On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Daniel CannCasciato
> Jimmie also wrote: "I also wanted to highlight the importance of fully cataloging storage collections . . . Our pre-1976 documents are now the target of a major cataloging project . . . "
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> Wow, that's nice to read about. I've often wondered about circ statistics for unused older materials and wondered how much better cataloging would affect the circulation or use of those materials. Back in the old days, we, as a profession, used to routinely under-describe and under-analyze materials. Some of the reason was probably philosophical, but I think a lot it was based on the physical limitations of card or book catalogs. As Jimmie wrote, Hooray and Happy Friday.
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Jimmie is too modest (or too busy, or both) to have mentioned that
these newly-cataloged items *are being requested" now that they are
showing up in routine catalog searches. So the effort she is
coordinating has an immediate and actual, not a merely theoretical,
benefit to researchers.
Naomi
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