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

[Matthew C. Haugen]

Echoing the chorus of gratitude! Taking L-30 in 2009 while I was still in
library school was a major inspiration and catalyst to my career. My
15-year old course binder remains at my desk, and I refer back to it often!
Wishing you all the best as you move on from teaching this course. L-30
certainly remains in good hands, too.

Cheers,

Matthew

On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM Jennifer Bradshaw via DCRM-L <
dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu> wrote:

> Best wishes, Deborah! I've learned so much from you. Your impact in the
> cataloging world is immense, and your legacy will be carried on into new
> generations of catalogers as we pass your wisdom along. Thank you! Jenny
> Bradshaw On Tue, Jul
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> Best wishes, Deborah! I've learned so much from you.
> Your impact in the cataloging world is immense, and your legacy will be
> carried on into new generations of catalogers as we pass your wisdom along.
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> Thank you!
> Jenny Bradshaw
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM Deborah J. Leslie via DCRM-L <
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>> To my friends and colleagues in the rare materials cataloging community,
>>
>> Last week, I taught my final session of *Rare Book Cataloging*
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rarebookschool.org/courses/details/l30/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!Q0gqf-htKNujnV9bvf4rxPZt1bGjNiH0jNrVah-eUPHY0g5JTU9_PUaDCEUksgL4xZ1aRg_2GaXdZPzPeerskF5eaA$> (L-30,
>> *Rare Book School at the University of Virginia*
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rarebookschool.org/courses/details/l30/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!Q0gqf-htKNujnV9bvf4rxPZt1bGjNiH0jNrVah-eUPHY0g5JTU9_PUaDCEUksgL4xZ1aRg_2GaXdZPzPeerskF5eaA$>).
>> 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/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!Q0gqf-htKNujnV9bvf4rxPZt1bGjNiH0jNrVah-eUPHY0g5JTU9_PUaDCEUksgL4xZ1aRg_2GaXdZPzPeeoo1pOUfw$> 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
>>
>> _____________________________
>> 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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Matthew C. Haugen
Rare Book Cataloger | Columbia University Libraries
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