[DCRM-L] Shelf list card catalog.

[Karen Nipps]

Houghton "closed" its shelf-list in 2006 but staff still relies very, 
very heavily on it and many other old card files (including the old 
Widener public catalog, available in microform). So much of what made 
the card files such useful tools has been lost in recon that until such 
time as they are fully converted ( ;-) ) we would never consider 
abandoning them!

Dooley,Jackie wrote:
> Wow. Interesting topic for RBMS MASC group? It's my sense that most rare
> book libraries have long since been managing without. -Jackie
>
> On 6/2/09 8:39 AM, "Nina Schneider" <nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu> wrote:
>
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>> Hello Oksana
>>
>> We at the Clark maintain a shelf list for security purposes. It also
>> serves as a quick reference for call number schemes and is a backup in
>> case our computers fail.
>>
>> 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
>>   
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
>> Behalf Of Oksana K. Linda
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 6:37 AM
>> To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
>> Subject: [DCRM-L] Shelf list card catalog.
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>> We're currently questioning a necessity of maintaining a shelf list card
>> catalog. Do other rare book libraries still keep up with the shelf list?
>>
>> Thank you for your thoughts on this matter.
>>
>> Oksana Linda.
>>
>> Oksana Katerine Linda
>> Rare Book Cataloger
>> University of Michigan
>> William L. Clements Library
>> 909 South University
>> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190
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Karen Nipps
Head, Rare Books Team
Houghton Library
Harvard University
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