Workshop: Applying Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Manuscripts)

20 Jun 2017
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sheraton Amos Dean A

Workshop: Applying Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Manuscripts)

Sponsored by Voyager Press Rare Books and Manuscripts. THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT.

This workshop will provide an introduction to DCRM(MSS), the new RBMS standard for cataloging individual manuscripts. The workshop will include a brief introduction to the manual’s guiding principles, discussion of how manuscript cataloging differs from the cataloging of published materials, introduction to the treatment of major elements of the catalog record in DCRM(MSS) (such as the title, place of production and date, and extent), and hands-on practice in applying DCRM(MSS).

Attendees will acquire an understanding of the considerations involved in cataloging individual manuscripts, and will gain practice in applying DCRM(MSS) to the cataloging of different types of manuscripts commonly found in special collections using provided examples. Each attendee will receive a hard copy of DCRM(MSS) manual. Participants should have experience in MARC cataloging using AACR2; familiarity with DCRM(B) and/or DACS will be helpful.