Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
6-30-2025
Keywords
Special collections cataloging ; Government documents ; Community cookbooks ; Scrapbooks ; Unpublished materials
Abstract
Cataloging special collections materials requires specialized training that is not always readily available to catalogers. This presentation will explain the workflows and resources used by three different librarians to catalog materials with unique challenges: community cookbooks, government documents, and archival scrapbooks. Participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to catalog niche material types as this presentation introduces specialized MARC fields, databases, websites, controlled vocabularies, and descriptive standards to use as part of their cataloging toolkit.
Recommended Citation
Frizzell, Sasha; LaBove, Erin; and Zaleski, Natasha, ""I have a very particular set of skills": Special cataloging approaches for special collections." (2025). Library Scholarship. 103.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/librarian_fac/103
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Comments
Presented at the 2025 Association of College and Research Library's Rare Book and Manuscript Section conference.