Discovering hidden gems: cataloguing the Cardiff Rare Books Collection
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Ken Gibb & Karen Pierce
Discovering hidden gems: cataloguing the
Cardiff Rare Books Collection
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Background
Early history of public library and its rare book collection
Collection up for sale
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Scoping
March 20093 cataloguers from Cardiff University
perform 10 % scoping exercise of collection
1,387 items sampled
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Collections
Incunabula Atlases Bibles Early English Folios Early English Quartos Early English Octavos
Restoration Drama Private Presses / Fine
Bindings ‘Rare Books’ Calligraphy Continental
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Scoping Project Report
April 2009 project report prepared for CyMAL
Sample indicated over 90% of books not already held in Cardiff, and 75% not held in National Library of Wales
12.04% contained marginalia39.44% contained provenance information
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Listing the books
August 2009-October 2009
Cataloguing & acquisitions staff work at the Public Library stacks to list the collection
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Cardiff University purchase books
Books came to Cardiff University in 2010 and are housed in SCOLAR (Special Collections and Archives)
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Academics welcome news (1)
“Finding a permanent home for this collection will help enrich the cultural life of Wales and Cardiff. The University is proud to have helped secure its future.”
Prof. Jonathan Osmond, Pro Vice-Chancellor
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Academics welcome news (2)
“Because of the wealth and varied nature of the material acquired by the University, this opens up the possibility for a wide range of research projects and areas of research for postgraduate students across many disciplines…”
Prof. Sioned Davies, Head of the School of Welsh
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Cardiff Rare Books launch at the Senedd – November 2010
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Cataloguing Challenges
Cataloguing team One day training from
CILIP Advertise for Rare
Books Cataloguer Appointment in 2011
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Where to begin? - The 1% Project
140 books - 1% of total collection
Cataloguing issues Conservation and
handling How much detail? Setting priorities Report for Rare Books
Strategy Group
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How we are cataloguing the books
Descriptive Cataloguing of Rare Materials - DCRM(B)
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules - AACR2
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Classification
Copy-specific fields for provenance and bindings
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Sample rare books catalogue record
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Provenance – who owned what and when
Armorial bindings Bookplates Autographs Inscriptions Marginalia Ownership stamps
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History of ownership
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Our hidden gems
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Arts & crafts
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Fine bindings – Duodo’s library
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Famous owners
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Any Questions?
Ken Gibb Rare Books Cataloguer [email protected]
Karen Pierce Cataloguing Librarian
(Project Manager) [email protected]
Cardiff Rare Books Collection blog:
http://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com