[DCRM-L] Poison books

[Rebecca Flore]

Hi Colleen,

Are you interested in notes that will display for library users in the public catalog, or notes for staff that only appear in the ILS?

We add a public note to the item record for items that have tested positive for arsenic, which displays in the public catalog beneath the item’s location and availability: “Requires special handling<https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/directory/departments/pres/arsenic/>; item contains arsenic.” The hyperlink goes to a page on the library’s website with more detailed handling instructions: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/directory/departments/pres/arsenic/. Here’s an example from our catalog: http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2950626.

We also add a staff-only note to the item record with details of the what/when of testing by preservation staff. Example: “Green binding tested with XRF, 2023: contains copper acetoarsenite.” We likewise add a staff-only note to the item record if a book tested negative for arsenic (e.g, “Green binding tested with XRF, 2023: does not contain arsenic”).

Best wishes,
Rebecca
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Special Collections Metadata Librarian

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The University of Chicago
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Subject: [DCRM-L] Poison books

Hello,
Our preservation staff are working on "poison books" from Special Collections and wanted to know what type of note they should use locally about handling them carefully (when they add their preservation notes). Anyone have recommendations?

Thanks for your assistance,
Colleen

Colleen O. Fedewa, MLS
Acquisitions & Metadata Librarian
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106
colleen.fedewa at case.edu<mailto:colleen.fedewa at case.edu>| (216)-368-3535<tel:(216)%20368-3535>
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