SLIS
5450 Mary
Durio
Fall
2003 437
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(940)
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Text: Gaskell, Philip. A New Introduction to
Bibliography.
Aug. 26 Introduction
Sept. 2 Gaskell
1-77
9 Gaskell 78-185
16 Gaskell 187-310
23 Gaskell
311-335 – Textual Bibliography
30 Gaskell
336-360 – Bibliographical Applications; Paper topics- hand out midterms
Oct. 7 Mid-term
due by
14
Bibliographic resources; begin
working on rare book projects
28 Acquisitions practices; work on rare
book projects
Nov. 4 Evaluation
and appraisal sources; acquisitions practices
11 Cataloging
practices; work on rare book projects
18 Collection
Development; Management; public relations (Friends)
25 Thanksgiving
week; no class
Dec. 4 Reports
on rare book project due; papers due; hand out final
11 Final
exam due by
Grades: Mid-term exam = 25%; final exam = 25%; class
report and participation = 10%; paper = 40%.
RARE BOOK LIBRARIANSHIP
Objectives: after completion of SLIS5450 the student should have a
knowledge of:
1. Analytic bibliography
2. History of printing
3. History of book illustration
4. History and techniques of binding
5. Evaluation sources (print and electronic)
6. Appraisal techniques
7. Bibliographic sources (print and electronic)
8. Reference sources (print and electronic)
9. Types of reference questions and their
responses
10. Acquisitions practices and funding
11. Dealer relationships
12. Collection development policies
13. Collection development goals and criteria
14. Cataloguing practices (AACR2)
15. Local adaptations of AACR2
16. Local bibliographic access systems and
points
17. Budgets (e.g., PPBS, Zero-based,
formula-based)
18. Management styles (e.g., matrix, collegial,
line authority)
19. Personnel practices
20. Maintenance and operations
21. Exhibit planning and techniques (includes
preservation considerations)
22. Public relations (e.g,
friends organizations and publicity)
SLIS 5450 Mary
Durio
Fall 2003
Group
Research Project
The object of this assignment is to create as
complete a profile of a book as possible.
Many of these steps are preliminary to cataloguing or are necessary for
exhibit notes. Follow the general
outline given below (Gaskell 320-335).
You may not have information for every entry, but be as complete as you
can for those that are relevant.
Concerning the type and paper, you may make an educated guess following
the guidelines given in Gaskell.
I. Introduction
Bibliographic sources (identification,
verification)
Biographical sources (about the
author, editor, printer, publisher, artist, et al))
II. Transcription of Title Page (by typewriter or computer)
III. Formula
Paper, format,
collation, signing statement, pagination
IV. Technical
Notes
Cancels
Signature positions
Catchwords
Press figures
Type (Gaskell 13-16)
Paper (including any
watermarks; Gaskell 76-77)
Plates and other
inserts
V. Contents (preferably
by signature)
VI. Binding
Statement
Provenance
Significant structural
peculiarities
Variant impressions,
issues, and states
VIII. Evaluation
Condition
statement
Sources
Monetary
Value
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