Tag: rare books
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Cataloguing update : bound-with volumes
Read more: Cataloguing update : bound-with volumesSince we made the switch to our new library management system, Koha, the trickiest task I have faced has been cataloguing ‘bound-with’ or ‘multi-tract’ volumes. ‘Bound-with’ refers to separately published works bound together in one or more volumes.
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Rare books at Campion Hall – fourth report
Read more: Rare books at Campion Hall – fourth reportThis is the fourth post in a series for our blog. It shares the reports written by Alison Felstead, Rare Books Cataloguer at Campion Hall, who has since April 2024 done sterling work on creating detailed records for those Heythrop Library rare books which are stored at Campion Hall. Below is the report received from Alison for the Heythrop…
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Cataloguing update : botanical discoveries
Read more: Cataloguing update : botanical discoveriesMy latest cataloguing discovery is that two books about flowers can tell us a lot about the expanse of Heythrop’s heritage collections. I catalogued these books about botanicals in the past couple of months and realised they each showcase different strengths in the collection.