[DCRM-L] Program planning for rare materials catalogers

[Rich, Allison]

Hey Josh:

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.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:00 PM Joshua Hutchinson <jchutchi at uci.edu> wrote:

> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks-- looks like a great series of webinars!
>
> Josh
>
>
> Cataloging & Metadata Services Department (Monographs)
> UCI Libraries
> University of California, Irvine
> Irvine CA 92623-9557
>
> He/him/his
> Science Library Room 327 - (949) 824-8938
> jchutchi at uci.edu
>
>
>
> > Dear colleagues,
> > The Program Planning Group of the RBMS Bibliographic Standards
> > Committee is investigating the possibility of offering webinars on
> > topics related to rare materials cataloging. We are still in the early
> > planning stages and are seeking input from the rare materials
> > cataloging community. Right now, some of the topics we're considering
> include:
> >
> >   *   Cataloging realia
> >   *   Cataloging graphic novels
> >   *   Tools to make working from home easier (including OpenRefine and
> > MarcEdit)
> >   *   Conversations between catalogers and non-catalogers
> > We are especially interested in hearing if these topics would be of
> > interest to you, if there are additional topics we should consider,
> > and any tools you might like to see covered in addition to OpenRefine
> and MarcEdit.
> > If you're proposing an additional topics, suggestions for presenters
> > would be welcome but not required.
> > Thank you!
> > Elizabeth.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Elizabeth Hobart
> > Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Cataloging & Metadata
> > Services 126C Paterno Library University Park, PA 16801
> > (814) 865-1756
> > she/her/hers
> >
> >
>


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"Outside of a dog,
a book is probably man's best friend,
and inside of a dog,
it's too dark to read.
- Groucho Marx"

Allison Rich
Rare Materials Cataloguer

ESTC and NACO Coordinator

John Carter Brown Library
Providence, Rhode Island
Allison_Rich at brown.edu
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