Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

There are currently no workshops scheduled. Please contact Regional Workshops Chair Jane Gillis for more information.

Past Workshops

Building Collections: Acquiring Materials and Working with the Antiquarian Book Trade
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
University of California, Berkeley
C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Saul and Sherry Yeung Art History Seminar Room
Berkeley, California

Workshop Introduction, Schedule, Readings [pdf]

The workshop is primarily intended for librarians working at all types of institutions and with all levels of budgets who are responsible for acquisition and collection development of special collections materials. The session will also be of interest to individual collectors and dealers. The purpose is to provide attendees with practical information which can be utilized for building collections and developing beneficial relationships with members of the antiquarian book trade. Although the emphasis will be on printed materials, manuscripts and archives will also be discussed. The workshop will include the context and history of special collections, collection development, and institutional interaction with the trade, particularly in the United States. Practical matters will include materials on the market, auctions, online sources, comparing prices, purchasing collections, deaccessioning, and provenance issues. A full reading list will be provided.

Presenters: E.C. Schroeder, Head of Technical Services, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University and Daniel J. Slive, Head of Special Collections, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

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Latin for Rare Materials Catalogers
Friday, October 22, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Indiana University Bloomington
Herman B Wells Library, Room E174
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana

This workshop is intended for rare materials catalogers with little or no familiarity with Latin. The workshop will provide tools for navigating the title page, identifying the key verbs and inflected forms of nouns for persons, places, and things, in order to accurately record title and remainder of title information, author(s) and other names, editions, publication information, and privilege statements (i.e. DCRM(B)/AACR2 descriptive areas 1, 2, and 4), and any related notes. Among the issues addressed will be identifying and expanding contracted forms, Latin terminology used for illustrations and publishing, and other issues unique to Latin materials.

Presenters: Jennifer Nelson, School of Law, University of California at Berkeley and Jennifer MacDonald, University of Delaware Library

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Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
121 Wall Street
New Haven, Connecticut

Through lectures, visual aids, and in-class exercises, workshop participants will be introduced to and gain some practical experience in using Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (DCRM(B)). We will focus on the descriptive portions of the bibliographic record, following the scope of DCRM(B), with special emphasis on the changes from Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books (DCRB). The workshop is suitable for those with working cataloging experience who wish to be introduced to rare book cataloging, as well as for those experienced in DCRB who wish to be trained in DCRM(B). Participants should have working experience in MARC AACR2 cataloging.

Presenter: Deborah J. Leslie, Folger Shakespeare Library