Library Cataloging
An interesting item appears on LISNews Bonfire of the Dust Jackets. How do we treat dust jackets? Are we tossing important information? Here, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, if the cover is exceptional or important I cover it in plastic but that is the exception. Only a few each year get that treatment. Maybe something to reconsider.
- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Interesting take on libraries, "the books, and the dust and the sadness."...
- Rda: Are We There Yet?
The Webinar, RDA: Are We There Yet? presented by Emily Dust Nimsakont, November 14, 2012 is now available on the archive site, if you happened to miss it. It's been a long time coming, but Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new cataloging...
- Open Worldcat
In my time at the reference desk today I added TOC and summary notes to some of our publications in Open WorldCat. See for example:The Apollo 15 lunar samplesPlanetary science : a lunar perspectiveMECA workshop on dust on Mars IIII'm not sure if these...
- Lpi Contribution Series
The contribution series at the Lunar and Planetary Institute now has an RSS feed.To document the activities of the visiting and staff scientists and other work supported by the Institute, this formal series called "Lunar and Planetary Institute Contributions",...
- Hurricane Rita
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is closing, at least for Thursday and Friday. Galveston County is under a mandatory evacuation order starting today, and area schools are closed for the remainder of the week. So, I'll very likely not post anything...
Library Cataloging
Book Covers
An interesting item appears on LISNews Bonfire of the Dust Jackets. How do we treat dust jackets? Are we tossing important information? Here, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, if the cover is exceptional or important I cover it in plastic but that is the exception. Only a few each year get that treatment. Maybe something to reconsider.
- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Interesting take on libraries, "the books, and the dust and the sadness."...
- Rda: Are We There Yet?
The Webinar, RDA: Are We There Yet? presented by Emily Dust Nimsakont, November 14, 2012 is now available on the archive site, if you happened to miss it. It's been a long time coming, but Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new cataloging...
- Open Worldcat
In my time at the reference desk today I added TOC and summary notes to some of our publications in Open WorldCat. See for example:The Apollo 15 lunar samplesPlanetary science : a lunar perspectiveMECA workshop on dust on Mars IIII'm not sure if these...
- Lpi Contribution Series
The contribution series at the Lunar and Planetary Institute now has an RSS feed.To document the activities of the visiting and staff scientists and other work supported by the Institute, this formal series called "Lunar and Planetary Institute Contributions",...
- Hurricane Rita
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is closing, at least for Thursday and Friday. Galveston County is under a mandatory evacuation order starting today, and area schools are closed for the remainder of the week. So, I'll very likely not post anything...