2011 was a year in which I met and maintained professional relationships with many people I am proud to know. Writing about mail last week set me to thinking about what I have learned about making contacts (but more personal than that) with colleagues inside and outside your profession. I think this has become very [...]
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November 9, 2011
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Cataloging Nursery Catalogs
By Jason W. Dean in Cataloging, Library, PersonalReaders, I have been working on this paper about cataloging nursery catalogs for the past few weeks, and I think I am ready to share it. I would love to hear your feedback! (PS – thanks to Jen and Penny Baker for their help!) The paper is below the jump!
Tags: AACR2, Cataloging, Color Plates, MARC, Nursery Catalogs, Rochester
September 28, 2011
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Catalogers on the Reference Desk
By Jason W. Dean in Cataloging, Librarianship, LibraryTo start the post this week, I would like to start with a quote from Autocat, the cataloger’s discussion listserv: There is no question that technical services librarians who serve on the reference desk often come back with a great idea or two for improving entries in the catalog. Where the unfairness lies is that [...]
Tags: Cataloging, Libraries, Reference
