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
Background
Early history of public library and its rare book collection
Collection up for sale
Scoping
March 20093 cataloguers from Cardiff University
perform 10 % scoping exercise of collection
1,387 items sampled
Collections
Incunabula Atlases Bibles Early English Folios Early English Quartos Early English Octavos
Restoration Drama Private Presses / Fine
Bindings ‘Rare Books’ Calligraphy Continental
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
Listing the books
August 2009-October 2009
Cataloguing & acquisitions staff work at the Public Library stacks to list the collection
Cardiff University purchase books
Books came to Cardiff University in 2010 and are housed in SCOLAR (Special Collections and Archives)
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
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
Cardiff Rare Books launch at the Senedd – November 2010
Cataloguing Challenges
Cataloguing team One day training from
CILIP Advertise for Rare
Books Cataloguer Appointment in 2011
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
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
Sample rare books catalogue record
Provenance – who owned what and when
Armorial bindings Bookplates Autographs Inscriptions Marginalia Ownership stamps
History of ownership
Our hidden gems
Arts & crafts
Fine bindings – Duodo’s library
Famous owners
Any Questions?
Ken Gibb Rare Books Cataloguer GibbK@Cardiff.ac.uk
Karen Pierce Cataloguing Librarian
(Project Manager) PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk
Cardiff Rare Books Collection blog:
http://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com
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