[DCRM-L] Rare Book Cataloging at Rare Book School

Wed Jul 15 06:11:41 MDT 2026

Echoing what others have said, best wishes, Deborah, and thank you for all
you've done for the rare book cataloging community!

Christine

On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM Piscitelli, Felicia A via DCRM-L <
dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu> wrote:

> Congratulations, Deborah! I took your class many years ago (2009). What
> you taught me then has been the backbone of my work ever since.
>
> Wishing you the best,
>
> Felicia Piscitelli, M.M., M.L.S.
> Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloger
> Curator, Dawson French Collection
> Cushing Memorial Library & Archives
> Texas A&M University
> f-piscitelli&tamu.edu or f-piscitelli at library.tamu.edu
>
> 5000 TAMU | College Station, TX  77843
> Tel. 979-458-7880 or 979-845-1951
> Fax: 979-845-6238
> http://library.tamu.edu
>
>
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> on behalf of Deborah J.
> Leslie via DCRM-L <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 14, 2026 12:22 PM
> *To:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Cc:* Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at FOLGER.edu>; Perrings, Laura (lep9w) <
> laura.perrings at virginia.edu>; Amy Tims <amyltims at gmail.com>;
> jessica.grzegorski at gmail.com <jessica.grzegorski at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Rare Book Cataloging at Rare Book School
>
> To my friends and colleagues in the rare materials cataloging community,
> Last week, I taught my final session of Rare Book Cataloging (L-30, Rare
> Book School at the University of Virginia). Teaching nearly 500 students in
> over 40 classes between
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> To my friends and colleagues in the rare materials cataloging community,
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> Last week, I taught my final session of *Rare Book Cataloging*
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rarebookschool.org/courses/details/l30/__;!!KwNVnqRv!BqYJC6nU4fINQkdsIUEgWI3hdxdqN0_0f6noCiOixz-09VWZq9skI3e0xTEqfDjRV_8Zu17Pa80zcH9_IVXexsR5E48pPw$> (L-30,
> *Rare Book School at the University of Virginia*
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rarebookschool.org/courses/details/l30/__;!!KwNVnqRv!BqYJC6nU4fINQkdsIUEgWI3hdxdqN0_0f6noCiOixz-09VWZq9skI3e0xTEqfDjRV_8Zu17Pa80zcH9_IVXexsR5E48pPw$>).
> Teaching nearly 500 students in over 40 classes between 1998 and 2026 has
> been an absolute labor of love and a source of both inspiration and joy. I
> am immensely proud of my legacy, and immensely proud of the many
> accomplishments and contributions made by former students to their
> institutions and to the profession.
> By this time next year, the Library of Congress will have fully
> implemented the Official RDA Toolkit, and the RDA Steering Committee will
> have deprecated Original RDA. There will be no deprecation of the DCRM
> suite of manuals. Nevertheless, the switchover signals that it's time for *Descriptive
> Cataloging of Rare Materials (RDA Edition)*
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bsc.rbms.info/__;!!KwNVnqRv!BqYJC6nU4fINQkdsIUEgWI3hdxdqN0_0f6noCiOixz-09VWZq9skI3e0xTEqfDjRV_8Zu17Pa80zcH9_IVXexsTOy52YaA$> to
> come into its own, which in turn signals that it's time for L-30 to be
> renovated with fresh minds and energy—minds and energy that are firmly
> grounded in DCRMR and in the rare book cataloging community.
> I have complete confidence in my L-30 successors, Amy Tims and Jessica
> Grzegorski, and am delighted that such capable rare book catalogers and
> teachers have accepted the challenge of continuing to develop sleek rare
> book catalogers. Amy and Jessica have been assisting for the past two
> years, and have both been deep in the DCRMR editorial weeds. Future RBS
> L-30 students will be in very good hands indeed!
> All my best,
> Deborah
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> _____________________________
> Deborah J. Leslie  | M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare
> Library | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 |
> djleslie at folger.edu | www.folger.edu
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> Opinions her own
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