[DCRM-L] Including Cataloging History information in public interface

[Bob Kosovsky]

Hi Liz,

I include that history when I do retrospective conversion of items.  I
don't include catalogers' names because most of what I have is initials for
people long dead and I don't see a reason to identify the individuals.
When known, I try to identify the catalog from which an item was purchased
(with a 510 4), indicate the date of the purchase (staff from previous
generations would routinely write this information in pencil in the gutter
two or three pages after the title page), and indicate the date it was
cataloged (in the 1920s, the date of cataloging could be years after the
date of purchase). Of course if there are any property stamps or bookseller
stamps within the volume I record that too.  Unless the item is a
manuscript, I put all this information in local fields.

As you observe, it's important provenance information.

Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Librarian, Rare Books and Manuscripts,
Music & Recorded Sound Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Dorothy and Lewis B.
Cullman Center

40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

www.nypl.org


On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 3:33 PM Liz Adams <elizabeth.adams at duke.edu> wrote:

> Hello!
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> I’m currently convening a group at my institution looking at issues
> related to “provenance” (very broadly defined). One of the areas we’re
> thinking about is if we should ever include the name of the cataloger and
> the date an item was cataloged in a field that would display publicly.
> Right now, we track our cataloging stats through cataloger IDs that do not
> display in our public interface. Manuscript processor here do typically
> include names and relevant processing dates in finding aids. As a side
> note, AMREMM also includes “Cataloging History’ (7B27) that has an example
> including cataloger’s name.
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> My question is: Does your institution ever include cataloging history
> information related to print material or unique items in a field that
> display publicly? And if so, would you mind sharing those cases?
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> Thanks so much for considering!
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> Best,
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> Liz
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> Liz Adams
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> Rare Materials Cataloger
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> David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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> Duke University
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> Durham, NC 27708
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> elizabeth.adams at duke.edu
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> 919.613.1010
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