market" events. 

 

If you extend the user to include non-humans you could include worms. We
open (ahem) a can of them if we extend this to dog chewing and cat
scratching. I've cataloged neither, but own examples in my personal
collection.

 

Friday musings ...

 

H.A. Phelps

hphelps at librarycompany.org

 

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] wormholes

 

This brings up a difficulty with the current divisions of the RBMS
controlled vocabularies. I've run into a  number of people who have
trouble with the concept of "provenance evidence" that doesn't point to
actual ownership, but indicates something done to the material after
publication (e.g., "Extra-illustrated copies"). Nina and her people on
the Controlled Vocabularies subcommittee might want to consider either a
new category, or a revamping of current categories, to include terms
relating to things that have happened to the book since issued that
comprise neither binding nor provenance.  

 

__________________________ 
Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S. 
Head of Cataloging 
Folger Shakespeare Library 
201 East Capitol St., S.E. 
Washington, D.C. 20003 
202.675-0369 
djleslie at folger.edu | http://www.folger.edu 

 

 

 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Holly Phelps
Sent: Friday, 14 November, 2008 09:00
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] wormholes

 

Sounds like we have the makings of a term for the controlled
vocabularies. Do you suppose evidence of worms would be Provenance? 

 

H.A. Phelps

hphelps at librarycompany.org

 

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Young, Stephen
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] wormholes

 

For what it's worth, we use the past participle "wormed" in imperfect
notes for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. For example:
Imperfect: some p. wormed.

 

Stephen R. Young
Rare Book Team Leader
Catalog and Metadata Services
Sterling Memorial Library
Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240

Tel.: 203-432-8385
Fax: 203-432-7231

Email: stephen.young at yale.edu

 

 

 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Schneider, Nina
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:10 PM
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Subject: [DCRM-L] wormholes

 

I should probably be the last person asking this question, but does
anyone know if there is a term for the holes that are caused by
bookworms? I've search RBMS and LC and AAT under wormholes, worm holes,
worms, worm, and holes. "Holes" results in pin holes and such.

 

Thanks!

 

Nina

 

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Nina Schneider
Head Cataloger
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
2520 Cimarron Street
Los Angeles, CA  90018

323-731-8529
nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu
  

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